10-14-2009, 10:22 PM
Steve85 Wrote:Andy Wrote:Justin is not that smart.
point 6 is crucial, Mike.
But point 7 is "Why did we make such a huge deal about Vick's dogfighting, send the guy off to 3 years in jail, strip him of all his money but yet continue to watch football?"
The cool part about Gladwell's writing is that it's not moralistic. It just poses the question and the reader takes it from there.
Football player has a choice and is aware of the dangers.
Dog is trained, brainwashed, forced to do it.
Did you read the article and are you familiar with Gladwell's books? The idea of choice isn't as rational nor as reasonable as we assume. That's neither here nor there.
The question of the article is more about two activities that mortally damages living creatures but one activity violates American societal norms and the other doesn't. Gladwell just asks why that is. He doesn't attempt to answer; he just poses the question.
Two feet.