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You value self-actualization above food and shelter? Like, have you ever been stuck out at night in the cold and rain without eating all day and thought, "I ne
by kdmccormick 3y ago
You value self-actualization above food and shelter?
Like, have you ever been stuck out at night in the cold and rain without eating all day and thought, "I need to focus on pursuing my passions"?
- Exoristos 3y agoDues it surprise you that there are people on HN who have gone without food or proper shelter?
- kdmccormick 3y agoNot at all! It would surprise me if someone had gone without food and shelter and then insisted that self-actualization was more important to them when they were cold and hungry.
- MichaelZuo 3y ago1 in a million outliers do exist, some folks are even literally wired differently.
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- simple-thoughts 3y agoLimited shelter plus forced fasting is a way to achieve self actualization, learning both the limits of your body and discipline. Only to a degree, too much and you’re physically injured perhaps permanently.
- Exoristos 3y agoWhy? For the record, in my early twenties I moved to a city, fell in with a bad crowd, was robbed of my savings, and ended up living in my car for a time. I lost almost a pound a day that month. At no point did I start thinking differently, like a reptile or robot (or whatever you're imagining), or stop thinking about myself as a personality or a soul. Soft-science textbooks are manipulative bullshit.
- whimsicalism 3y agoMy guess is that they are asexual, not sure why everyone is jumping to them not requiring food for some reason.
- sph 3y agoThey literally said they believe the pyramid of needs to be upside down, so you'd have self-actualization at the bottom, and food and shelter at the top.
- dumdumchan 3y agoAnd air
- KineticLensman 3y agoAnd wi-fi