Are you so sure that good art isn’t destructive? It makes the rest of the world seem bland in comparison. When I started reading, at Eliezer’s recommendation, the classic work of literature Fate/Stay Night, I found I had trouble reading other, lesser books, because, who cares?
An analogy might be to the Nymphs of Dungeons and Dragons—people who gazed upon their beauty would go blind or even die from despair that they would never see something so beautiful again.
See Eliezer’s postings on Superstimuli in OB.
And more specifically his quote from the babykiller/superhappies series:
“It’s bad enough comparing yourself to Isaac Newton without comparing yourself to Kimball Kinnison.”
Are you so sure that good art isn’t destructive? It makes the rest of the world seem bland in comparison. When I started reading, at Eliezer’s recommendation, the classic work of literature Fate/Stay Night, I found I had trouble reading other, lesser books, because, who cares?
An analogy might be to the Nymphs of Dungeons and Dragons—people who gazed upon their beauty would go blind or even die from despair that they would never see something so beautiful again.
By induction, never do anything well.
See Eliezer’s postings on Superstimuli in OB. And more specifically his quote from the babykiller/superhappies series: “It’s bad enough comparing yourself to Isaac Newton without comparing yourself to Kimball Kinnison.”