tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post5149879223793721626..comments2024-03-28T19:27:59.772+00:00Comments on A K Haart: The problem of aggressive conformistsA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-54312665530730659292020-08-01T17:16:52.127+01:002020-08-01T17:16:52.127+01:00Graeme - I can see us ditching the National Trust ...Graeme - I can see us ditching the National Trust because as you say they didn't have to close all their properties and car parks. When Hardwick Hall car park was opened up again it was still necessary to book a space beforehand even for members.<br /><br />Sam - yes it is interesting that people can aggressively conform to almost anything on the internet. One problem is that conventional viewpoints may stop short of the rampant silliness while still being silly themselves. Climate change is a good example of that.<br /><br />Wiggia - I just checked and Guide Dogs for the Blind allocates only 64% of income to charitable works. Where the rest goes I've no idea but it is millions. A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-62276306945319101272020-07-31T17:07:05.374+01:002020-07-31T17:07:05.374+01:00Graeme, National Trust falls in line with all the ...Graeme, National Trust falls in line with all the businesses / charities these days, it all started a long time ago, when I was training dogs a friend worked for Guide Dogs for the Blind, as a charity they have never had a problem pulling in vast sums of money they could never use as guide dogs can only go to compatible owners they are not a car, so when it was suggested they spend some money with St Dunstans there was uproar, no no no saying they needed the reserves 'in case', in case their pension fund goes short and the CEO needs a bonus, I did a piece on it at the time but long gone now. wiggiatlargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01679399861131265080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-85508284997487508492020-07-31T00:44:05.142+01:002020-07-31T00:44:05.142+01:00National trust has just made 1000 workers redundan...National trust has just made 1000 workers redundant despite their vast cash reserves. They didn't have to close all their properties, carparks etc. Is this just a cull of the nonconformist staff! Graemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11007306140530173428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-18188215328897295642020-07-31T00:39:31.914+01:002020-07-31T00:39:31.914+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Graemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11007306140530173428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-86517666956859082682020-07-30T22:56:51.576+01:002020-07-30T22:56:51.576+01:00Many thanks - that's a really fine article. Pr...Many thanks - that's a really fine article. Profound, but not too technical for ordinary people like us to understand.<br /><br />I really liked this bit:<br />"it seems to me that aggressively conventional-minded people are responsible for a disproportionate amount of the trouble in the world, and that a lot of the customs we've evolved since the Enlightenment have been designed to protect the rest of us from them."<br /><br />Those customs are what we need to protect, or we need to invent new ones in order to keep them in check. <br /><br />it's interesting how the internet creates little groups where people can aggressively conform to almost anything. The covid shenanigans are the latest. Who knew we had so many militant swivel-eyed virologists prepared to tell us off and marshal us into correct behaviour?!Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-18215133127177248882020-07-30T21:59:58.633+01:002020-07-30T21:59:58.633+01:00Passive and conventional seems tough. As does aggr...Passive and conventional seems tough. As does aggressive and conventional Graemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11007306140530173428noreply@blogger.com