ActuallyATleilaxuGhola
Axolotl Tank Class of '24
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ActuallyATleilaxuGhola
Axolotl Tank Class of '24
11mo ago
Yes?
ActuallyATleilaxuGhola
Axolotl Tank Class of '24
11mo ago
A more moderate interpretation of the Benedict Option I've heard is that while a negative world makes it impossible to fully participate in the culture and necessitates at least some form of withdrawal to avoid the effects of the secular acid bath on the conscience, the goal is not to turn fully inward but to strengthen faith and communities so that there is a strong foundation of art, culture, and tradition from which to evangelize. This is similar to Dreher's idea but differs in degree. It wouldn't entail a complete, multigenerational Amish-like retreat from broader society, but rather 1-2 generations of intentionally forming communities that still engage partially with the wider culture.
I may be overgeneralizing my own experience, but IMHO it's at least in part because while many people came together to discuss their apparently irreconcilable differences over the last 10-15 years, ultimately they found that their differences were indeed irreconcilable, and left disappointed and/or righteously angry. Most Mottizens, and I'd argue truth-seeking netizens in general, are now very familiar with the basic shapes of both sides' arguments, and so when CW issue de jour #2567 pops up they can usually predict with some accuracy what each side will say. The conversation is therefore mostly no longer interesting. Battle lines have been drawn in the wider culture, and now we're all just waiting for (or actively working towards) one of the factions to emerge victorious.
No worries, maybe I misread. All good.
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