Cases where information -- or even from a consequentialist stance, material action -- would evoke stress on the recipient can benefit from consideration of time horizon, or the duration within which the outcome is to be optimised. Indeed, the term "locally beneficial" could refer to both short time horizon, as well as short space horizon. Therefore, the question could be reframed as, "what is the optimal time/space horizon when presenting worldview challenging information?".
Often times, the answer might be seen as a matter of personality or lifestyle -- th... (read more)
Cases where information -- or even from a consequentialist stance, material action -- would evoke stress on the recipient can benefit from consideration of time horizon, or the duration within which the outcome is to be optimised. Indeed, the term "locally beneficial" could refer to both short time horizon, as well as short space horizon. Therefore, the question could be reframed as, "what is the optimal time/space horizon when presenting worldview challenging information?".
Often times, the answer might be seen as a matter of personality or lifestyle -- th... (read more)