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> One thing I like in an initial question is outrageousness. I love questions that seem naughty in some way — for example, by seeming counterintuitive or overam
by mistermann 3y ago
> One thing I like in an initial question is outrageousness. I love questions that seem naughty in some way — for example, by seeming counterintuitive or overambitious or heterodox. Ideally all three.
I believe it is possible/likely that the best essay in the world could not be realized as such (thus, it wouldn't/couldn't be the best essay in the world), because most people couldn't even get by one of these let alone all three...and, there's likely to be many other hurdles one would have to make it over.
- cubefox 3y agoYeah. Imagine writing Darwin's essay on evolution in the 15th century. People wouldn't have been merely outraged, they would have killed him right away. And also today some possible essays may contain true and important insights, while being too taboo to not be immediately dismissed by society.
- mistermann 3y agoThe dominant ideology of the era tends to impose its beliefs on the masses, perhaps some day humans can wake up from the dream.