I do this too. Lately I’ve been having a lot of fun with the reduction of personal identity, so sometimes I try to console myself with the thought that because lots of people have said lots of stupid things in lots of years, the fact that I said something stupid the other year is just a trivial special case—my embarrassment is not uniquely important, and not really news. Somehow I fail to be consoled.
I do this too. Lately I’ve been having a lot of fun with the reduction of personal identity, so sometimes I try to console myself with the thought that because lots of people have said lots of stupid things in lots of years, the fact that I said something stupid the other year is just a trivial special case—my embarrassment is not uniquely important, and not really news. Somehow I fail to be consoled.