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Outside of Shame
Shame on you. Why do we wish shame on others? Shame is not a feeling. It’s a rule, and we try to enforce the rule. It’s not necessarily an official rule, but some cultures border on it being official. Honour is a rule also, but what is seen as honourable differs widely. To continue on…
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Useless Shame
Is there a good kind of shame to have? No. Shame is useless. Shame is also not conscience, though they are often equated. Who are encouraged to have shame more, men or women? Women, to be kept in their place. Women have powerful intuitive insights and strong instincts, more so than even men. Men’s instincts…
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Experience of Shame
Anyone care to share an experience they have had with shame? Giving the wrong answer in school. Teacher made a big deal of the answer rather than just move on. And obviously believed that was necessary, but was it? Would you have learned without the histrionics? Probably participated more. So yes, but learning is a…
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Shame is a Lie
The topic is shame. It’s a shameful topic. Full of shame and parts of shame. You can assemble your own shame by the time I’m done, I’m sure. Shame is a lie, to get directly to the point. It’s a social system designed to make people willing to be pliable, and it has been very,…