size matters

the man who does not know the dimensions of his being can be unintentionally dangerous.

the impact of documentaries

of the many words that were strung together at lucy walker's presentation tonight on the power of documentaries the set I took away was this:

these forms of virtual reality [documentaries, etc.] can prompt people to take the perspective of people unlike themselves and to expand their circle of sympathy.

she seemed to be precise with words used on her slides. I found it interesting that she chose the expansion of sympathy as an impact of documentaries. I'm curious to explore this more - what value does sympathy have? perhaps the first stage of empathy?