"If I could genuinely become someone else, I think it would offer a tremendous epistemic advantage. I would choose to become one of the most vulnerable or marginalized individuals in society—for example, a child suffering in war or a father who has lost a child."
"I want to become such a person to gain access to knowledge and insights that are otherwise beyond my reach. Specifically, last year, when I fainted and fell by the roadside, feeling powerless to get up, I felt the world had changed."
"It was a world of helplessness where no one would help—a world I had never experienced before. Had I not endured such hardship, I might not have felt this sense of helplessness until old age."
"Therefore, despite breaking my leg, I was still grateful because I gained an unprecedented epistemic insight."
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