like, on some level, describing hamlet as a moral character is indicative of the flaws here, but it has to do with the Brevity of it. So yes -- "20 shlike, on some level, describing hamlet as a moral character is indicative of the flaws here, but it has to do with the Brevity of it. So yes -- "20 short lessons about why trump is a bad president" lacks nuance in the same way that "Hamlet is a character of morality astonished and appalled by the failings of his uncle" does. Like it's true ?? But it's like, half the story. Generously. ...more
Jack every few minutes: reminder that i am a lay person and not a theologian. too stupid to know for sure, just me, Jack.
Jack: *explains very complicaJack every few minutes: reminder that i am a lay person and not a theologian. too stupid to know for sure, just me, Jack.
Jack: *explains very complicated theological concepts in less than a thousand words in a way that actually makes sense and is...not heretical, probably, i’m not a theologian.*
also, when did i start following circles of people where i feel very pressed about the relationship between christians??? i think perhaps if u have said something disparaging about another denomination of christian recently, u should read this book. yes, including catholics. ...more
after starting this two days before it got sucked back into the library abyss, i decided to wait for the audio version. very interesting, very powerfuafter starting this two days before it got sucked back into the library abyss, i decided to wait for the audio version. very interesting, very powerful, will certainly read his actual books being discussed here perhaps at some point, but maybe...maybe we should all read some cs lewis and then we would calm down. ...more
engaging and very very weird. wondering why ppl have such a hard time being kind, though it didn’t really answer that question nor what to do if you’rengaging and very very weird. wondering why ppl have such a hard time being kind, though it didn’t really answer that question nor what to do if you’re publicly shamed.
the choice to explore the phenomenon of Public Shamings, known today in the distant future of 2020 as being “cancelled” through a series of stories of people who know the ropes of Shame — the long history in the US of public shamings and the purpose (making the cost of breaking the law too high) and how social media gives the voiceless the power to determine who’s infractions were Morally Okay Enough gives a very clear picture of the current moment. It was very engaging and elucidating.
some of the stories about the Twitter Mob were more disturbing than others, but if I may answer a few of his questions for him:
1. why do these stories disturb him more than other dark stories he’s worked on? because he could at any moment become someone being publicly shamed — the worst thing anyone did in this book was probably shoddy journalism or like, had weird sexual proclivities. That’s the worst offense, which is easily avoidable, but everyone else had a momentary lapse in judgement where they thought they were being funny or else doing the right thing. i think i’m funny and right all day long. pretty much everyone does. the other part of the answer is that he has taken part of the twitter mob. he has been a part of the madness that has demanded people’s jobs. he feels like the mob could turn on him. i felt a little put off that he still at the end was like: i never participate in twitter shamings now unless the person has committed a crime bad enough, but that is a critique of him as a person and not of the book. 2. why do people participate in this? the contagion of crowds is nonsense, probably, but people do still obviously act differently in a Mob than they do on an individual level. probably, and it was a little weird to see him not even posit this as an explanation when he did spend time debunking there Stanford Prison Experiment and the Madness of Crowds as Social Contagion, but there’s a loss of accountability in mobs, especially online ones. whatever you think about JK Rowling, it’s much easier to justify sending her child porn online if you’re not the only one doing it and you think it’s anonymous. (did not fact check the claim that people were replying to her tweets in June with CP after she published that paper).
like this is a book about disproportionate reactions. some people, celebrities, will be fine when the twitter mob comes after them. honestly, if you handle it well enough, and stop trying to make Public Apologies, you will probably come out the other side, but i cannot understand why anyone thinks a proportionate reaction to someone making a distasteful joke is to like, immediately call a woman a cunt and send her death threats. it’s not that hard to simply NOT do that and mind your own business. ...more
This is an extremely thorough course, covering world philosophies about well, the dark side of human nature, and every time I thought: hold on go backThis is an extremely thorough course, covering world philosophies about well, the dark side of human nature, and every time I thought: hold on go back I need a definition or something, he would go back. I think this course could be more successful if not so much was tackled in it, and he was a little more passionate about his feelings on certain subjects, but also, it’s for a much broader audience than any of my SJLA philosophy courses. For that reason, it’s definitely a course I recommend listening to, Breyer makes the subject matter interesting and accessible, but I found myself wanting to go in a different direction with some of the subjects and wanting to ask questions that would be a little in the weeds for an audio-lecture series even if I could still be in SJLA (honestly, it’s very sad). Also, the lecture on anger was lacking and instead I suggest reading Rebecca DeYoung’s glittering vices. ...more
this book focuses on a christan moral ethics so it's fine for me, a christian, but in some places and for some people mightread for Seven Deadly Sins
this book focuses on a christan moral ethics so it's fine for me, a christian, but in some places and for some people might come off a little preachy or unhelpful. personally this book was not only a good survey of the 7ds is christian moral thought but also, illuminating about my own behaviors and the world around me. ...more
read for philosophy of self and other Not a light philosophical read, but from what I understand! Important Perhaps! Can't wait to discuss it in class.read for philosophy of self and other Not a light philosophical read, but from what I understand! Important Perhaps! Can't wait to discuss it in class....more
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