Yeah, I was hoping to connect the dots for people who are starting to think about these things. I often see people struggling with the idea that people can be happy in a society they themselves might not be happy in. It’s really easy to forget that our own values are not some universal standard, and doubly so for people who have no other point of reference aside from the society they grew up in.
And I had a similar experience as well, like you read these things and just nod along because you’ve basically worked through the problem yourself and arrived at the same place. In a way it does feel good to see your own thinking validated though. :)
Yeah, I was hoping to connect the dots for people who are starting to think about these things. I often see people struggling with the idea that people can be happy in a society they themselves might not be happy in. It’s really easy to forget that our own values are not some universal standard, and doubly so for people who have no other point of reference aside from the society they grew up in.
And I had a similar experience as well, like you read these things and just nod along because you’ve basically worked through the problem yourself and arrived at the same place. In a way it does feel good to see your own thinking validated though. :)