| ▲ | throwpoaster 13 hours ago | |
This kind of argument, while moral on a surface level, belies a misunderstanding of human nature. In Jungian terms, it assumes that the shadow self either does not exist or has been fully integrated without confrontation. Once one has enough power and experience to achieve one’s goals despite opposition, and to use others instrumentally, the moral calculus can become difficult. We do not all start from the same circumstances: I am writing this on a phone produced by slave labour. As Lenin might have said: “compassion for whom?” You say “God is a choice”. Solipsism is a choice. | ||