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niemandhier on May 27, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Birth of the Self

Next we need to overcome the Self to jointly address those problems that can only be overcome if each of us acts against his medium time self interest.

Global warming, microplastic, soil depletion ….

jschveibinz on May 27, 2023 [–]

Overcoming the Self is not possible. Convincing the Self is possible. It takes money, fear and lots of charisma and/or influence.

See the “Century of the Self” by BBC for how this has been done in the past 100 years.

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