β² 93 βΌ What are your hobbies, and are they real fun to you? If yes, why are they really fun to you? (feddit.de) submitted 2 years ago by u202307011927@feddit.de to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 86 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [β] logos@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago Iβm not sure if this is good news or bad but itβs the same damn problem since 380BCE Then the case is the same in all the other arts for the orator and his rhetoric; there is no need to know the truth of the actual matters, but one merely needs to have discovered some device of persuasion which will make one appear to those who do not know to know better than those who know. Plato permalink fedilink source parent [β] NarrativeNavigator@lemmy.basedcount.com 7 points 2 years ago This was interesting, thanks for sharing. permalink fedilink source parent [β] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago More power to you. I feel like I understand this well enough just from following politics over the last 8 years, and I kinda hate how I have to break my brain to understand what politicians are actually saying. I do it as a necessity to remain an engaged citizen, not for fun π permalink fedilink source parent [β] sloonark@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago The Elements of Eloquence is a fantastic read. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] logos@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago Iβm not sure if this is good news or bad but itβs the same damn problem since 380BCE Then the case is the same in all the other arts for the orator and his rhetoric; there is no need to know the truth of the actual matters, but one merely needs to have discovered some device of persuasion which will make one appear to those who do not know to know better than those who know. Plato permalink fedilink source parent
[β] NarrativeNavigator@lemmy.basedcount.com 7 points 2 years ago This was interesting, thanks for sharing. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago More power to you. I feel like I understand this well enough just from following politics over the last 8 years, and I kinda hate how I have to break my brain to understand what politicians are actually saying. I do it as a necessity to remain an engaged citizen, not for fun π permalink fedilink source parent
[β] sloonark@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago The Elements of Eloquence is a fantastic read. permalink fedilink source parent