On Sun, May 17, 2020 at 10:01 PM Alok Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> My problem with empathy, I have found, is believing I have it. > This is specifically the reason why I proposed the question "What are things my bête noire is correct about". The act of finding positive things to say about The Other involves perspective taking, and in that perspective taking one shifts from the local maxima that one has been marooned on. In other words, believe what you may about how much empathy you may have, putting yourself in someone else's shoes is empathy in practice that works irrespective of whether you think you have a lot (or a little) of empathy. Thaths > > Example 934 of the problems arising from believing my own propaganda. > > On Sun, 17 May, 2020, 21:30 Dave Long, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > OK, if I have to come up with a bête noire to see all of yours, I shall: > > > > Advertising: can produce slick content for lifestyle spots > > > > -Dave > > > > (unfortunately while true for print and video, it doesn't seem to extend > > to web advertising. Gresham's law at work?) > > > > > > > -- Homer: Hey, what does this job pay? Carl: Nuthin'. Homer: D'oh! Carl: Unless you're crooked. Homer: Woo-hoo!
