I definitely don't mind experiencing pain in taking savage information seriously. And what's worse, I tend to want to share the opportunity. :D
I think that part of what LeGuin is doing is saying, "So how much benefit-to-cost makes this acceptable?" I can see your use of the story as a tool for self-examination, which I hadn't thought of in that way, so thank you!
I haven't (I think) seen the cartoon you cite, but I love it. :D Thank you!
I think you'd probably love watching the series "The Good Place," which is one of my favorite series and works of art. Fantasy exploration of ethics in a serious and (weirdly) scholarly way.
Feeling you about relishing it as an indictment. Sort of, anyway. You know, I had long felt certain that Socrates* was incorrect in thinking that Of Course if people knew better we'd do better. I thought, "Oh, if people would just consider, they'd be happier!" And I don't think that's wrong, but I think that people are staggeringly unwilling to work through the necessary investment in honesty and considering the complexities of network efforts..
This has been an increasing horror during the Trump years. Which unfortunately are still in progress.
My TL;DR: No. There are no simple answers. How I wish people could and would accept complex and somewhat unsatisfying answers.
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I definitely don't mind experiencing pain in taking savage information seriously. And what's worse, I tend to want to share the opportunity. :D
I think that part of what LeGuin is doing is saying, "So how much benefit-to-cost makes this acceptable?" I can see your use of the story as a tool for self-examination, which I hadn't thought of in that way, so thank you!
I haven't (I think) seen the cartoon you cite, but I love it. :D Thank you!
I think you'd probably love watching the series "The Good Place," which is one of my favorite series and works of art. Fantasy exploration of ethics in a serious and (weirdly) scholarly way.
Feeling you about relishing it as an indictment. Sort of, anyway. You know, I had long felt certain that Socrates* was incorrect in thinking that Of Course if people knew better we'd do better. I thought, "Oh, if people would just consider, they'd be happier!" And I don't think that's wrong, but I think that people are staggeringly unwilling to work through the necessary investment in honesty and considering the complexities of network efforts..
This has been an increasing horror during the Trump years. Which unfortunately are still in progress.
My TL;DR: No. There are no simple answers. How I wish people could and would accept complex and somewhat unsatisfying answers.
* Theatrically simple, conversation-rigging Socrates