The Social Self

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There is no self, but the social self.

The " I " is just a social instrument, your

very mind is a social tool. The human

mind and self are not cosmic, they

are not even natural. Feral children

have neither. They have only the

animal subjectivity of a dog, or a wolf.

 

Even if you go live as a hermit in a cave,

you can't leave society behind. As long

as you have a mind, society will be there.

 

So be clear about this, when " you " say " I "

you are only referring to a social construct

designed mainly for accountability. Existence

exist, but the " I " is just a conceptual page

in society's accounting book.

 

When this is seen the loyalty, the commitment

to the social persona drops, and a sense of freedom

of non-existence is there, but that doesn't mean

the body, the brain, the very mind are not

real. It only means they are free, not owned by

an " I. "

 

Pete