Comments by "Andrew Bowen" (@andrewbowen2837) on "How to Stop Being a Slave to the Opinions of Other People" video.

  1. Perhaps humility and self criticism are the cause of looking outward for approval
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  2. "Society is something that precedes the individual. Anyone who either cannot lead the common life or is so self-sufficient as not to need to, and therefore does not partake of society, is either a beast or a god" -Aristotle. Humans are social creatures. We are born into a community, we exist first as a name among other names, and are dependent on others not only for sustenance, but for psychological needs as well. You cannot tone out the opinions of others; it is not natural for your species. Ostracism and exile have been means of punishment for a reason. Look no further than our ape relatives to see we are meant to live in communities, and have evolved behaviors to suit the group. These cherrypicked philosophical quotes will lead you into the deepest nihilism and solipsism, the great destroyers of the western worldview
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