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Re:Why read Dostoevsky? A programmer's perspective by Bakary on Saturday October 01, 2022 @08:51AM (#33046221)
The irony is that if all the highly intelligent and capable researchers, capitalists, and knowledge workers read more fiction the world would probably be slightly less dystopian than it currently is
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Re:Why read Dostoevsky? A programmer's perspective by closedloop129 on Saturday October 01, 2022 @09:44AM (#33046540)
The world could also improve if the readers of fiction would increase their engagement in research, business and knowledge.
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Re:Why read Dostoevsky? A programmer's perspective by pas on Saturday October 01, 2022 @11:42AM (#33047403)
Meh, that's wishful thinking. Fiction is not a silver bullet. Elon Musk loves fiction, did not make him a decent human being.
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Re:Why read Dostoevsky? A programmer's perspective by badtension on Saturday October 01, 2022 @03:50PM (#33049440)
Loves fiction as in Iron Man is his favorite avenger?
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