Yes. I use via negativa, criticism, science, to see what survives… Even in gender studies.

—“Anne Tripp He’s using his negativia approach in gender stereotyping. He does it for males too. I agree with you that “if you want the horse to drink, lead it to water, don’t beat it.” But positivity is like positive affirmations … You have to have space or vacuum in the psyche for the information, otherwise it’s useless fluff.”—