I don’t get why this was curated, am I missing something? The piece basically says that what you want to do & what society expects you to do are 2 separate things (a topic which has been explored since time immemorial). Then it says that you should evaluate what you really want to do based on rational thinking & long-term planning (also something incredibly obvious). Is there anything more to it?
I thought the only novel bit was the passage about oxytocin, which is barely 10% of the article.
I think this is a reasonable question. (1) it prompted an interesting thought for me in terms of “people often feel the need to be Good, which is often or usually a social drive more than a moral one”, (2) sometimes I like a new clear explainer on old topics.
I don’t get why this was curated, am I missing something? The piece basically says that what you want to do & what society expects you to do are 2 separate things (a topic which has been explored since time immemorial). Then it says that you should evaluate what you really want to do based on rational thinking & long-term planning (also something incredibly obvious). Is there anything more to it?
I thought the only novel bit was the passage about oxytocin, which is barely 10% of the article.
I think this is a reasonable question. (1) it prompted an interesting thought for me in terms of “people often feel the need to be Good, which is often or usually a social drive more than a moral one”, (2) sometimes I like a new clear explainer on old topics.