Thanks for this, I hadn’t thought about it but idolisation and demonisation do seem related forms of excessively binary thinking. It often seems that people who are prone to idolisation are also prone to demonisation—once you fall off the pedestal you fall all the way.
Returning to this thread because my Forum Wrapped says it’s my most upvoted comment this year 😆
This makes me think of a Linkin Park song that was written specifically to address the cycle of valorization and demonization in the public sphere, particularly of celebrities:
We’re building it up To break it back down We’re building it up To burn it down We can’t wait to burn it to the ground
Thanks for this, I hadn’t thought about it but idolisation and demonisation do seem related forms of excessively binary thinking. It often seems that people who are prone to idolisation are also prone to demonisation—once you fall off the pedestal you fall all the way.
Returning to this thread because my Forum Wrapped says it’s my most upvoted comment this year 😆
This makes me think of a Linkin Park song that was written specifically to address the cycle of valorization and demonization in the public sphere, particularly of celebrities:
You might say “the pendulum swings” between both extremes of this cycle.