JENNIFER PLATT | If we are what we read, I could have been a cuttlefish in a gangbang

The question is are we? And if so, how do we burst our reading bubbles to broaden our outlooks on life?

24 February 2021 - 20:20 By jennifer platt

I had an argument with my partner yesterday. It was nothing major, but I thought I had the moral high ground (which I’m still sure I do!). I relayed to him in a not-so-condescending voice that he cannot rely on the narrative he was brought up with and has to start looking at things from different perspectives. The only way I know how to do this, besides talking to loads of people from all walks of life, which now is quite difficult to do, is to read and read widely...

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