I think some people just don’t have much capacity for connected knowing.
Comment on YSK about the different “ways of knowing”
miak@lemmy.world 7 months ago
This is really interesting. Without knowing there was a word for it, I’ve often found myself wishing people (including myslef at times) did a better job of the Connected Knowing approach.
DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
Deceptichum@kbin.social 7 months ago
Personally I've always found that style very patronising.
Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Arguing from empathy with no regard for facts is hopeless.
Arguing from facts with no regard for empathy is dangerous.
We need both.
richieadler@lemmy.myserv.one 7 months ago
Most times, empathy is not enough. And for some people, nothing is enough.
“There’s simply no polite way to tell people they’ve dedicated their lives to an illusion.” —Daniel Dennett
ttmrichter@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Not all people can be persuaded by “connected knowing” (not a big fan of this terminology), but many can be (over time).
NOBODY, however, who can’t be persuaded by “connected knowing” will be persuaded by “separate learning”, so I’m not sure what your point here is.
moistclump@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I thought so too! It can feel like people are missing each other and talking past one another in our typical discourse. It’s not how adults change each others minds though, or change our ideology or grow our understand, we have to connect at a deeper level for that.