Genuine question: for me as an individual, what is the utility of framing myself as a helpless victim rather than an actor with agency and responsibility for myself?
> Genuine question: (…) framing myself as a helpless victim
If you engage with the argument genuinely and steel man, you’ll see that is not what I said. I even emphasised it:
> some of it falls on you
You’re not a “helpless victim” but you’re also not fully to blame. Understanding that means understanding the problem and being more powerful to fix it. For example, if you’re addicted to TV or social media, you can make a concerted effort to improve your life by removing the problems at the external source (sell your TV, delete an account and app from your phone).
If you engage with the argument genuinely and steel man, you’ll see that is not what I said. I even emphasised it:
> some of it falls on you
You’re not a “helpless victim” but you’re also not fully to blame. Understanding that means understanding the problem and being more powerful to fix it. For example, if you’re addicted to TV or social media, you can make a concerted effort to improve your life by removing the problems at the external source (sell your TV, delete an account and app from your phone).