12-01-2021, 02:30 AM
Interesting observation. I agree: when we engage with fictional catalyst in a meaningful way, we can experience it in a similar, or same, way we would if IRL. It's an illusion within an illusion.
The same would be true for non-fiction and current events IMO. Though we didn't directly experience these events ourselves, we may engage with them in a similar manner.
If I read about an argument, zip-lining through the jungle, etc., my experience of such is qualitatively different than if I'm doing it myself. If I watch a movie or documentary, my experience is more heightened than reading but less than IRL. The more indirect or distant, the more diluted the experience.
I suspect it varies from person to person, and for me at least, there are gradations.
The same would be true for non-fiction and current events IMO. Though we didn't directly experience these events ourselves, we may engage with them in a similar manner.
If I read about an argument, zip-lining through the jungle, etc., my experience of such is qualitatively different than if I'm doing it myself. If I watch a movie or documentary, my experience is more heightened than reading but less than IRL. The more indirect or distant, the more diluted the experience.
I suspect it varies from person to person, and for me at least, there are gradations.
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