Some religious groups and the effective altruism movement push one side of charity-selfishness, the Objectivists push the other. The fat acceptance movement pushes one side of the diet-health one and the American Heart Association pushes the other. Most obviously, the Libertarian Party pushes one side of the political-regulation one and the Communist Party pushes the other. People often form groups based on pushing one or another side of these dichotomies. Or “You need to be less selfish and more considerate of the needs of others” versus “You can’t live for others all the time, you need to remember you deserve to be happy as well.” Or “You need to be more conscious of how your actions in social situations can make other people uncomfortable and violate their boundaries” versus “You need to overcome your social phobia by realizing that most interactions go well and that probably talking to people won’t always make them hate you and cause you to be ostracized forever.” Or “Follow your dreams, you don’t want to be working forever at a job you hate”, versus “Your dream of becoming a professional cosplayer may not be the best way to ensure a secure future for your family, go into petroleum engineering instead.” Or “You need to pay more attention to your diet or you’ll end up very unhealthy” versus “You need to pay less attention to your weight or you’ll end up in a spiral of shame and self-loathing and at risk of eating disorders.” Or “You need to remember that the government can’t solve all problems and that some regulations are counterproductive” versus “You need to remember that the free market can’t solve all problems and that some regulations are necessary.” That lots of the advice people give is useful for some people, but that the opposite advice is useful for other people.įor example, “You need to stop being so hard on yourself, remember you are your own worst critic” versus “Stop making excuses for yourself, you will never be able to change until you admit you’ve hit bottom.” Suppose a lot of that stuff about bravery debates is right.
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