There’s a lot of ways of filtering knowledge… and being its propagator. General Semantics, in its strange ways, has been surprisingly influential in removal of skepticism and creation of belief; by creating a skepticism of “true meaning”… its probably more powerful than any philosophy-alone system, even Skepticism. Many systems are at play. [and it single-handedly changed the course of Science Fiction to what we know it today;many ways to reach deeper understandings…and once you see one abstraction, you start seeing them in yourself which can be unnerving but healthy. Still, can’t follow it as a system but I know at least I was influenced heavily by it without even knowing it throughout my life.
In short, it’s hard to know the difference between abstractions and convincing yourself/convincing others vs The Truth.