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I hoped the preprint would go more into the details about which norms. I'm sure most of them are no better than superstition.
by blueflow 2y ago
I hoped the preprint would go more into the details about which norms. I'm sure most of them are no better than superstition.
- MrMcCall 2y agoEmbracing compassion as a way of interacting with our world's peoples is not superstition, my friend, yet you will find very little of it in mainstream fiction, the mainstream media, or even the popular media (e.g. Joe Rogan). The people who fund those media have created the norms that we live within today in 2025, my friend. It takes effort for us to dig ourselves out of our naturally selfish tendencies towards others, especially those of other cultures. Many of our cultures inculcate those tendencies as being proper, when they are anything but, and are, in fact, degrading our world with pollution, waste, and callous apathy to the plight of our fellow human beings. I do, as ever, however, recommend the works of William Gibson as he always imbues a sense of humanity in his protagonists. The same is true of Tolkien's books, where goodness is detailed and the evil rarely mentioned. The movies were trash simply on account of their changing Faramir's character so unnecessarily. If you want a truly good Hollywood movie, look to the first Equalizer, which Denzel Washington executive produced, whose protagonist is a hero for the ages.
- ANewFormation 2y agoIt alluded rather strongly to the perception gap [1] in multiple parts of the paper. That gap is greatly exasperated with social media usage. That interpretation also eliminates the 'norms change' nuance many have mentioned because it's about objectively incorrect assessments of the norms/values of society, as opposed to oft liminal standards. [1] - https://perceptiongap.us https://perceptiongap.us