In some ways, the less such an essay says, the easier it is to become a “tabula rasa,” where the reader fills in the huge, empty spaces with things they already believe.
The next step is to applaud the essay because the reader feels it “feels right.” Of course it feels right if you mentally fill in the blanks, and if it says nothing that can be empirically falsified.
It took me a second to understand that you mean the article, not the comment you replied to.
I agree. I think the title is insightful, but I was surprised to see that the article picked a single, poor example to develop it. This is probably being upvoted for the title only.
It can still spark interesting discussion here though.
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I'm a litle surprised to see something so vapid ranking so high on the site.
In some ways, the less such an essay says, the easier it is to become a “tabula rasa,” where the reader fills in the huge, empty spaces with things they already believe.
The next step is to applaud the essay because the reader feels it “feels right.” Of course it feels right if you mentally fill in the blanks, and if it says nothing that can be empirically falsified.
It took me a second to understand that you mean the article, not the comment you replied to.
I agree. I think the title is insightful, but I was surprised to see that the article picked a single, poor example to develop it. This is probably being upvoted for the title only.
It can still spark interesting discussion here though.