A Christmas Carol from another view.

Just bumping this as it went on late in the evening. It includes some economics and some psychology - we we get the thinking wrong,

why we!

I was not intending to post on the Gransnet news and political thread today 🤷‍♀️ 🥱. But your post and video captured my imagination DAR.

Dickens was a moralist and philanthropist; the video attributes a "just world fallacy/bias" to his message of the Christmas Carol story. In so far as Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol to highlight the callous indifference of the rich toward what should be their social responsibilities- i.e. the idea that we are all one family and should care for others- the video has resonance.

Dickens' place in literature endures because of his skill to capture his readers' imagination and appeal to their hearts for the causes he stood for. Dickens was shaped by his experience as a child and his observations. He exposed poverty, corruption, hypocrisy and highlighted the experience of the poor working class. His stories often contrast virtuous, struggling characters with villainous, heartless figures obsessed with money and status. Then rather than offering complex economic theories Dickens appealed directly to the reader's emotions, hoping to evoke sympathy and inspire moral reform.

Dickens family suffered financial hardship when his father died that lead to his schooling being interrupted. He developed empathy for the experience of others who face adversity and "fallen" circumstances.

Roll onto current day and we still live in a world that rewards wealth and power. What causes are important to people in society". What moral, social reform do we need and if so to what end? What do we need from our political leaders to works towards those goals?

I will reflect on those questions after the Christmas festivities. Meanwhile Merry Christmas to all the Gransnet family.

Thank you for your thoughtful reply. I found the "Just World" theory really caught my imagination as we see so much of it on GN and in general conversation.

Is it possible to overthink some things?

Better than never thinking about things at all.

Very interesting video DaisyAnne. Thank you.

RosieandherMaw

Is it possible to overthink some things?

Definitely
I read Christmas Carol every year and just appreciate it for what it is.
Why do we have to over analyse things.
Happy Christmas 🎄

Is critical thinking overthinking? I wouldn't say so. Dicken's was a critical thinker, haven't you ever read Hard Times? Strike the keystone.

My schooldays were a looong time ago, but I do remember that we were encouraged to analyse the books that we read.

RosieandherMaw

Is it possible to overthink some things?

Really. Why do you say that in this instance? I like to learn and share the sources I find; is that overthinking?

Fascinating.
What did Elon Musk say about 'empathy'?

And what did that journalist notice at the Nuremburg trials?
The Nazis on trial showed no evidence of having any empathy.

RosieandherMaw

Is it possible to overthink some things?

Absolutely.

No, that's not overthinking, DaisyAnnReturns.

RosieandherMaw

Is it possible to overthink some things?

An unexamined life is not worth living (Socrates).

A life without reflection risks being governed by habit, authority, or untested assumptions.

A life without reflection risks being governed by habit, authority, or untested assumptions. But a life with over reflection often leads to untested assumptions.
Over repetition even when c&p does not always mean validity.

Caleo

RosieandherMaw

Is it possible to overthink some things?

An unexamined life is not worth living (Socrates).

A life without reflection risks being governed by habit, authority, or untested assumptions.

A minute creature has just scampered across my screen!