Interesting post. I think something like that happened to me—I was only glad when I was right, or at least thought I was right, but… Doesn’t rationality in general diminish sadness over non-acute things? Sure, wars are awful no matter how rational or irrational you are, but… For example, dealing with the fact that The Universe Doesn’t Care seems very troublesome for a lot of my peers, to the point where they push it away, same with genetically-determined intelligence.
Same with, as I’ve noticed, a seeming lack of empathy towards people. Not sure how to deal with that, as I want to be right, and correct others, even when they don’t like it. Ah, the dilemmas… And I can’t think of a third alternative either.
Interesting post. I think something like that happened to me—I was only glad when I was right, or at least thought I was right, but… Doesn’t rationality in general diminish sadness over non-acute things? Sure, wars are awful no matter how rational or irrational you are, but… For example, dealing with the fact that The Universe Doesn’t Care seems very troublesome for a lot of my peers, to the point where they push it away, same with genetically-determined intelligence.
Same with, as I’ve noticed, a seeming lack of empathy towards people. Not sure how to deal with that, as I want to be right, and correct others, even when they don’t like it. Ah, the dilemmas… And I can’t think of a third alternative either.