You could become cynical/misanthropic as you see how many people have these “low motives” and this could damage your ability to relate to people
interesting. i’ve heard of this but don’t have a great sense of what these are. what’s the evil inclination if it’s not just an inclination to do evil things?
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It's a drive to satisfy ones own pleasure. There's a midrash (exegetical text) in which the rabbis manage to capture and lock up the Evil Inclination. The result is that nobody gets out of bed to work, nobody has sex with their wives or husbands, and chickens stop laying eggs.
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So you kind of need the Evil Inclination, because it's motivating in a way the Good Inclination is not.
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