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Why do you think mindfulness is being forced down our throats everywhere?
"Instead of encouraging
radical action, it says the causes of suffering are disproportionately inside
us, not in the political and economic frameworks that shape how we live.
And yet mindfulness zealots believe that paying closer attention to the
present moment without passing judgment has the revolutionary power to
transform the whole world. It’s magical thinking on steroids."
Do you practice, support or believe in mindfulness? This is a very complex issue, there is no black or white.
"Instead of encouraging
radical action, it says the causes of suffering are disproportionately inside
us, not in the political and economic frameworks that shape how we live.
And yet mindfulness zealots believe that paying closer attention to the
present moment without passing judgment has the revolutionary power to
transform the whole world. It’s magical thinking on steroids."
Do you practice, support or believe in mindfulness? This is a very complex issue, there is no black or white.
some of it is definitely pushed by corporations because it's ultimately cheaper than actually dealing with workers and their issues. if a worker is stressed, you can help him internalize the problem and make the focus be on "emotional regulation", a personal failing, rather than questioning why such emotions arise in the first place (bad working conditions).
but also, people themselves are drawn towards these ideologies like mindfulness and stoicism because they're the tools of the hopeless. when you no longer believe that you can affect and control the outside world, your only choice is to learn how to deal with it internally. the idea that you could simply choose what you care about or relinquish all desires sounds very appealing, but unknowingly you also relinquish what tiny control you do and make things worse.
but also, people themselves are drawn towards these ideologies like mindfulness and stoicism because they're the tools of the hopeless. when you no longer believe that you can affect and control the outside world, your only choice is to learn how to deal with it internally. the idea that you could simply choose what you care about or relinquish all desires sounds very appealing, but unknowingly you also relinquish what tiny control you do and make things worse.
it's a way to make us blame ourselves for the shitty status quo we came to live in
and to accept the world just the way it is without complaining for what the elites have been doing for the last 30 years or so
in short "you should learn to be happy with what little you have because you're going to have even less"
and to accept the world just the way it is without complaining for what the elites have been doing for the last 30 years or so
in short "you should learn to be happy with what little you have because you're going to have even less"
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>>219659
it's like mindfulness has become the modern opiate of the masses. Instead of addressing the root causes of our collective stress and dissatisfaction, we're being told to breathe deeply and accept things as they are. It's a clever way to keep people from protesting or demanding change. By focusing on personal serenity, we ignore the systemic issues that actually need fixing. It's as if they're saying, "Don't worry about unfair wages or exploitation—just meditate and you'll feel better about it."
>>219659
it's like mindfulness has become the modern opiate of the masses. Instead of addressing the root causes of our collective stress and dissatisfaction, we're being told to breathe deeply and accept things as they are. It's a clever way to keep people from protesting or demanding change. By focusing on personal serenity, we ignore the systemic issues that actually need fixing. It's as if they're saying, "Don't worry about unfair wages or exploitation—just meditate and you'll feel better about it."
Never forget that taxes turned human societies into behavioral sinks. We are all like cattle, even if we feel dissidence against the statu quo