Yes it can be, but I also think the kind of excessive amount of fiction reading I did as a child and continue to do is a big part of why I'm really firm in my progressive beliefs and hate injustice on the visceral level I think most thoughtful people do. Reading fiction is like getting to inhabit another person's life and viewing the wor…
Yes it can be, but I also think the kind of excessive amount of fiction reading I did as a child and continue to do is a big part of why I'm really firm in my progressive beliefs and hate injustice on the visceral level I think most thoughtful people do. Reading fiction is like getting to inhabit another person's life and viewing the world through the perspective of someone different from you is an important part of empathy. I am certain empathy and altruism exist even in places where the population hasn't got access to education or books. But I think it's more likely to be shared amongst the group the individual is in more and with strangers less. Empathy reduces fear and increases feeling connected to people you don't have the same background or culture at large in common with. It's something I just think helped and it fits if you reverse it decently but I could be totally wrong about it for anyone else.
Yes it can be, but I also think the kind of excessive amount of fiction reading I did as a child and continue to do is a big part of why I'm really firm in my progressive beliefs and hate injustice on the visceral level I think most thoughtful people do. Reading fiction is like getting to inhabit another person's life and viewing the world through the perspective of someone different from you is an important part of empathy. I am certain empathy and altruism exist even in places where the population hasn't got access to education or books. But I think it's more likely to be shared amongst the group the individual is in more and with strangers less. Empathy reduces fear and increases feeling connected to people you don't have the same background or culture at large in common with. It's something I just think helped and it fits if you reverse it decently but I could be totally wrong about it for anyone else.