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shw1n04/02/20251 replyview on HN

Yep agree with this a lot, identity-shattering is dangerous indeed


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johnea04/02/2025

I totally disagree. "Shattering" one's identity (which is a completely fictional idea, only existing inside one's head) is essential for finding one's place in the universe.

Failure to adopt an accurate perspective of one's place in the universe is the greatest source of human anxiety.

Plus, if you can't discuss something like politics with people, are they really your friends at all? Not very good ones at least...

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