>>22683882> since humans impose false hierarchy (society = artificial selection) status within society shouldn't govern worth,We do agree on that though, I might have expressed myself poorly there.
>so what do you think that real thing is the thing that isn't a distraction?Honestly, I have no idea.
Juden Peterstein has the idea that if you are a low status lobster, that's bad, we know it's bad because of how low status in lobsters changes their physiology. You should therefore strive to be the best you can be, in multiple hierarchies in your society. That's one way to look at it I guess.
I am probably misunderstanding his position, but as much as he likes to use Christianity, he kind of sounds like Nietzsche when he talks about the lobsters. I have no idea how he marries these two in his head, literally joining the Anti-christ with Christ. Anyway, for some time I thought that it might be the way to do. Do eat well, do strive to get better, make more money, make good decisions etc. But all of this relies on the standard set by your society. It seems that both of us agree that status within a society shouldn't govern worth, so I've ultimately found the Peterstein position shallow.
Well I guess that one thing from him that I find good is "maybe if you did the things you know you should be doing, your life wouldn't suck so much"
I've been thinking that reason doesn't govern action. You might be different form me, but I have a very hard time following through with the decisions I seem "correct". I know how I should be eating, working out, earning money, pursuing romantic relationships, but I can't actually do it most of the time, I just don't do it.
Okay, now, how do I do the things I know I should be doing?
I've literally tried everything, every single self-improvement technique, diet, discipline shit etc.
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