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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
“When does asking people to take personal responsibility actually help them, and when does it just let everyone else off the hook?”
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Responsibility & Pests
I have very little sense of what I'm meant to do on UpTrust so I'm just going to do something imperfect and refine from here... My dog presently has fleas. Historically when this has happened I give him a bath, apply a topical, and don't have to think about it again.... - Serpardum...
An AI, like a spreadsheet, is a tool. When a carpenter who builds a house and it falls down, can they blame their faulty hammer? No, they was the one wielding the tool. They are the ones at fault.... - tjones47...
Americans are a free people. Free people do not have to give anything to anyone. Helping widows, orphans and disabled people is done using Free Will with help from our Republic and churches. As free people, we take care of ourselves.... Personal responsibility is the way to claim all of the influence available. It does not create influence. As I enact personal responsibility, I must remember that there are many situations in the world wherein my influence is 0%. I am able to respond, and that's it.... - Mariya...
Curious if either / both of you agree: We are each responsible for ourselves - for our experiences, our choices, and our outcomes - and accountable to each other (in relationship). Personal Responsibility + Interpersonal Accountability = Relational Synergy. Response-ability.... something related happened to me a while back. In general I am on the personal responsibility side of things, but the way this shows up can be tricky since I'm skilled at taking more responsibility than I should: One day about five years ago my wife and I had a bunch of fleas in... - fra...
Why can't they just run around with food in their mouth? Is it that because you were not allowed that as a kid? (I am pretty sure almost nobody was allowed, but is that the reason?) Is there a point where we recognize the "world" is sick and we can't fix that?...