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b0rsuk · 02-07-2021, 02:56 PM

Research Article
Personal experiences bridge moral and political divides better than facts
https://www.pnas.org/content/118/6/e2008389118

My conclusion: Book readers are a... bubble. Reading books gives you either more facts, or second hand experience. A well-read person mostly impresses book readers. It's like preaching to the choir.

You could say you just read books for your own pleasure. Fine. Just don't expect to bring up something you read in a conversation and convince anyone. It's like bringing up mystical (personal, non-verifiable) experiences. It's not something most people appreciate.

02-07-2021, 02:56 PM	#1
b0rsuk meles meles Posts: 109 Karma: 163588 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Persepolis Device: Pocketbook InkPad 3	Are book readers a bubble? Research Article Personal experiences bridge moral and political divides better than facts https://www.pnas.org/content/118/6/e2008389118 My conclusion: Book readers are a... bubble. Reading books gives you either more facts, or second hand experience. A well-read person mostly impresses book readers. It's like preaching to the choir. You could say you just read books for your own pleasure. Fine. Just don't expect to bring up something you read in a conversation and convince anyone. It's like bringing up mystical (personal, non-verifiable) experiences. It's not something most people appreciate.