that’s part of it but there are other cases too. i like learning but i don’t like making it other people’s problem, and my improvement is a snail’s pace for a variety of reasons, some self-inflicted. im comfy with you tho
the problem is that you're looking for depth. i never tire of repeating nietzsche's refrain: the greeks were superficial out of profundity. the mundane, the everyday, is all there is - and that is sufficient motivation for action.
yes of course. but just pointing out the potential that someone could be influenced by their environment is not sufficient on its own. one can view the unmasked genealogy and still endorse the end result.
yes it is ‘dangerous’. but dangerous does not mean categorical opposition. the obvious move here is to flip it around and say “but aren’t there an abundance of sources encouraging me to stay unchanged?”
i’m not proposing evaluative relativism. i’m saying that if you cannot refrain from personal attacks against me on this topic, i will not want to be around you. especially if you cannot articulate a reason why i ought stop.
i have wanted to try this some time, and am curious and hopeful about the changes it might bring. of course i am unsure - change and experiencing novelty is like that. this intervention is no less natural than inaction. i would appreciate if you could respect this choice for now and not berate me.
i don’t know why my previous explanations haven’t sufficed. i feel like you have ascribed motivations to me that are alien to me. i’m not expecting complete approval and some questions and pushback is fine, it just hasn’t felt like i have been respected or heard
yes but this is trivially and uninterestingly true. the fact is that those various interpretations are the most important things humans have, and that differing interpretations cannot always peacefully coexist. it matters to people what is accepted as truth by others