byrnema comments on Instrumental vs. Epistemic -- A Bardic Perspective - Less Wrong

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Comment author: byrnema 26 April 2009 02:05:21PM *  0 points [-]

I also can't help but wonder whether my "find your happy place" method would stand a chance.

Definitely, it would be effective. But does handling reality by escaping it count as self-deception? (assuming here we wish to avoid self-deception, if possible)

I think not necessarily. I can think of one set of examples where it seems more truthful to 'find the happy place', and this example set suggests some criteria for measuring the integrity of escaping. However, I have a tendency to build too much from the first example I think of, and would like to hear other thoughts on this.

By the way: I loved your vivid description of embracing dissonance in music. I wonder if this is also how/why the audience enjoys the piece.