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Which is like saying the world runs on chemistry interactions. Technically true, but we're losing practical meaning the deeper we go. Because everybody likes t
by monsieurbanana 6y ago
Which is like saying the world runs on chemistry interactions. Technically true, but we're losing practical meaning the deeper we go.
Because everybody likes tangentially related xkcd: https://xkcd.com/435/ https://xkcd.com/435/
- bawolff 6y agoAre we? Maybe this is an unfair generalization, but usually when i hear people say something like, the world runs on emotions, its used as an out to avoid having to understand where the other person is coming from, on the [BS] principle that emotions are irrational and unknowable.
- imtringued 6y agoThey are rational and knowable for the person holding them and irrational and unknowable for everyone else.
- bawolff 6y agoI disagree. Most people have poor self-awareness and don't understand themselves or their own needs. I also don't believe rationality is subjective but an objective statement about the world. You might not know if someone else's actions are rational, but that has no bearing on how rational they actually are.