The claim that societies are fundamentally irrational—driven by forces that defy reason: emotion, tradition, power, ideology, unconscious dynamics. Irrational Society Theory challenges Enlightenment assumptions that society can be progressively rationalized. Social life is not a problem to be solved but a drama to be lived, full of contradictions that cannot be resolved, only managed or endured. Rational reform is possible but limited; the irrational core remains.
Irrational Society Theory "You think education will end prejudice. Irrational Society Theory says: prejudice isn't logical—it's emotional, historical, psychological. Education appeals to reason; prejudice lives elsewhere. Society can become more rational, but its irrational core—fear, identity, power—will always remain. Not cynicism, just realism: the irrational isn't going away."
by Dumu The Void March 1, 2026
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