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Ep. 8 : The Politics of Conflation
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Ep. 8 : The Politics of Conflation

Approximate Thinking, Identities, and the Dark Side of Fuzzy Representation

Ever wondered why political speeches feel more like emotional theatre than practical problem-solving?

There’s a subtle yet powerful force shaping modern discourse: conflation—the art of blurring ideas with identities.

The dark side of approximate thinking and emotional cues are strategically exploited to obscure real issues. Why are technical questions—like tariffs, infrastructure, or healthcare—swept into the whirlwind of “us vs. them,” “faith,” and “values”?

Why do representatives often become symbols, rather than facilitators of solutions?

Can modern technology and expertise offer elegant alternatives to the outdated structure of sweeping political representation?

Bleach and ultraviolet rays can say quite a lot about the very structure of decision-making.

Can leadership, representation, and expertise work better in an age where precision is possible—but confusion still reigns?

Fuzzy on the Dark Side explores approximate thinking and its reasons. It is an exercise in ‘Awareness’ of the complex world and the poorly defined self that tries to connect different themes within social organization, work, culture, psychology, and economics..

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