This is essentially a centuries-old debate, rewritten with different words. At its core lies the human inability to transform what is known to be right into actual behavior. The text succeeds in articulating this reality once again. However, what we may now need to recognize is that no lasting social solution can emerge as long as the issue is approached from the same perspective. The mechanism that turns knowledge into action responds consistently and sustainably only to what is functional. Any notion of “truth” detached from functionality fails to produce enduring behavioral change.
I wasn't going to be quite as academic in my reply; I've known forever I am the architect of many of my barriers. That doesn't mean I know how to dismantle them. I only blame myself.
Being able to see this so clearly is already an important threshold. But knowing that we are the architects of our own barriers doesn’t automatically teach us how to dismantle them. Guilt rarely produces solutions; it usually just keeps awareness stuck in the same place. Perhaps the issue isn’t about blame at all, but about understanding the mechanisms through which these barriers are built. Because without understanding the mechanism, good intentions and willpower are often not enough.
This is absolutley brilliant - the Adler case really hits. What strikes me tho is how this might actually be adaptive when failure carries severe social costs, I dunno. I'd stay up late before presentations so tiredness became my safety net. The self-deception part is unsettling because we beleive our own excuses.
Does this behavior have justifiable or real-world obstacles / burdens that marginalized groups truly contend with, such as discrimination and hatred / this another illusionary barrier? Fuck you, privileged Fuck.
I’m pretty fascinated with this idea and been writing about how it interferes with my life—the thing that I’ve come to realize is that we all do it… and I think it’s really remediable by shining light on it and first realizing we’re doing it.
This is essentially a centuries-old debate, rewritten with different words. At its core lies the human inability to transform what is known to be right into actual behavior. The text succeeds in articulating this reality once again. However, what we may now need to recognize is that no lasting social solution can emerge as long as the issue is approached from the same perspective. The mechanism that turns knowledge into action responds consistently and sustainably only to what is functional. Any notion of “truth” detached from functionality fails to produce enduring behavioral change.
I wasn't going to be quite as academic in my reply; I've known forever I am the architect of many of my barriers. That doesn't mean I know how to dismantle them. I only blame myself.
Being able to see this so clearly is already an important threshold. But knowing that we are the architects of our own barriers doesn’t automatically teach us how to dismantle them. Guilt rarely produces solutions; it usually just keeps awareness stuck in the same place. Perhaps the issue isn’t about blame at all, but about understanding the mechanisms through which these barriers are built. Because without understanding the mechanism, good intentions and willpower are often not enough.
This is absolutley brilliant - the Adler case really hits. What strikes me tho is how this might actually be adaptive when failure carries severe social costs, I dunno. I'd stay up late before presentations so tiredness became my safety net. The self-deception part is unsettling because we beleive our own excuses.
Transgender woman, so the fear depression and anxiety is NOT IN MY MIND. FUCK YOU
Does this behavior have justifiable or real-world obstacles / burdens that marginalized groups truly contend with, such as discrimination and hatred / this another illusionary barrier? Fuck you, privileged Fuck.
Gaslighting.
The greatest Idea of modern if not all times is Hypersonic Transportation.
Theoretical infinite speed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTpudieHd4w
I’m pretty fascinated with this idea and been writing about how it interferes with my life—the thing that I’ve come to realize is that we all do it… and I think it’s really remediable by shining light on it and first realizing we’re doing it.