Dr. Christof (Christoph) Koch
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And so cynicism works directly against that because if I say, ah, whatever, it's just another pill, it's not going to do anything, then it's much less likely to actually work.
And I think you're right.
You're right to worry.
We judge everything by our standards.
And of course, the future will judge us for doing atrocious things to animals, to the environment.
You know, but we don't worry about that.
We just judge people because they said something or they've written a book or they advocated for this particular position that now is untenable.
Yeah, I think I agree with you.
It's terrible.
Don't we all?
Don't we all?
But that's never acknowledged.
Current activists are perfect, and they take the right to judge everyone in the past by their criteria.
It's what you said, this other perception box, this other mindset.
If you don't measure up to my moral standard, I'm not going to talk to you.
And it's beneficial for you and for the society.
Yeah, and cynicism shuts the perception box.
Yeah, closes it and makes you โ
Not believe in the possibility of life, including changing your own faults because, yeah, it's all cynical.
Nothing works anyhow.