I’ve been bingeing Goodreads reviews lately cause I want to see why people gave highly praised books low reviews. Out of curiosity I searched up Charlotte’s Web by EB White. It was a childhood read. A few of the comments said it was disgusting, and not to let kids read it lest they turn to veganism; and other similar things. I read the book as a kid and moved on because to me, it was just that, a book.
I thought on it a bit, even wrote a school review on it. But at the end of the day, I read for pleasure. I moved on and didn’t become a vegan, neither did any of my friends. I just want to know if fiction affects your thought processes.
by FoodIsSuprem
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Any media we consume influence us a lot, often subtly. Now the specific example you mentioned is rather crude and I wouldn’t buy into it
Absolutely. Even if it doesn’t have a noticeable, actionable change on me it changes how I think about things
Yes. My entire set of ethics and morality probably comes from the fiction I absorbed as a kid
Not even just books, but cartoons and stuff too
Yes, I like thinking. Why are pleasure and thinking presented as diametrically opposed?
Oh, absolutely– Anything we experience touches us in ways both seen and unseen. This speaks directly to the danger of echo chambers. People will narrow their scope to fine tune what they receive and limit their own horizons
Fictional anything has the power to effect me. Just because something is invented doesn’t mean it can’t be or feel true.
Yes, because books are a mean of conveying ideas. Through stories, we learn different perspectives and philosophies that can shape how we view the world
Neil Gaiman’s Sandman completely changed the way I think about mythology, legends, and folklore, so yes.
Books open your mind but the choices are still yours.
Some people read the Bible and follow the teachings. Others read it and thought it was cool but move on. The choice is yours. Always remember that. We have a choice.