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or just view things as a spectrum rather than a two-state decision. even tibetan people who have to live in remote areas in order to farm can still get togethe
by auvrw 13y ago
or just view things as a spectrum rather than a two-state decision. even tibetan people who have to live in remote areas in order to farm can still get together with friends and race horses and so on every year. similarly, software development might require extended periods of focused time, but that doesn't mean you ought to be socially isolated all the time.
- dschiptsov 13y agoAll generalizations are wrong, this one is no exception. Let's say that it is more correct for "individualism" centered Western cultures and makes less sense for "community" centerd cultures, such as Tibetan's and most of Asian's. I difenitely could survive without a bunch of selfish assholes, maintaining a minimal enough interaction with society, while in Tibet, where they live in clans of relatives and tribes, so you have to be part of your small, isolated community. But in a broad sense the idea to isolate oneself from pop-culture and media and construed by it shared social reality, to see things as they are (to very limited extent, of course) is good one, and all the good writers, like Pamuk or Marques told us how good it is.