I believe in the sacredness of bad experiences - that undergoing and processing painful things is inherently valuable and full of meaning, and that stepping directly into the thing that's hard to acknowledge - in both the world and yourself - is the key to growth and peace. So...
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Ok, forgive me saying this but I think that’s a real first World way of looking at this. For many people their lives are defined by bad experiences and they’d really like to change that.
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I wrote an article that might help give more perspective as to where I'm coming from:https://knowingless.com/2018/09/21/trauma-narrative/ …
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I suppose the real object is about allowing a larger diversity within an overton window (sexual parings, property ownership, enfranchisement, etc) while disallowing other social forms and certainly forms of trauma which might be seen as debilitating.
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Depending on whether the effort is toward pure antithesis or towards greater possibility, I think there's an important distinction to be made on the SJW front. But I certainly agree that much of my trauma shaped me.
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Being both meaningful/valuable AND important to minimize (especially when they're disproportionately experienced) are not mutually exclusive
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Agreed.
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don't you think there are enough painful experiences people can have even if there was social justice? too much trauma and grief can also simply break people.
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This is a thought I had about mushroom many people don't like them, because often it makes us relive past traumas but at the same time it allow us to understand them better.
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Doesn’t all justice tend to eliminate bad experiences? Are you thusly conflicted about all justice?
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I used to have more sympathy with the view that “every pain is a teacher”, but as I’ve gotten older I do view a lot of pain as random and uninteresting and not worth dwelling on. Rather focus my attention on things I find compelling in the world.
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