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Why not? If someone is talking about a personal experience, why can't that be valuable to see another perspective? You can get Zimbardo talking about how Evil
by moate 9y ago
Why not?
If someone is talking about a personal experience, why can't that be valuable to see another perspective?
You can get Zimbardo talking about how Evil people aren't always evil, but sometimes evil due to their environment, and then you can see that reflected in art like Atlanta where characters are robbing their friends because they need resources to survive. Then you can hear a song by The Animals that shows the narrative across eras and ethnicity.
Is this an "art isn't valuable" sort of option or "artists I don't like make art I don't like" sort of thing?
- rvo 9y agoMore like art isn't valuable, especially in the context of the hyper commercialized, capitalistic "art scene" in America. I mean, this is the Kim Kardashian country, Dr. Phil country. Where a reality TV star is president and mindless latenight shows pretend to be arbiters of morality. Donald Grover is no different, and people who see him are no different.
- moate 9y agoSo what I said, but with more words. Okay, Got it. If you can't see why art is useful, I'm not going to try and waste time debating you. Good luck fighting the capitalists.
- rvo 9y agoYes, what you said -- you gave me two options, I gave you an answer. Not sure why you thought I am sitting here waiting to "debate" you. This is just my opinion. Please don't take an abstract opinion so personally.
- eksu 9y agoWhy should we put so much weight into the personal experiences we're told about instead of statistics? Doesn't are reality then get warped by whatever people have the biggest megaphone for their personal experiences?
- moate 9y agoBecause that's how humans are. We're terrible with statistics and great with stories. This is reflected in every aspect of culture and human decision making (it's why the field of Game Theory even exists, to demonstrate better systems of choice). What about conflicting statistics? How do you decide which is better? Answer: a deeply complex personal series of metrics, built on your opinion of logic. There's no perfect choice tree for a person. You're always affected by emotion. You can try and pretend that doesn't exist, or you could use it, but you can't eliminate it.