Most people seem completely fucking nuts to me. Yes, even most people I associate with.
Do I have unfair standards, or are we that fucked?
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I can't get even quite intelligent people to admit to really basic flaws in their mutual interactions. Given, I may just be terrible at it,-
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-but it seems to crop up with any people who are somewhat in touch with reality, that getting people out of storytelling is nigh-impossible.
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i'm interested to hear more about this - what do you mean by "getting people out of storytelling", and why is doing so desirable?
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@ParadoxNow_ talks about how storytelling can be a means for transformative growth, and how stories usually have some hidden truth.
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supports and underpins this view with his own experience & example.
I think I agree with both of those things, as stated.
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What I'm struggling with here, is that it seems especially hard not just to get people to abandon stories (bad, for reasons I'll touch on),-
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- but that getting any traction at all in changing the thrust of those stories is nigh-impossible, even with empathy & opportunity.
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Storytelling is inextricably linked with survival. Without a story to tell, people die. No meaning -> no reason to live.
No conflict there.
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So we need stories and I'm not saying we should get rid of those, just so we're clear. I don't think that's desirable.
We use stories to get around the world, define ourselves against others, try to understand ourselves and countless more things, obviously.
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The problem is some of these stories are poisonous, to ourselves, others or both.
E.g. "I'm all that matters," the story of a sociopath.
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there's a point at which it may desirable to ditch all. But 99.99% aren't there. Heck, I doubt I am.
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