Awesome comment on why recorded media programs suck compared to live theater ribbonfarm.com/2015/03/04/gar
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possibly more about the "amateur" than about the medium - moderately bad pro comedy still watchable
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You just want to sacralize everything that sheds a positive light on ritual/community :)
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(aside: "Dark Side of Ritual" might make a good post topic... child abuse, The Lottery type stoning...)
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ritual child abuse is an interesting myth in recent history - totally fake, but plenty of people believe it to this day
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It's telling how often the word "ritual" is preceded by "satanic" in public discourse.
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My view of it is more that it is voluntary self-blinding more than anything.
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"sacredness binds and blinds" is Haidt's mantra in The Righteous Mind
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Well, the bias has a basis in experience. I, for instance, grew up in ritualistic environment where it was a net negative
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I think it helps to think of "ritual" like "architecture" - it can be horrible and ugly more easily than beautiful and nice
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