Huh, interesting! I definitely count myself as agreeing with Alice in some regards—like, I think I should work harder than I currently do, and I think it’s bad that I don’t, and I’ve definitely done some amount to increase my capacity, and I’m really interested in finding more ways to increase my capacity. But I don’t feel super indignant about being told that I should donate more or work harder—though I might feel pretty indignant if Alice is being mean about it! I’d describe my emotions as being closer to anxiety, and a very urgent sense of curiosity, and a desire for help and support.
(Planned posts later in the sequence cover things like what I want Alice to do differently, so I won’t write up the whole thing in a comment.)
I can picture ways people could bring up capacity-improvement-for-the-greater-good that I’d be really excited about. It’s something I care about and most people aren’t interested in. It’s the way Alice (in this story, and by default in the real world) brings it up I think is counterproductive.
Huh, interesting! I definitely count myself as agreeing with Alice in some regards—like, I think I should work harder than I currently do, and I think it’s bad that I don’t, and I’ve definitely done some amount to increase my capacity, and I’m really interested in finding more ways to increase my capacity. But I don’t feel super indignant about being told that I should donate more or work harder—though I might feel pretty indignant if Alice is being mean about it! I’d describe my emotions as being closer to anxiety, and a very urgent sense of curiosity, and a desire for help and support.
(Planned posts later in the sequence cover things like what I want Alice to do differently, so I won’t write up the whole thing in a comment.)
I can picture ways people could bring up capacity-improvement-for-the-greater-good that I’d be really excited about. It’s something I care about and most people aren’t interested in. It’s the way Alice (in this story, and by default in the real world) brings it up I think is counterproductive.