Well, you have convinced me that I need to read this book!
Also, very interesting note on the necessity of hypocrisy. I must think more about this. As someone who deeply values transparency and what I call the "honesty of existentialism" (live as you want to be seen living, to inspire others to live that way, and be seen living as you truly live), I had a gut reaction to the idea that hypocrisy is necessary. Perhaps its the characterization of it as hypocrisy, however, that I don't like. You cite Japan as an example or Amsterdam, and in those cases, I call it more 'consideration' than 'hypocrisy.' It is not that you say one thing and do the opposite, but more that you just don't show everything all at once. I will ruminate.
Well, you have convinced me that I need to read this book!
Also, very interesting note on the necessity of hypocrisy. I must think more about this. As someone who deeply values transparency and what I call the "honesty of existentialism" (live as you want to be seen living, to inspire others to live that way, and be seen living as you truly live), I had a gut reaction to the idea that hypocrisy is necessary. Perhaps its the characterization of it as hypocrisy, however, that I don't like. You cite Japan as an example or Amsterdam, and in those cases, I call it more 'consideration' than 'hypocrisy.' It is not that you say one thing and do the opposite, but more that you just don't show everything all at once. I will ruminate.
Thanks for the post. It was very interesting.