“Most criticisms of objectivity fail to realize that it’s the most communal conc

–“Most criticisms of objectivity fail to realize that it’s the most communal concept humanity has yet articulated.”– @MattPirkowski

Well done. With elegant prose.

Further Clarification of the Value of Objectivity:
(a) commensurable (consistent and correspondent)
(b) testifiable (truth, trust)
(c) advantageous (utility)
(d) evolutionary (adaptive)
(e) communal (asset of the commons).

These are the most expensive commons that any group can invest in and preserve, because human beings evolved to negotiate pragmatically not speak truthfully. And the psychological and emotional burden (cost) of truthful speech regardless of cost to one’s opportunities, self image, status, and group selfish advantage is the costly investment into the commons (assets) of a population that is possible – particularly because it is so hard to develop, and requires so few defectors to undermine.

Cheers
CD

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