They keep you well calibrated about the level of insanity in the society. They allow you to not only have a good model of the society, but to also feel it on a gut level.
Upvoted because it’s true and relevant, but there are much, much cheaper ways to achieve that goal.
Facebook, for example.
They keep you well calibrated about the level of insanity in the society. They allow you to not only have a good model of the society, but to also feel it on a gut level.
Upvoted because it’s true and relevant, but there are much, much cheaper ways to achieve that goal.
Facebook, for example.