We have so much more than our forebears. But I remember the study that found 10x increase in depression since 30s in US.
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Point being, self-actualization seems to correlate with having your needs untended to, rather less than with having it all covered.
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i disagree w this. i think you guys are defining self-actualization differently from me too. is Elon Musk self-actualized? i say yes
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we're really talking enlightenment. Though enlightenment says that Kings are very similiar to enlightened people.
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i guess Maslow did add "self-transcendence" above self-acualization in later years. better fit for enlightenment than self-actualization
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like i said hierarchy model is imperfect. agree ppl don't _have_ to address needs linearly. still think it captures something important
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for most of human history virtually all humans were engaged in constant struggle for survival. now, huge masses of ppl are free of this
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and many of them don't know what to do w themselves bc built-in purpose is removed. same reason retired ppl often become depressed
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That's a good observation, though the latter in particular is influenced by not having children, or not being around them enough. That kills