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PhilGoetz comments on The 50 Shades of Grey Book Club - Less Wrong Discussion

5 Post author: PhilGoetz 24 August 2013 08:55PM

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Comment author: PhilGoetz 27 August 2013 03:59:43AM 2 points [-]

Well, what do you know. I didn't really say. Post revised.

Comment author: Document 27 August 2013 07:56:09AM 0 points [-]

Thanks.

I'm still not seeing it, personally. While it's important to understand other points of view, you don't have to make yourself literally feel what another person feels about something to understand it. Even more importantly, you also don't have to understand a point of view to respect it. I feel like your proposal doesn't adequately distinguish the three.

Furthermore, regardless of the "point", consuming popular entertainment is still the actual activity you're suggesting.

(I'm not trying to say the people who like the idea are wrong, although I don't think it'd be worthwhile for me.)