Of the 5, I think I align with reason #3. Can you unpack a little more what you mean by it?
* Extra points if you explain with a steelman of my paradigm shift :-) On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 7:51 AM ∄ uǝlƃ <[email protected]> wrote: > OK. So, maybe y'all have collectively provided an answer. The reason(s) > people invoke quantum woo so *often* is because it serves several (perhaps > conflatable and ambiguous) purposes. > > In order of appearance in the thread: > 1) justificationist appeals to authority > 2) donning attributes others (seem to) have but you don't > * 3) hearkening to paradigm shifts and longing for solid foundations* > 4) power (both social and individual) > 5) evocation of the shaman/oracle archetype > >
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