D. B. Gooner
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I want to analyze my dreams as they've become more vivid recently. So I'm reading "Man and his symbols" by Carl Jung.
He talks about civilized people being more conscious. And that is true, they certainly are. And it got me thinking- what does being more conscious actually mean? Some people may think conscious automatically means superior, but I don't think Jung was being pretentious like that. It's just an ontological statement that makes perfect sense. I believe that the reason why civilized people are more self-aware and creative is due to repression.
I'll give an anecdote. When it the weather is nice, I spend all my time outside. I lose interest in all of my "hobbies" and fully drop them. Then if a storm breaks out and I'm forced to be inside for a few days, I develop a passion for random hobbies I've never been involved with before - writing, making youtube videos etc. I am unable to do what I really want to do (chill outside) so my repressed energy is converted into passionate authorship.
This same thing can (in my opinion) be observed in civilized and uncivilized collectives. The uncivilized enact their will. They have nothing to repress. They have no reason to produce art. Don't you think it's interesting that the vast majority of prehistoric art is found in caves? Primitive people still exist today, none of them permanently live in caves. Caves are a momentary shelter for extreme weather. They likely experienced the same thing I did. As they were stuck in that cave, they too for once couldn't go out and do as they pleased, so they indulged in some escapism as we do today, and drew animals they wanted to hunt. Not much different from a modern man self-inserting into his favorite TV show.
It is well known that the civilized collectives are more innovative. With civilization come restrictions. Sexual restrictions, restrictions on violence, restrictions on speech. I believe that whatever is repressed must come out somehow, and with civilized people it is through art, inventions etc. These are not the creations of a superior people. They are a biproduct of an abused, repressed, mentally ill people. Authorship is a coping mechanism for the peoples lack of freedom. It is the embodiment of our trauma. The less you get to live, the more you get to think about living, and the more self-aware and creative you become.
In case it wasn't clear, this post isn't for restrictive societies. I do not posses the "faustian spirit" so many boast about. I think it to be a massive sign of an unsatisfactory way of living. This is also probably why a lot of great writers have been incels.
He talks about civilized people being more conscious. And that is true, they certainly are. And it got me thinking- what does being more conscious actually mean? Some people may think conscious automatically means superior, but I don't think Jung was being pretentious like that. It's just an ontological statement that makes perfect sense. I believe that the reason why civilized people are more self-aware and creative is due to repression.
I'll give an anecdote. When it the weather is nice, I spend all my time outside. I lose interest in all of my "hobbies" and fully drop them. Then if a storm breaks out and I'm forced to be inside for a few days, I develop a passion for random hobbies I've never been involved with before - writing, making youtube videos etc. I am unable to do what I really want to do (chill outside) so my repressed energy is converted into passionate authorship.
This same thing can (in my opinion) be observed in civilized and uncivilized collectives. The uncivilized enact their will. They have nothing to repress. They have no reason to produce art. Don't you think it's interesting that the vast majority of prehistoric art is found in caves? Primitive people still exist today, none of them permanently live in caves. Caves are a momentary shelter for extreme weather. They likely experienced the same thing I did. As they were stuck in that cave, they too for once couldn't go out and do as they pleased, so they indulged in some escapism as we do today, and drew animals they wanted to hunt. Not much different from a modern man self-inserting into his favorite TV show.
It is well known that the civilized collectives are more innovative. With civilization come restrictions. Sexual restrictions, restrictions on violence, restrictions on speech. I believe that whatever is repressed must come out somehow, and with civilized people it is through art, inventions etc. These are not the creations of a superior people. They are a biproduct of an abused, repressed, mentally ill people. Authorship is a coping mechanism for the peoples lack of freedom. It is the embodiment of our trauma. The less you get to live, the more you get to think about living, and the more self-aware and creative you become.
In case it wasn't clear, this post isn't for restrictive societies. I do not posses the "faustian spirit" so many boast about. I think it to be a massive sign of an unsatisfactory way of living. This is also probably why a lot of great writers have been incels.





