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Righteousness exists and must exist - treating it as a symptom of something wrong with you personally is a self-centered way to be in the world
Dodging confrontation is endemic in new age stuff - looking at you, Finite and Infinite Games - this general refusal to take a stand
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RT @the_wilderless
Feeling righteous about anything is a good sign to stop what you’re doing and examine your approach,,
But there’s sth especially pernic…
https://twitter.com/the_wilderless/status/1614308625891180545
James Carse wrote the incredible "Finite and Inifinite Games" about life, games, and the sort of trustworthy playfulness we've all seen in the world but have a hard time describing. It's great, but it's got a huge hole in it.
I enjoy this person's commentary and agree with the later point about fooling yourself, but this is a convenient jumping-off point to observe a problem with setting your own happiness as the highest good: it ignores the world you're in, often to the detriment of your stated goal