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What do you think is the most stable place to root your identity? Hobbies? Family? History? Philosophy? Friends? How do you define yourself to yourself? (self.casualconversation)

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[–] reallykindasorta 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Personally I think my most stable sense of identity comes from wanting to remain the caring person I was as a kid. I remember vividly the first time I heard a news clip about the genocide in Darfur and wondering how all of the adults around me seemed so at ease. Adults are supposed to be the doers in the world, why weren’t they doing anything? Why didn’t they seam upset? I think trying my best to avoid the complacency I saw in them has played a large role in my sense of self.

[–] reallykindasorta 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don’t love that this is a negative position (a struggle not to be something I don’t admire rather than to be something I admire)

[–] 5wim 3 points 2 weeks ago

I admire caring.