It’s as interesting as it is clear that this concept of self the article and OP are grappling with is a western idea trying to divorce itself from a western perspective that it clearly can’t escape. It’s a shallow interpretation of the self as well (as shallow as any attempt to intellectually invoke Hitler in a conversation about the Self ffs)
The self, the individual, is an integral part of the whole. We don’t exist in a vacuum, however the whole can’t exist without the individual.
I think the heart of this argument has more to do with the way neoliberalism and hyper consumerism has created a culture (and as a symptom then, a personality of the individual) that is inherently anti-social. The “image” of “self”. Which is valid. In this way, the “image of self” becomes a form of escapism
But taking time to cultivate the self outside of the context of consumerism ultimately leads us back to the whole
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Reply to Glorifying the "self" is detrimental to both the individual and the larger world. It neither helps you find your true nature, nor your role in the larger world. by waytogoal
It’s as interesting as it is clear that this concept of self the article and OP are grappling with is a western idea trying to divorce itself from a western perspective that it clearly can’t escape. It’s a shallow interpretation of the self as well (as shallow as any attempt to intellectually invoke Hitler in a conversation about the Self ffs)
The self, the individual, is an integral part of the whole. We don’t exist in a vacuum, however the whole can’t exist without the individual.
I think the heart of this argument has more to do with the way neoliberalism and hyper consumerism has created a culture (and as a symptom then, a personality of the individual) that is inherently anti-social. The “image” of “self”. Which is valid. In this way, the “image of self” becomes a form of escapism
But taking time to cultivate the self outside of the context of consumerism ultimately leads us back to the whole