I just realized why those of you arguing for classic literature in schools as a way of teaching values are wrong. @CheshireOcelot
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Replying to @HbdNrx
It's not just that fiction is lies. It also has to do with the issue of viral memes vs. "mitochondrial" memes. Transmitting values virally
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as in schools will result in anti-clannish (shitlib) values. Values transmitted from parents to children are more reliable at promoting
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survival; values transmitted by others will tend to promote others' survival. If a society is excessively clannish we may want to transmit
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Replying to @HbdNrx
Strong argument but militates against public schools in general
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Replying to @InaneImperium
it does, but with science and math these meme issues are less relevant
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Replying to @HbdNrx
Let me play devil's advocate: MORE relevant, because memetic-genetic co-evolution more important
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I'd say when we're not really talking about values and just talking about objective reality we have much less of a problem
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