For example, when I fall into it, there’s the fact that I am exceptionally smart. Or it could be that you are beautiful, rich, popular, famous, well-born, etc. If you find yourself mentally reviewing the evidence for one such, you know that you’re doing the stance.
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Why is doing things for others not also a kind of personal? What makes Others different in kind from Me?
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Sorry, my tweet about nobility was badly worded and/or too condensed. It could easily be misunderstood as "service to others is truly meaningful, whereas selfish motivations are not." That's a version of the confused stance of "mission."
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how does this differ from the Mission stance discussed in the purpose appetizer post?
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It’s realistic, contingent, opportunistic, and has no special meaning. You do what’s available to be helpful, and don’t make a fuss about it. Rather than concocting some scheme to Save The World which will be highly meaningful, especially about you.
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This strikes me as wrongheaded though what you are saying is that meaningfulness only arises through being useful for others? This strikes me as something that is the depressive mindset, where value cannot be sought in oneself.
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Ah, no, not that! That’s “mission”. The antidote is “enjoyable usefulness”:https://meaningness.com/enjoyable-usefulness …
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