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Yes, everything in your world is beautifully obvious, starkly black and white. Choice is either fully in our hands, or fully an illusion. We either have full
by danaris 3y ago
Yes, everything in your world is beautifully obvious, starkly black and white.
Choice is either fully in our hands, or fully an illusion.
We either have full agency, or no agency.
I understand full well about the importance of a growth vs entity mindset, but that's not going to stop the very powerful dopamine-seeking urge of the brain. At best it can keep you moving forward toward something that will (eg, rehab, ADHD medications, parental controls that prevent you using gambling apps on your own phone). But unless you've experienced one of these genuine mental disorders, preaching at people who do or have had them about how easy it is to get out of it, you just have to believe you can do it, is nothing but condescending bullshit. However many "vices" you have.
- Brusco_RF 3y agoYou're putting a lot of words in my mouth and I don't believe you're arguing in good faith. I never said it was easy, and I never even said you can get out of it at all. I simply said you're better off believing one thing over another. >that's not going to stop the very powerful dopamine-seeking urge of the brain This is our fundamental disagreement. Plenty of people have their urges under control. Believing you are somehow "different" or your brain is "broken" is the ultimate toxic mindset. You can't fix your life until you fix your mind