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sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks agoThat IS based. Thanks for the background info, I don’t really know Twitter people
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sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks agoThat IS based. Thanks for the background info, I don’t really know Twitter people
Akasazh@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
His books are really worth reading too.
In Man Kind he shows that in general is best to assume people have good intentions, and generally not trying to do bad things.
In moral ambition he shows the mechanisms work that corrupt people from this general good state of being and argues that a new moral framework is needed to fight that corruption, which is ruinous for the ordinary people who just want to live well.
But aside from just sitting that down he actually tries and start a movement to create that change. Which, I think it’s quite special.
sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Those sound particularly relevant to me right now. I’m kind of crashing out over the inherent sadism of human beings so maybe that would help.
I’ll also start watching for his name to come up more places. The world needs more actual good agents right now. I need to believe that’s not a lost cause.
Akasazh@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yeah particularly Man Kind is a good read to get your mind off the general madness that drains your soul, almost by design. The key advice if the book is to wean off the news cycle that keeps reminding us about the inherent evil of people.
If you interact with actual, normal people in everyday lives most of them aren’t sadists and just want to live their lives and be good.
And then he shows many historical examples about how that’s actually what drives most people.
So yes, that might be what you need. I’m not generally for glorifying people, but Bregman has my highest respect.
sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Okay, I’ll start with that one then. I’m skeptical of “Just turn off the TV” perspectives but if he’s got some new angles then I’m still open.
Weirdly enough I’ve found out that there’s a certain flavor of “annoying” that a person can be that activates most people like the Manchurian candidate. Or at least Americans, leaving my home country for the first time kind of showed me some perspective on it.