Oh ok. You're good, I just wanted to clarify. Self-criticism is still important and always will be, but I think the ironic "self-awareness" we see on the internet is different from that. People try to act self-aware, so they pick on things about themselves that are low hanging fruit. They never try to analyze the conditions that shaped them.
These are the types of people who claim they can't be racist because they aren't consciously aware of any racism. Because they've tricked themselves into thinking they are self-aware, they end up separating themselves further and further from actual genuineness.
Uh, yes; but more specifically the contradictions within my own thinking, & sense of the world. Or something.
I'm not trying to make a joke here, btw. Sometimes I just have muddled thoughts.
Oh ok. You're good, I just wanted to clarify. Self-criticism is still important and always will be, but I think the ironic "self-awareness" we see on the internet is different from that. People try to act self-aware, so they pick on things about themselves that are low hanging fruit. They never try to analyze the conditions that shaped them.
These are the types of people who claim they can't be racist because they aren't consciously aware of any racism. Because they've tricked themselves into thinking they are self-aware, they end up separating themselves further and further from actual genuineness.
IDK if that makes much sense lol