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Is this meant to be an analog to Postman’s argument? Because it isn’t. His argument doesn’t really have a moral bent to it. It’s a very practical argument that
by llamaimperative 2y ago
Is this meant to be an analog to Postman’s argument? Because it isn’t. His argument doesn’t really have a moral bent to it. It’s a very practical argument that different mediums are capable of carrying different messages.
- bumby 2y agoI read it as a counter to Postman’s citing Huxley that society is becoming enamored with the superficial (ie the ignoble) pursuits. I read the OP as effectively saying “who is to say what is noble vs trivial, considering it varies in societal context.” 170 years ago, people may have thought chess was superficial. I think now, maybe it would be considered a more noble pursuit. Or, maybe the OP was saying it’s a constant devolving towards the increasingly trivial.
- brvsft 2y agoChess is a superficial pursuit, especially today, because it became a meme due to a Netflix television show. Not that I care. People can pursue whatever they want superficially. And I have plenty of my own superficial pursuits.