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Old 09-15-2007, 06:26 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Life Warrior
But doesn't acknowledging the labels still show an acceptance of this mindview you are trying to disprove?
I often try to convey originality "in their language". There are obviously numerous examples other than the "nerd", Facebook-ster and nightclubber stereotypes, and I'm simply saying that what individual people really want can be achieved in a diversity of ways

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What I wanted to say is, why don't we focus on what really matters instead of trying to play down to the logic of a fear based mindset?
Hmmm... as far as I remember my philosophy lessons at high school, Socrates would call this "maieutica" (---> focus on what really matters)... but before arriving there, before being able to see that, some people do need to perceive the fallacies in the logic of their fear based mind-set (in socratic language, this would also be called "aporia").

Maybe some people can skip that step, and find what really matters in one shot... but you never know (especially amongst us youngsters in early adulthood, filled with expectations about career, roles and other clichés)

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Oh, and I forgot to point out at one thing...

You said...
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I do not find myself superior to others who are still in this mindset, I feel sympathy for them and send them love.
This is also what I once tried... the problem is that this attitude is often misperceived by them as a patronizing behavior.
And that's where communication (in their language, in their logic, etc.) comes into play.
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