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OrphanWilde comments on Fiction Considered Harmful - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: OrphanWilde 09 October 2015 02:33:31PM 4 points [-]

Fiction is practice.

Comment author: Viliam 09 October 2015 02:58:00PM *  4 points [-]

We could probably find better ways to practice.

Comment author: OrphanWilde 09 October 2015 06:02:35PM 2 points [-]

Your observation doesn't depend upon the subject; it is true regardless what word you substitute in for "practice". Deep wisdom, indeed.

Comment author: DanArmak 09 October 2015 05:48:29PM *  1 point [-]

Most fiction is far enough removed from reality that I question what it might be practice for. But that may just be a selection effect of the kind of fiction I like. I don't consume much fiction about perfectly ordinary people doing ordinary-but-exciting things, but I'm aware a lot of it exists.

Comment author: OrphanWilde 09 October 2015 06:01:37PM 1 point [-]

Most fiction is far enough removed from reality that I question what it might be practice for.

Mental flexibility. How many fictional answers can you give to this question? What's the common theme among them?

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