p. 72, quotation is from Rollo May, Man’s Search for Himself, p. 101
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There is a therapy of self-indulgence and adjustment which is little more than another weapon in the arsenal of social conformity, and there is a therapy which “makes the unconscious conscious, enlarges the scope of awareness.” There is a socialization which turns curious children into adult automatons in a social environment of repressive uniformity, and there is a socialization which turns selfish, impulsive children into self-aware and deliberate participants in a larger community.

— Benjamin Barber

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "There is a therapy of self-indulgence and adjustment which is little more than another weapon in the arsenal of social conformity, and there is a therapy which “makes the unconscious conscious, enlarges the scope of awareness.” There is a socialization which turns curious children into adult automatons in a social environment of repressive uniformity, and there is a socialization which turns selfish, impulsive children into self-aware and deliberate participants in a larger community." in the context of "p. 72, quotation is from Rollo May, Man’s Search for Himself, p. 101" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Benjamin Barber

About Benjamin Barber

Benjamin R. Barber (August 2, 1939 – April 24, 2017) was an American political theorist and author, known for his 1996 bestseller, Jihad vs. McWorld.