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Maybe it's a broader proble with society.

• petra 8y ago
  I'm not so sure. Why ? Well, one way to conceptualize human needs is maslow's hierarchy. the final, LOWEST priority need is self-fulfillment. so there are many more pressing problems before that to solve. but: It says nowhere that self-fulfillment must be in your job. Who says that being a successful musician is "the" useful trait to develop ? reading about successful musicians, and knowing one, they don't seem particularly psychologically healthy. Same goes for probably many other talents. And who says the "self" is the key thing to develop anyway ? if you ask spiritual people, peak human development looks quite different.
  • TheOtherHobbes 8y ago
    It's odd how this argument is applied to artists, but never to financiers, investors, and CEOs. What if being insanely rich isn't "the" trait to develop? Reading about successful CEOs, and knowing one very distantly, they don't seem particularly healthy. And who says creative expression is a thing to develop anyway? Why can't we just keep making already rich people even richer without complaining about it?
    • petra 8y ago
      Did i say anywhere that being a CEO or insanely rich is the trait to be develop ? But CEO's don't exist because of some goal of human development. They exist because they fulfill a needed role, same as with any other job.