
129: Why we fear desire with Charlotte Fox Weber
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The Relationship Between Self and Desire
I would live to talk about how the sense of self affects our desire. We are so socialized and beaware of how we're viewed that we can act bitchy and terrible, but still don't want to admit what it is they secretly long for. Like it's still uncomfortable to have too many thoughts about yourself. And i think that's part why we get so caught up with our suffering, because then we're still serving someone else. But also meet our own secret ego needs by serving others. So there's a shadowy side to the whole virtuous, sacrificial thing.
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