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> what about your reading of the book made you think he doesn't understand the internal lives of others? Maybe not "doesn't understand", it could just be disre
by faceplanted 8y ago
> what about your reading of the book made you think he doesn't understand the internal lives of others?
Maybe not "doesn't understand", it could just be disregard.
Very simply the book seems uphold a philosophy that ignores that other people might have actual struggles and histories.
I have a couple specific examples I can put up when I'm out of the office.
- beaconstudios 8y agoI read it as being optimistic that people can shoulder their burdens and work to improve their lot, without dismissing the fact that people do have outsized burdens compared to others. I mean, he talks about his familial issues with chronic depression and his daughter's horrifying medical problems, I can't think of anything more emblematic of "actual struggles".