That notion that it’s stupid that Odysseus felt guilt — that since he was an Ancient Greek he wouldn’t have experienced “guilt” from war — seems like a deep misunderstanding of what a *human being* is
Argentina is one of the most interesting teams I ever watched. Very unique flair, great activity, confidence and game competence. They handle so many situations differently than any other team and still it makes so much sense.
They're difficult to put into words, but I'll try:
Generations are mostly a fake concept, except when a historic event like WWII actually creates a stark dividing line in lived experience based on age. COVID was one of those events, and yet we're not allowed to change where the line is because of some Salon thinkpiece in 2016.
@jonatanpallesen@mattyglesias I think if you have a political party that’s obviously trying to cement permanent minority rule for themselves then you have to respond - you can’t actually always cooperate in an iterated prisoners dilemma
@AndyMasley It's striking how strong the naive intuition is for the dualist, Cartesian theater kind of view. Because it's not universal!
In the Iliad, mental states are things that happen to your organs: your stomach turns black, your lungs are burdened with grief. It feels slightly alien