Binaries
I must confess: I love binaries. I criticize them, but I rely on them all the time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2022/04/30/johnny-depp-fans-spark-a-wild-conspiracy
“The memeification of Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard continues on TikTok, as hordes of enthusiastic fans attempt to flatten an ugly, complicated situation into a binary narrative of unhinged aggressor versus saintly victim.”-amber
It’s important to keep challenging ourselves to see people beyond binaries: bad/good, smart/stupid, kind/mean. A person whose actions we were sad about can still help. A person whose ideas we criticized can give us an idea that will be important and helpful. Acknowledging this is not easy. I know it and I am still fighting with myself all the time not to fall into the comfort of binary thinking.
the fairy take about fisherman’s wife and the king
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2022/04/30/johnny-depp-fans-spark-a-wild-conspiracy
“The memeification of Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard continues on TikTok, as hordes of enthusiastic fans attempt to flatten an ugly, complicated situation into a binary narrative of unhinged aggressor versus saintly victim.”-amber
It’s important to keep challenging ourselves to see people beyond binaries: bad/good, smart/stupid, kind/mean. A person whose actions we were sad about can still help. A person whose ideas we criticized can give us an idea that will be important and helpful. Acknowledging this is not easy. I know it and I am still fighting with myself all the time not to fall into the comfort of binary thinking.
the fairy take about fisherman’s wife and the king
PAGE IN PROGRESS
