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
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
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.