The more individuated you are, the more useless your practical advice. The problem/solution fit would be unique to your way of being. The can only say aphorisms like "Just be yourself" "Follow your heart" etc...
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So... individuation isn't about a unique combination of attributes but about not caring about what other people think of you.
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You have this ability both when you're fresh to life and when you've conquered life. Freedom is the freedom to not care. "I don't give a fuck" == "Hakuna Matata, no care in the world."
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Money and guns and intelligence and knowing about technology and AI (all variations on Power) are tools for the Conquerer. But they're traps.. because they're like status/fame. The power comes from trapping yourself, not freeing yourself.
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The machiavellian prince lives a paranoid and lonely life. The famous actor is bound by the chorus of millions of fans.
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Responsibility grants power but ties you down. Per Jordan Peterson's spiel, responsibility is also THE source of meaning. However, Not Needing Meaning is the ultimate freedom.
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The cost is much higher than most people realize though b/c of how much you must renounce. Is there a modern day equivalent to giving up all worldly possessions and living by begging? (It doesn't seem to be literal homelessness... surviving purely on Patreon seems closer...)
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The thing about saying "I don't give a fuck." when you haven't and haven't conquered the(your) world is night and day. To do so naively is to pretend to be enlightened and is a path to nihilism. The Dark Side form of freedom.
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I think Peterson has done a lot to prevent this destructive nihilism, especially for young men. "You don't care because you unable to bear suffering. You're weak. Get strong. I will help."
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The reason I suspect the message can feel hateful at times is because it makes suffering an inevitable part of reality. It's the same message "Life is suffering", but delivered by a Strict Father archetype and feels mean rather than a Smiling Buddha.
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It is also anti-feminine in a way because masculine energy is far better suited for taking on pain and suffering. (What culture so some undetermined extent is how much yin/yang energy is infused into each XX or XY baby)
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Avatars of the Masculine are judged and ranked by how much suffering they can endure (and dish out...) by Avatars of the Feminine who judge and rank this way precisely because Suffering is the Ultimate Enemy to them.
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For Yang energy, the "Obstacle is the Way" while for Yin energy it's about an existence without unnecessary suffering.
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Some common messages that yin/yang try (and fail) to communicate to each other: yin -> yang: You're obstacles are fake. Sports is fake. Your career is fake. Do something REAL. yang -> yin: You have no idea how much Suffering this involves. You should be more grateful.
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So... individuation is like learning to ride a bike. Your Unique Journey with balancing yin/yang left/right pedal is Unique to you. You can't read a book to learn it. You have to Do. The end result of individuation is a group of non-individuated bike riders.
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They're still doing the same thing you do. Going from A to B. Maybe sometimes from C to D or back to A. But they seem to do so effortlessly and without pain, and often much faster.
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