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2. Ability to model other people as having really different mind-designs I believe not learning this is a problem in the communities within which I grew up. Bi
by delinka 11y ago
2. Ability to model other people as having really different mind-designs
I believe not learning this is a problem in the communities within which I grew up. Bible belt, rural ... The reinforcement of "we should all think/believe/do the same things" seems to come from a lack of exposure to any people or ideas from outside the community; from "isolationism" one could say.
- johncolanduoni 11y agoI think the other extreme of elitist intellectuals has exactly the same problem; the understand that people have different mind-designs, but thats because their minds are wrong.
- vlehto 11y agoI think it's typical for people to divide other people into two categories. The ones who function just like me, and enemies who are nothing like me. You find that phenomena in surprising places. I'd claim that nobody is completely immune.
- will_pseudonym 11y ago"There are two types of people in this world. People who divide the world into two types, and those who don't."
- vlehto 11y agoGood catch. :) I was thinking about Judith Butler. Philosophist, gender theorist and published author. I read her "Gender Trouble" to a bout halfway. It occurred to me that she might not really recognize that some women might be genuinely straight. It explained the tone of the book bit too well. Also my queer ex-roommate also expected everybody appearing straight to just be closeted. These are individuals who really should understand that sexuality comes in all colors of rainbow.