Post #2096237
2026-04-28 12:53 UTC
@promovicz @phocks @MelissaBearTrix I am a Zen Buddhist priest, if you don’t know, that entails connecting with those who are less fortunate & assisting with those who are in need. I don’t think watching a film is going to give you any greater insight into a society than living in it.
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@promovicz@chaos.social 2026-04-28 12:55
@SydneyJim @phocks @MelissaBearTrix I don't follow that belief about "local experience", but it may be correct for you. For me, it's not. If you live there, that's "ethnographic" knowledge. Sociology does not require field presence or subject exposure, because it's objective, whereas ethnology is subjective by definition.