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That's not what moving up means; they're cumulative from the bottom up. You can't move up to the next level until all lower levels are consistently met. Moving
by solarmist 4y ago
That's not what moving up means; they're cumulative from the bottom up. You can't move up to the next level until all lower levels are consistently met.
Moving up means those needs are being met satisfactorily and can be maintained without prolonged attention. And if a lower level stops being met, your level will fall to that level until it is met again.
I.e., if you're hungry and don't know when your next meal is, then who the hell cares if you're anxious, angry, or happy? You have more pressing concerns.
- remarkEon 4y agoRight, I'm aware of Maslow's work, I just think it's wrong on a number of different dimensions, or at least incomplete.
- solarmist 4y agoSure, I agree, at best it is a gross simplification. But it’s useful and, in my opinion, captures the most basic relationship which is that some needs have higher priority than others and will drive those other needs to the recesses. What about that do you disagree with?