Leadership
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Agency
Imposter Syndrome
Delusion and Deceit
i feel like I've seen 10 years worth of "omg, the high status people in charge / leadership etc have no idea what the fuck they're doing, this has cured my imposter syndrome" but not a corresponding increase in agency amongst the commentariat, which suggests to me that...
what people think is limiting them, is not what's actually limiting them.
from a certain angle, the amount of delusion and deceit in the commons is almost despair-inducing, until i remind myself that someone else's self-BS is not my responsibility
from a certain angle, the amount of delusion and deceit in the commons is almost despair-inducing, until i remind myself that someone else's self-BS is not my responsibility
we are all full of shit tbh lol
maybe not fair to expect better from mortals, but that's the tension, all progress comes from mortals doing better than what can be reasonably expected of them
a little tiddlywink of real honesty can be earth-shattering sometimes, and completely immaterial othertimes
realizing i didnt say what I think the actual limiting factor is, lol. amongst the people who have the necessary prerequisites for doing stuff, I believe the limiting factor is fear of status regulation. being mocked for trying, mocked for failing, attacked for succeeding
to some degree, if one has some integrity, continuing to mock other people (even when seemingly justified) functions as a sort of invisible self-regulation. it's actually self-limiting to mock others. editing out the mockery will IMO actually liberate you to attempt more things
but many ppl struggle with that because it's a significant % of ingroup loyalty, socializing, identity formation, etc. giving up one's class/status/context copes is harder than giving up cigarettes or sugar or some other cope
it's reassuring to disqualify yourself and others. its reassuring to perpetuate misery and cynicism. facing unknown possibilities with an open heart is excruciating.
daring to try doesn't take intelligence, it takes courage. to get back up again after disappointment
daring to try doesn't take intelligence, it takes courage. to get back up again after disappointment
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