My attitude now is to say "why should I care?" whenever being confronted with any grievance - racial, feminist, etc. These people not only have all of the cultural power, but they actively believe in my oppressions and hurl slurs against whites all day long. So, even if it's some vile incident, why should I care about what's bad that's done to you?
I get your point on question 3, "what's the payoff" but would suggest that even with a nominal payoff, the possibility of payoff of any kind or of any value doesn't inform us at all about the veracity of the claim. And it's always limited by my ability to "imagine" what an otherwise reasonable payoff might look like. People do stuff and sometimes when I hear their reasons I tilt my head like my dog when I don't give her a treat after a walk. Like wtf?
That's fair. I think I was thinking more along the lines of the criterion for embarrassment, say—which is to say that determining whether or not there is a "payoff" probably functions better in the negative than the positive.
My attitude now is to say "why should I care?" whenever being confronted with any grievance - racial, feminist, etc. These people not only have all of the cultural power, but they actively believe in my oppressions and hurl slurs against whites all day long. So, even if it's some vile incident, why should I care about what's bad that's done to you?
I get your point on question 3, "what's the payoff" but would suggest that even with a nominal payoff, the possibility of payoff of any kind or of any value doesn't inform us at all about the veracity of the claim. And it's always limited by my ability to "imagine" what an otherwise reasonable payoff might look like. People do stuff and sometimes when I hear their reasons I tilt my head like my dog when I don't give her a treat after a walk. Like wtf?
Enjoyed your thoughtful write up.
That's fair. I think I was thinking more along the lines of the criterion for embarrassment, say—which is to say that determining whether or not there is a "payoff" probably functions better in the negative than the positive.
That's a really good nuance that I didn't consider. Thanks
Thank you, and thanks for reading!