MeisterEckhart wrote on Jul 23
rd, 2024 at 9:39am:
MeisterEckhart wrote on Jul 22
nd, 2024 at 8:05pm:
aquascoot wrote on Jul 22
nd, 2024 at 7:48pm:
an infant is a small psychopath and a narrcisist.
Define psychopath and narcissist such that infants can be included.
Are infants also immoral?
Don't you think that a theory of mind, which you raised earlier, is a prerequisite for determining that a child's personality is dysfunctional?
if you were to look at the theory of mind of a very young child/infant.
then we can say they live in the world of "me,me,me"
an infant doesnt think "mum is really tired, so i wont wake her though i am hungry"
the infant doesnt think "its going to hurt grandmas feeling if i cry when they hand me to her, so i will smile"
its just pure selfishness and trying to extract value.
but at least we can say the eyes of the infant are wide open and taking in the world.
the infant is "open" to new experiences
now what should happen is that people , as they mature, become atuned to the very real pleasure in giving, the truth that it is better to give then to recieve, the truth that contribution is meaningful, that you walk the path for the joy of walking the path.
some people can achieve that
but most people , because they are never modelled that and are instead modelled behaviours based on big marketers and big authority get 2 messages
1 your life improves the more you take
2 you should be safe and stay within the overton window
marketers want you in narcisist mode because you are easy to sell to
governments want you dependant on them because you are easier to control
hence the eyes glaze over and are either dull (numbing the pain with drugs alcohol and fast food) or like shark eyes (just looking for the next thing to take)
this is getting worse
because most of the population have no mental model for contribution as a joy in itself , volunteer organisations are collapsing
government helps collapse them by taking over responsibilities which a decent citizenry would take on
aged care
disability care
emergency services (SES and rural fire fighting)
child care
fidning people a job
finding people a house
the population think "why would i do that, why would i help the old disabled homeless or jobless unless i get paid"
relationships and the dating market have become similarly about the world of "me,me,me"
online dating is purely transactional
there is no higher purpose then to extract as much value whilst offering as little as possible
peoples relationship with government is similarly "me,me,me'
when i pointed out that during the global finaincial crisis , korean women donated their jewelry to be melted down to keep hynundai afloat, the entire leftie community thought that was a story about insane people
the vast majority of people will live their lives as infants and never understand " personal responsibility " meister
surely you concur
i put a few posts up about the ideas of steven covey or any other self help teacher and they go insane .
they see personal responsibility as a swear word. they see growth as a threat, they see every challenge as a problem someone must fix (just like an infant)
they see humanity as a baby who is perfectly entitled to suck on the government tittie for life and dont you dare tell them otherwise