@Chriseindt@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 11 months ago"Don't judge a book by its cover." is a bad idiom, because bookcovers are desinged to represent the content of the book.message-square40fedilinkarrow-up1241arrow-down160
arrow-up1181arrow-down1message-square"Don't judge a book by its cover." is a bad idiom, because bookcovers are desinged to represent the content of the book.@Chriseindt@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 11 months agomessage-square40fedilink
minus-squareRhynoplazlinkfedilink2•11 months agoI’m going to say it’s like a chicken and egg scenario. It’s recommended that you don’t judge a thing or a person based on a quick glance. That’s good advice. Book covers are designed specifically to be judged at a quick glance because they know that’s what people do, despite the advice they were given.
minus-square@ngdev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•11 months agoI think it’s also true in reverse. Like if the book cover looks really cool but the story is hot garbage.
I’m going to say it’s like a chicken and egg scenario.
It’s recommended that you don’t judge a thing or a person based on a quick glance. That’s good advice.
Book covers are designed specifically to be judged at a quick glance because they know that’s what people do, despite the advice they were given.
I think it’s also true in reverse. Like if the book cover looks really cool but the story is hot garbage.