Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Sep 8, 2014Replying to @uriahz@uriahz @ctbeiser in fact assuming you *can* understand others is a deeply intrusive kind of arrogance that predisposes people to cruelty.42
Uriah Z Maynard@uriahz·Sep 8, 2014Replying to @vgr@vgr @ctbeiser Empathy is like a mirror you use to understand the poetic complexity of others: always a flawed and emergent process.1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Sep 8, 2014Replying to @uriahz@uriahz @ctbeiser again, "poetic" = unfalsifiable holier-than-thou itis. Poetic understanding also leads to, contempt, honor killings etc.1
Uriah Z Maynard@uriahz·Sep 8, 2014Replying to @vgr@vgr @ctbeiser I use poetic to describe the inherently multi-layered, flawed, dynamic & sometimes contradictory nature of the human psyche.1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Sep 8, 2014Replying to @uriahz@uriahz @ctbeiser yes, I can see thats what you mean. I assert it's arrogant to assume you understand even a spouse of 50 years that well.1
Uriah Z Maynard@uriahz·Sep 8, 2014Replying to @vgr@vgr @ctbeiser Again, it's not about achieving the goal of understanding, it's about the many benefits of pursuing it.1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Sep 8, 2014Replying to @uriahz@uriahz @ctbeiser unfortunately, the values, politics of collectivism are based on pretending it is possible. Residual individualism =evil.2
Uriah Z Maynard@uriahz·Sep 8, 2014Replying to @vgr@vgr @ctbeiser I don't understand how you come to that conclusion. B/c your political opponents are rude to you? Seems like flawed logic.1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Sep 8, 2014Replying to @uriahz@uriahz @ctbeiser see, that's what I mean...empathy drives people to jump to patronizing conclusions :) 'Opponents rude to you?' is typical.11
Uriah Z Maynard@uriahz·Sep 8, 2014Replying to @vgr@vgr @ctbeiser You're the one talking about how empathy predisposes you to cruelty, it's hardly much of a jump.1
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @uriahz@uriahz @ctbeiser actually it is. Observing that muggers intimidate with weapons does not imply my opinions of crime are from being mugged4:33 AM · Sep 8, 20141 Like