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Yes. That was the weird claim. I find hundreds of books about each thing I want to know about, and don't have the time in my life to read even a tiny fraction o
by pessimizer 10d ago
Yes. That was the weird claim. I find hundreds of books about each thing I want to know about, and don't have the time in my life to read even a tiny fraction of them. What are these interests that fall entirely outside of the range of things that people have written about?
To be clear and honest: I don't think it's really true in the way it's meant.
I think people have gotten in this mode where they're only interested in the things that are being pushed in front of them by a feed, whether that's advertising or social media. It isn't that they lack books about things they are interested in, it's that they lack interests unless they think that following that interest could result in social capital. Seeing somebody getting those updoots on the feed creates the interest.
- MarkusQ 9d agoNot the OP, but I'd disagree. It's pretty easy to find the edge of what's been written about, even starting from "the feed" (but this works with pretty much anything). Start with some topic that people are posting about, a book you are reading, or even just something you overhear. Pick a claim that's being made, and ask your self: where does this claim come from? is this true? how do they know this? Don't stop until you find a solid answer or the trail goes cold. Amazingly often, the trail goes cold, and you find no one has written anything definitive on the question you've been asking. This bubble we've created has disturbingly thin walls, and only our herd mentality is holding us back from popping our heads out.