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> I wonder if we need better role models for embracing uncertainty. I've felt this way for a long time. American fiction and films are heavily skewed towards p
by munificent 4y ago
> I wonder if we need better role models for embracing uncertainty.
I've felt this way for a long time. American fiction and films are heavily skewed towards protagonists strong-willed protagonists that "trust their gut" and have a high bias to action. That leads people to believe that if you're right, you will immediately know that you're right and that spending time thinking about a problem means you're weak-willed.
It's a toxic aspect of our culture. Obviously, courage and action are important. But so is learning from others, cooperating, and understanding ambiguity.
- LeonB 4y agoVery true. Anyone urging caution, or any government department with “standards” is universally the bad guy in film. There’s a huge gap between what is entertaining and what is good outside of fiction. “reality tv” makes this particularly dangerous as horrible (though entertaining) people become more and more famous, again and again. This spills over into some really dire consequences globally. For example — and you wouldn’t believe this unless you’d seen it happen — the most powerful nation on Earth actually went so far as to elect a reality tv star to their highest office!