NPR expert on why people back Kickstarter projects: "hope the coolness will rub off on them." Startling parallel to Buddhist merit transfer.
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Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness : I back them because I enjoy supporting innovative and/or personally meaningful projects. :)2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @VincentHorn
@VincentHorn Not all that much sense, tho, because mostly I don't experience "rub off" in cases where most people do. (Fame, specialness eg)4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness : Makes me think there's some lasting wisdom in the whole fame-disrepute binary in classical Buddhism.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
Replying to @VincentHorn
@VincentHorn Yes; my avoidance now is probably cowardice. Excellent opportunity for practice if confronted clearly.
2:34 PM - 15 Jan 2013
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