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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>So many people these days hide and limit themselves out of fear of being cancelled. As a brutally honest person myself I am distressed at how the cost of honesty has risen. If not outright deception, I have seen many people hide their own unique and creative qualities to grease social interactions. For example, my research advisor puts on so many fake smiles and phony thank yous that I nor anyone else barring perhaps his wife and kids can tell if he is being authentic or not. Repressed humor, fake smiles, fake relationships, I can hardly stand it.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I would rather someone be open about disagreeing with me on something or simply not liking me rather than leave it bottled up and covered with pleasantries. After all, accepting criticism and differences is part of growing and improving oneself. People seem to be digging holes where they hide their true selves.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sorry for the rant, I’m just trying to be honest.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">BillK via extropy-chat</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, December 13, 2021 2:23 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">ExI chat list</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:pharos@gmail.com">BillK</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [ExI] why the book is better</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 at 19:07, Hermes Trismegistus via extropy-chat</p><p class=MsoNormal><extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org> wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Books and movies have different priorities. Book of course lack the visual aspects so their value is derived entirely from the emotions and visions they inspire within us. A profitable movie without much of a plot can be produced by leveraging stimulating visuals, while a book without a plot will fall flat. There is also more competition for writers than film producers since the development cost of a book is low enough that the average individual can afford to write one. More books are being produced than movies so statistically there is a greater chance of an excellent new book being produced than an excellent movie. Individuals writing books are less constrained by outside influences and have more creative freedom in general. Essentially, coherent, unique, and innovative works of art do not scale. Risk aversion rises with scalability and a risk averse artist is a crippled one.</p><p class=MsoNormal>> _______________________________________________</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In today's cancel culture, aren't all artists, writers, comedians,</p><p class=MsoNormal>etc. crippled and restricted?</p><p class=MsoNormal>When so many are so easily offended, it is difficult to voice</p><p class=MsoNormal>contrary opinions.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>BillK</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________</p><p class=MsoNormal>extropy-chat mailing list</p><p class=MsoNormal>extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</p><p class=MsoNormal>http://lists.extropy.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/extropy-chat</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>