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I came across this quote of Carl Jung's (swiss psychologist, think Sigmund Freud) and am curious what you all have to say.
Many of you express unhappiness with the drone-like nature of your jobs. You express unhappiness with the structure of our world. You express unhappiness with the direction that our world is taking.
Take a minute to read the short exchange between Carl Jung and John Freeman of the BBC and tell me what you think.
Keep in mind this dialogue occurred in 1959...
BBC: And this leads me to the last question that I want to ask you. As the world becomes more technically efficient it seems increasingly necessary for people to behave communally and collectively. Now do you think it possible that the highest development of man may be to submerge his own individuality in a kind of collective consciousness?
Jung: That's hardly possible. I think there will be a reaction. A reaction will set in against this communal dissociation. You know, man doesn't stand for ever his nullification. Once there will be a reaction, and I see it setting in. You know, when I think of my patients, they all seek their own existence and to assure their existence against that complete atomization into nothingness, or into meaninglessness. Man cannot stand a meaningless life.
Many of you express unhappiness with the drone-like nature of your jobs. You express unhappiness with the structure of our world. You express unhappiness with the direction that our world is taking.
Take a minute to read the short exchange between Carl Jung and John Freeman of the BBC and tell me what you think.
Keep in mind this dialogue occurred in 1959...
BBC: And this leads me to the last question that I want to ask you. As the world becomes more technically efficient it seems increasingly necessary for people to behave communally and collectively. Now do you think it possible that the highest development of man may be to submerge his own individuality in a kind of collective consciousness?
Jung: That's hardly possible. I think there will be a reaction. A reaction will set in against this communal dissociation. You know, man doesn't stand for ever his nullification. Once there will be a reaction, and I see it setting in. You know, when I think of my patients, they all seek their own existence and to assure their existence against that complete atomization into nothingness, or into meaninglessness. Man cannot stand a meaningless life.