On: Ask HN: What's the "best" book you've ever read?

[giraffe_lady]

Yeah you gotta go around assuming that anyone might lie to you about their favorite book in order to use your reaction to determine something about your personality. This behavior is normal and good.

[joenot443 → giraffe_lady]

You missed the point, I’m afraid. What’s neither normal nor good is writing someone off as an idiot because their taste in books differs from yours.

[giraffe_lady → joenot443]

Exercising your judgement about how other people exercise their judgement is good actually.

[joenot443 → giraffe_lady]

I think being judgmental towards people who aren't seeking your judgement is parasocial and weird actually.