Comment by coldtea
10 hours ago
>Yes, people who judge others like this are anti-social assholes
On the contrary, since many (if not most) people do it, they're on the social side.
>Once again: rationalizations don't make something true
When it comes to social truths, what most people do make them so.
If most people think X bad, X is bad is a social truth. Doens't matter if you think X is "not bad in reality". Reality doesn't care about good or bad anyway, it doesn't have a morality.
Nope. Actions that harm social bonds, judging that shames, excludes, or hurts is antisocial even if many people do it.
Also this post has the classic logical error of assuming that because something is a certain way, it should be that way.
> Reality doesn't care about good or bad
Likewise: What you call "social truths" are real in that they shape behavior and consequences, but they’re conventions, not objective moral facts, and they can be unjust or oppressive.
>judging that shames, excludes, or hurts is antisocial even if many people do it.
That's a modern dellusion.
Sociology (and common wisdom) tells us that judgment "that shames, excludes, or hurts" is necessary for the development of morality, social cohesion, and cooperation.
Note: not any random judgment "that shames, excludes, or hurts" has this possitive role, but plenty of judgements that "shame, exclude, or hurt", meaning that judgement that "shames, excludes, or hurts" is a useful social tool.
And there is nothing positive or productive about the kind of judgement I'm talking about.
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