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Cut back the welfare state and let natural selection regain her course... "Internal motivation" is a resultant of complex social forces, rather than some absol
by Radim 14y ago
Cut back the welfare state and let natural selection regain her course...
"Internal motivation" is a resultant of complex social forces, rather than some absolute immutable physical law.
Btw "progress in doing things that you really like" takes on a new dimension with people who are "internally motivated" to be rapists, murderers or pedophiles. I know the GP is probably only considering this in the context of "effective parenting", and I apologize for the ad-absurdum, but I don't feel screaming at villains should be made "illegal". Nor everybody's "internal motivation" and "following their passion" universally glorified, as I often hear suggested by neo-hippies.
- guard-of-terra 14y agoHow are rapists relevant to our discussion?
- Radim 14y agoYou mean, "how is a thought on the commendability of pursuing one's internal motivation relevant to a discussion of internal motivation"? If you have a genuine argument, please articulate it. I'd be of course happy to answer.
- guard-of-terra 14y agoMy argument revolves around two points: Of all robberies, murders and rapes only a tiny minority is committed by people feeling deep internal motivation to do so. Most are done by stupid people in a bad situation. Maniacs are pretty rare. Stupid people are a plenty. And they don't dream the life of violence. They have it all right already, some from the birth. Talking about this tiny minority, I don't see how our yakyaking about following our dreams can affect them. Those people are deeply ill and should see a doctor. I don't see why we should take them into account when talking about how a sane majority of people should live.