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I agree with many of your takes, but I do think reading a book like a novel can give you even more than a vague memory. I think there is a lot more "dark memor
by biophysboy 6y ago
I agree with many of your takes, but I do think reading a book like a novel can give you even more than a vague memory.
I think there is a lot more "dark memory" that can be triggered by conversation or the right context.
I also think we translate a lot of the information we read so it integrates with our own understanding or context. For example, I think I better understand why the US responded to COVID like it did after reading US political history from 1970-2020.
Basically, I think humans are very good at detecting, remembering, and applying patterns for our own purposes, and books introduce us to patterns.
- mindcrime 6y agoI agree with many of your takes, but I do think reading a book like a novel can give you even more than a vague memory. I actually agree with that. I think it depends on the nature of the material, how much else you already know about the subject, your intention in reading the book, etc. I was being a little overly general in phrasing it in terms of only walking away with "a vague memory".