For most of the last half-century, the charge has been that American culture is stuck in adolescence. But adolescence, it turns out, was not the floor. Disney is leading the transformation, expanding into new age markets for maximum profit.
Nothing wrong with escaping here and there if responsibilities are fulfilled.
The problem is when escapism becomes the purpose of living.
The great lie of western culture is that we are first and foremost, individuals and we should strive for maximum freedom i.e. our purpose is to be free. Let’s take a look at the people in the world that can afford maximum freedom and have no practical accountability and see how/what they’re doing… yeah…
Purpose is important. If purpose strays too far away from “the best for others”, bad things start happening really fast.
Nah read a real book watch a real movie. Sure like play your cod but follow it up with some disco Elysium cruelty squad specopstheline something read your ya fiction but then read some fucking literature have a meiville or a leguinn or something if you only ever escape you never engage or grow
Nothing wrong with escaping here and there if responsibilities are fulfilled.
The problem is when escapism becomes the purpose of living.
The great lie of western culture is that we are first and foremost, individuals and we should strive for maximum freedom i.e. our purpose is to be free. Let’s take a look at the people in the world that can afford maximum freedom and have no practical accountability and see how/what they’re doing… yeah…
Purpose is important. If purpose strays too far away from “the best for others”, bad things start happening really fast.
Nah read a real book watch a real movie. Sure like play your cod but follow it up with some disco Elysium cruelty squad specopstheline something read your ya fiction but then read some fucking literature have a meiville or a leguinn or something if you only ever escape you never engage or grow
Barely.