> Often wondered why deathism is so popular and I have come to conclusion it is a protective mechanism against disappointment. People really don’t want to age, but they don’t think anything can be done so they come up with all sorts of reasons it is good.
One reason—not one I necessarily endorse, but a possibility—might be a conviction that people really aren't very good, deep down. Perhaps its cousin conviction that I'm not really all that good deep down.
Put another way, it may be rooted not in a protective mechanism about disappointment as much as a persuasion about human nature.
One reason—not one I necessarily endorse, but a possibility—might be a conviction that people really aren't very good, deep down. Perhaps its cousin conviction that I'm not really all that good deep down.
Put another way, it may be rooted not in a protective mechanism about disappointment as much as a persuasion about human nature.