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@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ Fortunately, I've been able to ask others. A therapist once told me she thought
## story 3: the worst person alive ## story 3: the worst person alive
[//TODO: story about how vicky argues like jordan peterson]
i've only recently heard jordan peterson argue. i've only recently heard jordan peterson argue.
[//TODO: probably jubilee?] are you a christian? let's say, for the sake of argumentation, i am [//TODO: probably jubilee?] are you a christian? let's say, for the sake of argumentation, i am
irritating sophistry. A style of so-called debate for those who aren't seeking to build consensus, just arguing as a verbal dominance struggle. irritating sophistry. A style of so-called debate for those who aren't seeking to build consensus, just arguing as a verbal dominance struggle.
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## exemplars ## exemplars
[//TODO: you have the books, go look up the verses] [pull GEB off shelf. when i say "favorite book", a thought bubble from the Vulcan Service Manual that says "wow, rude? i'm right here." try not to block the cover of GEB]
these are my 2 favorite books. Douglas Hoffstadter presents a theory, that thoughts in general are a process of forming and refining categories. A child has a concept of self, then distinguishes a separate concept for others, then eventually might recognize "my mommy" vs "other mommys", then define an adult woman independently of any offspring... he puts it way better, obviously. this is my favorite book. Here's a bit from it.
but the point is, you form a category around its exemplar, then distill its traits and refine the category to something more useful that better reflects the world in front of you. > the list above-
that's, this one:
[flip to 351]
a publication, a newspaper, all the way down to a very specific one...
[flip to 352]
> the list above seems to be a hierarchy of generality. The top being a very broad conceptual category, the bottom some very humble particular thing located in space and time. [...] Our thought makes use of an ingenious principle, which might be called the prototype principal;
> The most specific event can serve as a general example of a class of events.
> Everyone knows that specific events have a vivideness which imprints them so strongly on the memory that they can later be used as models for other events which are like them in some way. Thus in each specific event, there is the germ of a whole class of similar events.
[close book]
so you experience an example, then distill its traits and refine the category to something more useful that better reflects the rest of the world.
this is why I would love to push the term "wolfendoom" for that genre. this is why I would love to push the term "wolfendoom" for that genre.
Anyway. Disco Elysium. If you're not familiar.. well, turn this video off, go play it. But a quick rundown of some of the relevant information.. Anyway. Disco Elysium. If you're not familiar.. well, turn this video off, go play it. But a quick rundown of some of the relevant information..