Listening to popperians makes me think their theory enforces seeking knowledge for its own sake, which makes it a trap for nerds who'd like for knowledge to be the only valuable thing

At least bayrats have a concept of akrasia, which creates tension that propels the ideology forward!

@niplav I would have thought a concept like akrasia would show up whatever your epistemology, just to explain why people act contrary to their beliefs.
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@Azure still seems a lot more central than usual in the ideology for me (except perhaps the Metatherapyspace)

Epistemic status shitpost tho, as always

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