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When in the history has this "boxing" of oneself started? Maybe other cultures don't surround the consciusness with so much fluff, like "I'm a valedictorian fr
by jxub 9y ago
When in the history has this "boxing" of oneself started?
Maybe other cultures don't surround the consciusness with so much fluff, like "I'm a valedictorian from the Yale class of 2010 and I work at Goldman and play polo". Or "I'm a Lenin follower and everyone should bow to international marxism".
I think eg. the Chinese take on this is more about the family or something. Any pointers?
- oil7abibi 9y agoPlenty of cultures attach identities to their societies - Sunni/Shi’a, Hutu/Tutsi, etc. Other cultures don’t focus as much on their “work identity” as you described, but they fill their identities with others. Source: lived overseas and been to 25+ countries.