The Pragmatosphere

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The '''Pragmatosphere''' is a growing network of blogs with a shared interest in some [[far-right]] topics, such as [[racialism]], [[hereditarianism]], and a little bit of [[white genocide]] rhetoric. They call themselves "The Pragmatosphere" after one of the chapters in [[Blithering Genius]]'s book ''On the Edge''.<ref>''On the Edge'' by T. K. Van Allen (2023). ISBN 9798386656836.</ref> The chapter, titled "pragmatopia", attempts to provide a positive vision of the future by describing a more stable form of modernity, including a [[world government]], a more sparing use of natural resources, and [[Eugenics|eugenic]] population control (a parental license system to prevent dysgenics and [[overpopulation]]). These measures are the main political goals of The Pragmatosphere, sometimes brought together under the [[Euphemism|euphemistically]]-tinged umbrella term ''[[rational]] [[humanism]].''<ref>https://thewaywardaxolotl.blogspot.com/2020/04/toward-rational-humanism.html</ref>

Most of these bloggers are [[atheists]], and much of their [[worldview]] is based on Blithering Genius's ideas regarding [[evolution]]. Other major influences are the [[HBD]] movement, [[Malthusianism]] and [[Richard Dawkins]].<ref>''Debunking the Selfish Gene: The Phenocentric Theory of Biological Purpose'' by T. K. Van Allen (2023). ISBN 9798379316754.</ref>  

Besides the blogs described below, they have primarily spread their ideas on [[Youtube]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJyxUoUBYDI Liberal / SJW Debate Tactics w/ Blithering Genius] (Jul 28, 2018) ''YouTube''.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inO9vrLJiZw Is Morality An Evolved Delusion? An Impromptu Debate with Brittonic Antics] (Aug 13, 2021) ''YouTube''.</ref> The amount of content creators involved could be in the dozens.{{cn}} 

== Bloggers ==
=== Blithering Genius ===
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[[Blithering Genius]] is by far the most prominent member of The Pragmatosphere. His blogs include TheWaywardAxolotl<ref>[https://thewaywardaxolotl.blogspot.com/ The Wayward Axolotl] ''Blogspot''.</ref> which he started in 2013 and Expanding Rationality<ref>[https://expandingrationality.substack.com/ Expanding Rationality] ''Substack''.</ref> which has some of the same essays. He is also a YouTuber.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/@BlitheringGenius</ref> While he doesn't appear to be the creator of the term, he is likely to have (possibly inadvertently) founded it, as other Pragmatospherians started their blogs after being influenced by him. 

He has an article titled "Why Most Academic Research is Fake", in which he argues that mainstream academia is plagued by ideological bias and perverse incentives to the point of most research papers being either wrong or otherwise useless. His final point is not that the process should be improved, but that academic research and the opinions of scientists should not be trusted.<ref>[https://thewaywardaxolotl.blogspot.com/2019/05/why-most-academic-research-is-fake.html The Wayward Axolotl]</ref> This article has been very influential to other members of The Pragmatosphere, which has predictably lead to [[crank magnetism]] as they instead turn to much worse [[Ideology|ideologically]]-driven sources.

Another influential article (within The Pragmatosphere) is called "It's Probably Mostly Genetic", in which he argues that differences in averages between white Americans and black Americans regarding income, [[crime]], [[welfare]] use, and single parenthood are caused mostly by [[genetic]] differences. This is a different claim than the typical [[hereditarian]] claim that ''IQ'' differences between these two groups are 50-75% caused by genetic differences, as some of these things only exist in relation to one's environment.

=== Zero Contradictions ===
'''Zero Contradictions''' is a blogger who has been strongly influenced by Blithering Genius. His blog's homepage includes many links to articles on other blogs, with the lion's share being from Blithering Genius.<ref>[https://zerocontradictions.net/ Zero Contradictions Philosophy Home Page]</ref> He is a big [[crank magnet]].

He appears to defend the (alleged) [[scientific racism|legitimacy of race]] more strongly than Blithering Genius, going as far as to call those who reject the construct "race denialists".<ref>https://zerocontradictions.net/faqs/race</ref> 

He seems to have learned a very bad lesson from the article "Why Most Academic Research is Fake"<ref>https://zerocontradictions.net/epistemology/academia-critique</ref>, as he frequently cites [[racialist]] and [[white supremacist]] blogs for claims regarding human genetics. His more extreme claims regarding race are mostly attributed to Thuletide, a [[white supremacist]] blogger. [[Metapedia]] is also cited. This is despite Zero Contradictions claiming to be against white supremacy and racism.{{cn}}

In a FAQ page, he has a section on the so-called [[Great Replacement]], in which he fearmongers about white people disappearing.<ref>https://zerocontradictions.net/faqs/race#great-replacement</ref> He then cites "evidence" from Thuletide of "Anti-White Ideology And Propaganda In The West", none of which is convincing. Finally, he has a section called "Ideas For Boosting Western Fertility"<ref>https://zerocontradictions.net/faqs/eugenics#boosting-western-fertility</ref>, which is [[ironic]] given his claim that overpopulation will be "basically game over for civilization", and that population control will be required to prevent it.<ref>https://zerocontradictions.net/faqs/overpopulation#if-no-pop-regulation</ref>

The website also links to articles on other topics, such as game theory,{{cn}} not all of which is crankery.

=== Brittonic Memetics ===
'''Felix''' of the blog '''Brittonic Memetics''' appears to have a more accurate and complex social understanding of human behaviour than both Blithering Genius and Zero Contradictions.<ref>[https://brittonicmemetics.wordpress.com/2023/10/13/copes/ Copes] by Felix (October 13, 2023) ''Brittonic Memetics, WordPress''.</ref> However, he is rather [[Credulity|gullible]] to some forms of biological crankery. He has said that he used to argue with racialists online, but they managed to change his worldview in the end.<ref>[https://brittonicmemetics.wordpress.com/2022/12/30/fallout/ Fallout] by Felix (December 30, 2022) ''Brittonic Memetics, WordPress''.</ref>

Felix has his own "Racial differences" article. This one is milder than the one from Zero Contradictions. He acknowledges the socially-constructed nature of race.<ref>[https://brittonicmemetics.wordpress.com/2022/06/07/race-realism-crash-course/ Racial differences] by Felix (June 7, 2022) ''Brittonic Memetics, WordPress''.</ref> Though the reasons he gives here are not all [[Soundness|logically sound]].

Felix has an article on the "[[Homosexuality#BS theories|gay germ theory]]", which is the [[hypothesis]] that male [[homosexuality]] is caused by a mind-altering pathogen. This hypothesis originated from pseudoscientist [[Gregory Cochran]]. Felix said [[Moralistic fallacy|he doesn't have complete confidence, but that he believes it's "likely to be true"]].<ref>[https://brittonicmemetics.wordpress.com/2023/08/01/bugs-and-rainbows/ Bugs and rainbows] by Felix (August 1, 2023) ''Brittonic Memetics, WordPress''.</ref>

=== Eternal Anglo ===
This is a much smaller blog than the others. It has interactive maps showing fertility rates by race in various western countries by region,<ref>[https://eternalanglo.com/fertility-map-new-zealand Fertility by Race by Region, New Zealand] (May 13, 2020) ''Eternal Anglo weblog''.</ref> as well as a blog post about where different countries should source their immigrants based on their purported IQs.<ref>[https://eternalanglo.com/the-marginal-immigrant Click on a Country; I'll Tell You Where That Country Should Source Its Immigrants] (Dec 29, 2023) ''Eternal Anglo weblog''.</ref> [[racism|Why would anyone want that?]]

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