Post APpXqvNscYv3QesdIu by withoutclass@mastodon.sdf.org
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 (DIR) Post #APoZtCTk4l3Kqu2tZw by withoutclass@mastodon.sdf.org
       2022-11-21T02:38:36Z
       
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       The things you do are not who you are.
       
 (DIR) Post #APoZtDPAdEzRj0ul5k by Ricardus@mastodon.sdf.org
       2022-11-21T02:42:57Z
       
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       @withoutclass They might be...
       
 (DIR) Post #APoaW3TLUl7aDHO5ui by withoutclass@mastodon.sdf.org
       2022-11-21T02:50:01Z
       
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       @Ricardus got an example?Here's one I usually use:Are you a golfer or a person that plays golf?
       
 (DIR) Post #APocSVoUNjOArSiQgi by Ricardus@mastodon.sdf.org
       2022-11-21T03:11:47Z
       
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       @withoutclass I have friend who spends dozens of hours feeding the poor by running a food pantry. They are kind and empathic. This is who they are.
       
 (DIR) Post #APpXqvNscYv3QesdIu by withoutclass@mastodon.sdf.org
       2022-11-21T13:54:53Z
       
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       @Ricardus if they lost the ability to run a food pantry, would they still be who they are?
       
 (DIR) Post #APpXw7a4hY06hj3v16 by Ricardus@mastodon.sdf.org
       2022-11-21T13:55:49Z
       
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       @withoutclass I don't know. Should we make it go away?
       
 (DIR) Post #APpa9uNilxDhjJzBKK by withoutclass@mastodon.sdf.org
       2022-11-21T14:20:43Z
       
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       @Ricardus oh no, concepts are pretty important. But I also think it's important to recognize that our mental model of who someone is happens to be conceptual. We are in flux all the time, gaining new hobbies, losing old hobbies, etc. There really isn't anything static to point to and say that this is who someone is.If we traded our arms, would we still be our Selves or different Selves?
       
 (DIR) Post #APpbIHhm2Yg8KxvIoq by Ricardus@mastodon.sdf.org
       2022-11-21T14:33:26Z
       
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       @withoutclass I think we really already know that answer to that. But culturally, particularly in the US, men identify as being what they do, etc...
       
 (DIR) Post #APq4s9kZzTTOlHh0i0 by withoutclass@mastodon.sdf.org
       2022-11-21T20:04:51Z
       
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       @Ricardus Oh definitely. People identify as things all the time, but unfortunately it's a very potent illusion. Our attachment to that illusion causes lots of suffering, usually by feeling like we are the thing we identify with even though it's impossible. Sports fans are an excellent example of this.