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I am convinced that there is always a "inertia" of values and goals, and as a result people fool themselves thinking they are getting towards the local/global m
by jxub 9y ago
I am convinced that there is always a "inertia" of values and goals, and as a result people fool themselves thinking they are getting towards the local/global maximum.
Many times, experience or external fomo/fud from the environment point towards something that is no longer as optimized as while this experience or viewpoint has been coagulating. Parents should be aware of that.
- wolf550e 9y agoPeople copy the attributes (sometimes very superficial ones) of the elite of a generation ago. It is similar to how militaries always prepare for the last war.
- jxub 9y agoAnd not only the elite, it's mostly about coping the aspirations of their socioeconomic stratum (simplyfing there is the general dinamic where rich people seek freedom through biz and middle-class people look to have more money, by working hard in a "good job".