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		Atlas667 4 months ago [flagged] \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Manuscripts of Edsger W. Dijkstra Suffers from philosophical liberalism I'd say Which leads to the assumption that some people "just" dont want to be better. This mental framework is how society justifies the superiority of some persons while ignoring the material realities of others. This framework is the root of classism, the root of racism, the root of elitism and finally it manifesta in individuals as narcissism.

f1shy 4 months ago [–]

IMHO you are going way way way to far. Far in the weeds.

BigGreenJorts 4 months ago | [–]

Nah, I think they're probably seeing warning signs. So much Djikstra's writing is pseudo intellectual pretensious word salad. Which is a shame bc he was an actual intellectual.

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