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which emotional milestones are considered imperative under capitalism/liberalism when really theyre not? (lemmygrad.ml)
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examples:

living alone: for centuries people just didnt do this and families lived in intergenerational households.

finding ”the one”: as liberal societies started promoting the nuclear family and the spouse as being the main source of emotional confidant as opposed to interconnected communities

being happy with your job: most of the times the job was just for survival

being happy/stable most of the time

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[–] amemorablename@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sorry to hear that. And fair, I'm generalizing a bit based on what I've seen and my understanding of the academic secular practice of therapy, for lack of a better way to put it. Yours is not the first story I've heard of therapists who basically just say "god" is the answer.

[–] Maeve@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 week ago

More to the point, faith in anything isn't just "flipping a switch."

That the more hardcore evangelical believer was more honest than the WASP believer was astounding, and reminds me not to become too entrenched in even "safe assumptions." You may guess I continue to wrestle with challenges set before us.