I don’t have any very insightful immediate thoughts on where to get off the train (and which train to take in the first place), but I wanted to leave a brief comment to say that I found this short story, and the main character’s ceaseless demand for a clear answer, helpfully relatable. And on first reflection, the idea of using the “train to Arbitrariland” as an analogy for thinking about DiGiovanni’s empirical premise seems like a promising route, thanks for spelling it out and sharing it here!
I don’t have any very insightful immediate thoughts on where to get off the train (and which train to take in the first place), but I wanted to leave a brief comment to say that I found this short story, and the main character’s ceaseless demand for a clear answer, helpfully relatable. And on first reflection, the idea of using the “train to Arbitrariland” as an analogy for thinking about DiGiovanni’s empirical premise seems like a promising route, thanks for spelling it out and sharing it here!
Thanks Sarah, very helpful and pleasant to have your reaction :)