Vibism and Tolerance as a Social Contract

Vibism describes a school of philosophy within Pangiopolian society focused on understanding and tolerance rather than homogenous agreement. It is especially protective of the individual right to expression as a necessary benefit to the good of all civilization while struggling to balance against inequity and injustice.

The seminal treatise on the philosophy, Vibism and Tolerance as a Social Contract, describes a way of viewing the world and people not as reflections of what they say, but as reflections of what they do. Rising out of a cultural period where hypocrisy, greed, and corruption had issued deep roots into every community and class of society, Vibism and Tolerance sought to reframe the idea of tolerance away from being a moral imperative ("I must tolerate all things or else I am immoral") to a more reasoned understanding as social contract ("I will tolerate your bullshit until it has a negative affect on someone else or the community at large").

As with all new and challenging ideas, vibism was initially hailed as being either complete genius or utter madness. It is only the clarity of hindsight that we can see the fullness of its wisdom and importance in modern society.

While on the surface the ideas within might seem to be more about drama and spectacle than the progress of art and culture for the mutual benefit of society and civilization...all in all I've never read a more inspiring doctrine on the importance of disagreement and understanding, especially as it pertains to art and culture in the modern era.

— PangioDaily Art & Culture Critic Dellia Tammis

Complete and utter clap-trap from beginning to end. I couldn't understand a single word of what the author was trying to say, though I do appreciate the flourid language with which they were trying to say an awful lot of nothing at the very end of the day.

— Senatrix Belladora Neer