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I’ve had a surprisingly consistent sense of self. At least as far as I can remember. My personality, sense of fairness, hopes dreams, interests. All consistent
by more_corn 4y ago
I’ve had a surprisingly consistent sense of self. At least as far as I can remember. My personality, sense of fairness, hopes dreams, interests. All consistent. I’ll certainly be the same person at 60. Hopefully wiser and handsomer.
- otikik 4y agoLeaving aside the fact that you are using your brain to evaluate its own consistency, how can you know that yours is “surprising”? I think most people do feel a strong sense of self, and that they feel it is extremely consistent. I am having trouble picturing some who isn’t like that in my head, actually. Perhaps someone who’s barely conscious, or a baby. I also think that despite that feeling, change is unavoidable for everyone and uncomfortable for a lot of us. Some will go to extremes like changing their own memories in order to avoid admitting that they changed.