Do we actually desire our own good? If we were honest with ourselves, we’d have to admit that on average we aren’t much better than anyone else at desiring what is truly good for us. We regularly desire and pursue self-destructive experiences and goals. I know what I need to do to care for my body and yet I regularly do the things that will harm me and fail to do the things that will benefit me. It is not a coincidence that self-destructive behaviors are almost always simultaneously attempts to self-medicate and cope with modern life. Sometimes we only recognize how we have sabotaged ourselves
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