I don’t know if I missed it, but I don’t think it’s been disproven. I actually think it’s true still, though maybe not as dramatic as 1984 would say.
For example, IQ tests (in particular old ones, as modern ones try to control for this) are built on a modern western sensibility. However, the way some cultures handle different concepts can be different, and it can measure it poorly.
As an example of this, classic Greek math is built on geometry. Having that basis on math makes solving certain problems significantly easier, but equally it makes some things, like calculus, significantly more difficult. It’s much harder to do abstract math when you’re mind is trained on concrete shapes.
I’m sure the cold war plays a part, yeah. But the word itself has kind of become an empty signifier for generic “conservative American-ness” divorced from the actual meaning of the word. (See: referring to imperial measures as “Freedom Units”)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity
I don’t know if I missed it, but I don’t think it’s been disproven. I actually think it’s true still, though maybe not as dramatic as 1984 would say.
For example, IQ tests (in particular old ones, as modern ones try to control for this) are built on a modern western sensibility. However, the way some cultures handle different concepts can be different, and it can measure it poorly.
As an example of this, classic Greek math is built on geometry. Having that basis on math makes solving certain problems significantly easier, but equally it makes some things, like calculus, significantly more difficult. It’s much harder to do abstract math when you’re mind is trained on concrete shapes.
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Given how confused Americans are about “freedom,” even the weak version isn’t to be taken lightly
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I’m sure the cold war plays a part, yeah. But the word itself has kind of become an empty signifier for generic “conservative American-ness” divorced from the actual meaning of the word. (See: referring to imperial measures as “Freedom Units”)