thank you..................that was food for my heart and soul. Things I had thought but never found words for. Appreciated so much, and challenged so much.
Experience has taught some that they are beyond consequences, and that they will always fail upwards. They want to get to the end of our story, some because they think there is some sort of religious redemption in the end, and some because they think our end will mean a better beginning for themselves and their tribe. There is no proof or reason that could convince them otherwise, these are fanatical beliefs backed by what has been their experience in life, their privilege of being able to murder in broad daylight without consequences, grab women by the p, and violate established protocols and indeed the law.
I think you hit the right nerve where you write "What we are witnessing is a moment in which Europe and the whole world finally reveal the decades-old corpses of its post-war projects and the absurdity of its infantile ambitions and assurances." From the US-American perspective, it is the lack of consequence for the "original sin" of slavery (as detailed by Gunter Myrdal in An American Dilemma), and slavery being itself based on marriage laws (the ability to own other people). The greek ideal of the citizen as propertied male stands indicted, and along with it the secret heart of politics for all these ages. There have never been consequences, for some. And that is the truth we have yet to face.
I’ve read recently that ADHD can sometimes be better viewed as an ability to conceptualise time. Could the appearance and the reported increasing prevalence of ADHD be seen as a symptom of the inconsequentialism you describe. Impulsivity by its very nature annihilates any analysis of consequence.
The deficit is loosely called “time blindness” which may open a thread for you. I’m not sure there’s a theory linking temporal impairment and consequential thinking yet but it seems to make sense to me.
I wish I still studied psychology although I realise , now I’m in my late 50s , that it was ADHD that prevented me from doing better in academia. Hey ho!
If what you mean is the in-ability to conceptualize or relate to time meaningfully, I completely agree with your whole comment. Gives me further things to think about for sure.
It does, indeed. However, I couldn't find any article that makes this sort of argument. If you remember where you've read it, it could be of help. Thanks, mate!
thank you..................that was food for my heart and soul. Things I had thought but never found words for. Appreciated so much, and challenged so much.
Experience has taught some that they are beyond consequences, and that they will always fail upwards. They want to get to the end of our story, some because they think there is some sort of religious redemption in the end, and some because they think our end will mean a better beginning for themselves and their tribe. There is no proof or reason that could convince them otherwise, these are fanatical beliefs backed by what has been their experience in life, their privilege of being able to murder in broad daylight without consequences, grab women by the p, and violate established protocols and indeed the law.
I think you hit the right nerve where you write "What we are witnessing is a moment in which Europe and the whole world finally reveal the decades-old corpses of its post-war projects and the absurdity of its infantile ambitions and assurances." From the US-American perspective, it is the lack of consequence for the "original sin" of slavery (as detailed by Gunter Myrdal in An American Dilemma), and slavery being itself based on marriage laws (the ability to own other people). The greek ideal of the citizen as propertied male stands indicted, and along with it the secret heart of politics for all these ages. There have never been consequences, for some. And that is the truth we have yet to face.
I’ve read recently that ADHD can sometimes be better viewed as an ability to conceptualise time. Could the appearance and the reported increasing prevalence of ADHD be seen as a symptom of the inconsequentialism you describe. Impulsivity by its very nature annihilates any analysis of consequence.
The deficit is loosely called “time blindness” which may open a thread for you. I’m not sure there’s a theory linking temporal impairment and consequential thinking yet but it seems to make sense to me.
I wish I still studied psychology although I realise , now I’m in my late 50s , that it was ADHD that prevented me from doing better in academia. Hey ho!
If what you mean is the in-ability to conceptualize or relate to time meaningfully, I completely agree with your whole comment. Gives me further things to think about for sure.
Yes that it - nicely summarised!
I’ll see if I can uncover the article I read. Hopefully it wasn’t just thought provoking tosh and actually has some weight to it!
It does, indeed. However, I couldn't find any article that makes this sort of argument. If you remember where you've read it, it could be of help. Thanks, mate!
Externalities are the spoor of exploitation.
This essay has given me much to think about—thank you
I'm so glad to hear that! Thank you!