Do you mind if I post a screenshot of your Facebook comment re: Ribbonfarm on Twitter? I would like to rustle ingroup jimmies.
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I posted the thread on Twitter, regardless. Also, I was drunk when I wrote this.
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This might seriously be one of the best comments I've read on the internet.
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(2) that might be annoying to them? Like in a "if you care whether our claims are literal, you've missed the point" kinda way
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I don't find it annoying. There's just no there there for me to engage with. I just write what's interesting to write.
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But are your posts trying to sketch out accurate models of how the world works? (in addition to trying to be interesting)?
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that question does not compute for me at all. Feels like a category error.
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I bet many readers misunderstand that (e.g. in the FB thread, some argued your statements were meant to have truth value)
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I'm not saying they don't or that I set out lie or confuse or troll. Truth just isn't a special concern above others.
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Truth is to 'refactoring' writing what photorealism is to painting. It may or may not rewire thought circuitry.
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"Refactored perception" = see old realities in new ways. Truth is orthogonal to perception (as is aesthetics fwiw)
But if what you write isn't true, instead of seeing old realities, your readers will see your old fantasies or delusions, no?


