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One thing I'll say about humans. We're skilled at constructing mental e… |
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Post #AoR7bjogtEASXwB3Jo by [email protected] |
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These aren’t grand, nefarious schemes; they’re simple beliefs that quietly … |
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Post #AoR7bjxYMHFyzQK88G by [email protected] |
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They fit like a perfectly tailored suit over our weaknesses, letting us walk co… |
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Post #AoR7bk9Femc9ZhnTMm by [email protected] |
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Take, for instance, the belief that “the system is broken, and nothing I do c… |
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Post #AoR7bkIT6VzG2I6pjU by [email protected] |
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But this belief doesn’t end there—it metastasizes into an excuse for apathy… |
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Post #AoR7bkS2WvdwVyaTeS by [email protected] |
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It replaces action with a cynical shrug, transforms responsibility into a spect… |
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Post #AoR7bkbbxLIczf47ZQ by [email protected] |
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Then there’s the classic: “I’m only one person.” This belief masquerade… |
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Post #AoR7bkkTQOO9R9DCNs by [email protected] |
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The unspoken subtext is that any effort short of total success is meaningless, … |
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Post #AoR7bku2qo2pupgqIq by [email protected] |
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The irony, of course, is that this belief elevates individual effort to an impo… |
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Post #AoR7bl2YLAqmLDfdZ2 by [email protected] |
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It’s a paradox that absolves the believer of lifting a finger while allowing … |
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Post #AoR7blB3pXeilbeQpE by [email protected] |
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Another popular favorite is the notion that “people get what they deserve.”… |
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Post #AoR7blLhC0A9IacvOy by [email protected] |
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It absolves the believer of empathy because, after all, why feel bad for someon… |
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Post #AoR7blUYf3Ffk4m0DQ by [email protected] |
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Perhaps the darkest belief of all is that morality itself is subjective, that t… |
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Post #AoR7ble85SuMDlFe8O by [email protected] |
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This isn’t the kind of intellectual relativism that sparks philosophical deba… |
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Post #AoR7blmzYVzsfFOiwq by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan Yah. Gaslighting the red herrings. |
