That smells like anti-fragile, that concept by Stephen Pinker. The idea that hurting children makes them better. Hey Pinker, did you get that idea while you were on one of the dozens of flights you took on Jeffrey Epstein's Lolita Express?
I can see how it rings of that. There is a good point, though, that our tools for handling this can over-focus on the harm.
Being alive means experiencing some kind of trauma. It's unavoidable. Part of being made of meat. Shit happens. Acknowledging harm, feeling it - not just bottling - is important. And doing so makes it easier to learn from, to figure out what to do next. Asking, "What shall I do next? What do I want to happen next? What shall I do if it happens again?" That's also important.
It does seem like a lot of attention is put of the former importance and the latter importance gets a bit neglected.
That smells like anti-fragile, that concept by Stephen Pinker. The idea that hurting children makes them better. Hey Pinker, did you get that idea while you were on one of the dozens of flights you took on Jeffrey Epstein's Lolita Express?
I can see how it rings of that. There is a good point, though, that our tools for handling this can over-focus on the harm.
Being alive means experiencing some kind of trauma. It's unavoidable. Part of being made of meat. Shit happens. Acknowledging harm, feeling it - not just bottling - is important. And doing so makes it easier to learn from, to figure out what to do next. Asking, "What shall I do next? What do I want to happen next? What shall I do if it happens again?" That's also important.
It does seem like a lot of attention is put of the former importance and the latter importance gets a bit neglected.
Pinker, is that you?