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> I think it's entered the American psyche that the answer to happiness is to avoid anything that makes us anxious or uncomfortable Yes. For examples of this t
by TimTheTinker 6y ago
> I think it's entered the American psyche that the answer to happiness is to avoid anything that makes us anxious or uncomfortable
Yes. For examples of this trend, look no further than American college campuses, especially in the liberal arts.
"Microagressions", "safe spaces", ... it does sound like a lot of people feel untenably fragile when entering the marketplace of ideas.
- ashildr 6y agoYesterday‘s bullies on the schoolbus are repainting themselves to be today’s contenders on a “marketplace of ideas“, so they can argue they are an oppressed majority. MAGA!