“Being a good person” is an ongoing process
Written by Joy Livingwell, 26 November 2011
Comments: 3
In this 12-minute talk, Jay Smooth makes some excellent suggestions for switching important aspects of one’s self-concept from digital to analog:
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Comment from Joy Livingwell
Time 26 November 2011 at 2:47 pm
Thanks, Duff!
I particularly like that Smooth discusses several types of digital-vs.-analog distinctions:
- Focus on person vs. behavior: “Martin said something racist” (limited to one incident at a particular time and place) vs. “Martin is a racist” (globalized in time and space).
- Digital vs. analog categorization of the person as either “racist” or “not racist.” What if Martin’s behavior is non-racist 90% of the time, actively anti-racist 7% of the time, and (unintentionally) slightly racist 3% of the time?
- Permanent category vs. ongoing process: Martin is considerate of race issues today, but that doesn’t mean he won’t ever slip in the future. And when he does slip, that doesn’t mean he is a (globally, permanently) “bad” or “racist” person.
To which I would also add:
- Universal vs. personal categorization: “Marin said something racist” (implying that anyone would think it racist) vs. “I think what Martin said was racist (but you might disagree).”
Comment from Klaus Krebs
Time 22 June 2012 at 4:13 am
I like these Ted talks. Thanks for sharing that and conecting that with NLP.
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Comment from Duff
Time 26 November 2011 at 12:59 pm
Thanks for sharing this. An excellent talk, and an excellent example of digital vs. analog.