This is my micro review of the "there's more to freedom than i expected" – where the author works through Erich Fromm's ideas on freedom
What if the only way to make progress in life is through a series of “tear off” events. One decides to tear off themselves from some influences in order to find freedom-from something, that is a new space for applying freedom-to something.
"We can even think of it [finding freedom] as a process—one in which pain is inevitable but ultimately fruitful if we navigate it correctly.”
After reading this article I also may have updated that:
- If I see a person too polite, too safe in their communication, asking constantly for permission, putting the importance of others too high above their own – it may mean that they have blurred cognition – and lean towards, what Fromm calls, masochist tendencies (this may not only be local but spill over and blur other judgments of theirs).
- And if I see a person taking too much space, being rude, easy to soft-aggression they also may have blurred cognition – and lean towards sadistic tendencies.
It may be trickier to identify masochistic tendencies in others and ourselves. It may feel awkward to do something about it. "Hey, you seem too polite, you may have some work to do", lol. I also may lean on that side and may have some calibrating to do.
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