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I don't agree that escapism is a pure virtue. I do agree that escapism is a reaction to being unhappy with the current state. Escapism is an illusion though.
by willis936 4y ago
I don't agree that escapism is a pure virtue. I do agree that escapism is a reaction to being unhappy with the current state. Escapism is an illusion though. Spend enough time around it with a curious mind and it loses effectiveness. The cure at that point is improving the state.
- croon 4y agoBut if you can't enact change (on a macro scale) your choice (or lack of choice) drives you either back to explicit escapism, or into escapism masquerading as action (eg Qanon fiction). The former is less destructive.
- pgorczak 4y agoIt could also be a very real consequence of feeling that you can’t or shouldn’t change the state and are therefore not responsible for it. The article doesn’t mention consumerism as a cause but I feel like it plays a role when people are mostly expected to play a passive role and fuel the economy in their spare time.