They say they value truth and honesty, yet they lie when the truth becomes inconvenient. They pride themselves on being accepting and understanding of those who are different, yet they’re the first to label and generalize anyone whose values don’t perfectly align with theirs. They see all the nuance and complexity in their own personality but reduce others to simplistic judgments based on the smallest bits of information. They expect understanding for their own mistakes and shortcomings but are quick to criticize and condemn when someone else slips up. They claim to hate drama and negativity, yet they actively seek it out. They demand to be heard but want to silence those whose opinions they oppose. They call themselves independent thinkers who don’t just follow the crowd, yet they fiercely defend beliefs they’ve never truly questioned.
I heard someone once say that “It’s not a principle if it’s not costing you any money” and I think there’s a lot truth to that. People aren’t holding themselves up to the same standards as they do others.
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“Hypocrisy dwells in the soul,” or to use another quote:
When last I followed the topic, there is a body of science supporting this. The summary of it is: people like to think of the human brain as being integrated, when it’s more of a duct-tape-and-bailing-wire artifact of evolution. Shit got bolted into place over millions of years of evolution. So while things are connected, the parts don’t all necessarily work in unison, especially in morally complex situations or when we feel threatened. It all exists to get us laid and propagate our genetic code. All other consideration are secondary from the perspective of DNA.
And folks, this is why it’s critical that we work on ourselves, study philosophy even if only cursorily, and understand interpersonal dynamics, Instead of tearing each other down, we could be investing energy into lifting up each other.
Edit: formatting. As an aside, how do I get single line breaks in Jerboa/Lemmy? Single CRLFs are ignored.
Most people fail to realize that reason and rationality are best case scenarios for hormonal meat beasts and very far from the default.
As certain unpopular person once said: “Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world”
I might not agree with the perfect part but in general I think that it’s a good advice. Who am I to tell other people how to live their lives when I don’t even know how to live mine.