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Following our nature is easy, we just do it naturally. Opposing our baser instincts is hard, so a lot of people don't. The greatest leap as a species we can tak
by chris_mc 8y ago
Following our nature is easy, we just do it naturally. Opposing our baser instincts is hard, so a lot of people don't. The greatest leap as a species we can take is if we can make it a social imperative to act against those urges, but in today's corporate-controlled world, our "corporate overlords" want us to react on instinct to purchase expensive, wasteful, and useless items and services. Until we figure out how to hold a corporation to the same ethics and morals we hold individuals, that won't happen.
- ivoras 8y ago> The greatest leap as a species we can take is if we can make it a social imperative to act against those urges As likely most geeks and office warriors can vouch for, fighting your endocrine system leads to depression, anxiety and "finding yourself" problems. Rather than fighting nature, which is a losing battle from the concept itself, I think the ideal is to find a balance with it, this means (however Jungian it sounds) accepting both our darker and lighter sides, both intellectual and physical.
- eeZah7Ux 8y ago> fighting your endocrine system leads to depression citation needed > Rather than fighting nature What? Humans have a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefrontal_cortex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefrontal_cortex for impulse control. "This brain region has been implicated in planning complex cognitive behavior, personality expression, decision making, and moderating social behavior."