[notShabu]

Yep, copying the external surface behavior of exceptionalism misses how a lot of exceptionalism is due to compounding internal motivation and meaning making.

A way of being that constantly re-emphasizes that way of being. Super-linear growth that doesn't stall out or crumble when external motivation is absent.

[twayt]

I don’t buy that truly intrinsic motivation exists. If anything I think the display of intrinsic motivation is an external performance more than anything.

If everyone a person cared about was taken away, I can’t convince myself that they’ll still have the motivation to perform the same way they did before

[detourdog]

If intrinsic motivation didn’t exist wouldn’t we all want the same thing. intrinsic motivation seems to be the driver to create.

[twayt]

Not really, the desire to be unique and different is also one that’s relative to other people

[detourdog]

Yes, that relativity you mention is exactly what I assume is measuring intrinsic motivation. So without it there would be little variation.