Thank you for kind words and for validation. If I were properly calibrated I’d find neither useful, but I’m not and I do. It’s very gratifying that people seem to appreciate my having written this.
I did not set out to create something that people find beautiful, but if I did so I am happy. Seeing this upvoted, and tagged as “art”, was surprising but pleasant. (Parenthetical aside: is art something created for the self, or something created to express the self to others? I’ve heard both stances espoused. If the latter, then expressing thoughts one finds ugly in a way others find beautiful could be regarded as a failure. Human endeavors are complicated, and I don’t think art is often created for any one reason, but I still think there’s an answer to something hiding in that line of questioning.)
In response to your first thought, I communicated poorly. When I referred to units of caring, I wasn’t positing a finite amount of empathy, I was referencing this. I’ll edit the OP to be less opaque. In response to your second thought, I think my thoughts are covered in my response to shaybenmoshe.
Thank you for kind words and for validation. If I were properly calibrated I’d find neither useful, but I’m not and I do. It’s very gratifying that people seem to appreciate my having written this.
I did not set out to create something that people find beautiful, but if I did so I am happy. Seeing this upvoted, and tagged as “art”, was surprising but pleasant. (Parenthetical aside: is art something created for the self, or something created to express the self to others? I’ve heard both stances espoused. If the latter, then expressing thoughts one finds ugly in a way others find beautiful could be regarded as a failure. Human endeavors are complicated, and I don’t think art is often created for any one reason, but I still think there’s an answer to something hiding in that line of questioning.)
In response to your first thought, I communicated poorly. When I referred to units of caring, I wasn’t positing a finite amount of empathy, I was referencing this. I’ll edit the OP to be less opaque. In response to your second thought, I think my thoughts are covered in my response to shaybenmoshe.