The hottest Wokeness Substack posts right now

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Religion Is Not the Antidote to “Wokeness”

American Dreaming • 333 implied HN points • 20 Dec 23

⛪ Faith & Spirituality Religion Wokeness Criticism Social justice Comparison

Wokeness and religion share similar characteristics like groupthink and dogmatism.
Critics offer religion as a solution to wokeness, but this may not address the underlying issues.
It's important to reinvigorate liberal values and address the crisis of meaning rather than rely on dogmatic solutions.

Inclusivity: The Trojan Horse of Woke Censorship.

Keep your Wokal_distance • 648 implied HN points • 10 Mar 23

🚌 Education Inclusivity Wokeness Censorship Debate Ideology

Inclusivity in woke ideology justifies censorship to prevent harm to marginalized groups.
Woke understanding of inclusivity involves controlling discussions by labeling opposing ideas as harmful.
Advocates of inclusivity in woke contexts often censor non-woke ideas, limiting open debate.

NEW CULTURE

Less Foolish • 294 implied HN points • 01 Jul 23

🎭️ Culture Wokeness Leisure Philosophy Community

Hipsters were once seen as a counterculture but were later viewed as pretentious and vacuous, signaling the end of Western civilization.
The rise of 'woke' culture, with its focus on social justice, led to a backlash and fatigue, prompting the search for a new culture beyond cancel culture.
Leisure is seen as crucial for the emergence of a new culture, encouraging creativity, philosophical inquiry, and the formation of communal practices.

asches to ashes, all fall down

bad cattitude • 223 implied HN points • 29 Apr 23

🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Propaganda Authoritarianism Wokeness

Fear of speaking simple truth can lead to society being hijacked.
Intelligence may not be immune to authority and could lead to submission and authoritarian tendencies.
Creating societal antibodies to manipulation through free and open speech is crucial.

The Cost of Ideological Conformity

Gideon's Substack • 50 implied HN points • 21 Aug 23

🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Wokeness Identity politics

Ideological conformity can lead to a narrower coalition and provoke counter-formation.
Choosing affiliations based on anti-woke sentiments can influence political decisions and party memberships.
Enforcing ideological conformity can alienate those who agree and even push them towards the opposing side.

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Which is the Wokest AI?

Rozado’s Visual Analytics • 2 HN points • 26 Feb 24

🕹 Technology AI Wokeness LLMs Machine Learning

There are AI models being tested on their 'Wokeness' based on various dimensions like Social justice and Climate Sustainability.
Google's Gemini is not the most 'Woke' AI, with other companies having developed even more 'Woke' AIs.
Experimental fine-tuned AI models like LeftWing GPT and Depolarizing GPT have been created for specific ideological alignments.