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Why Do You Want What You Want? ๐Ÿ‘‰

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Why Do You Want What You Want? ๐Ÿ‘‰

It's more complicated and more revealing than you think

Tsh Oxenreider
Sep 26, 2022
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Why Do You Want What You Want? ๐Ÿ‘‰

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โ€œWe are what we love.โ€ - Thomas Merton

Iโ€™ve been thinking lately about why we want what we want. Sometimes Iโ€™ll think about it philosophically (like deep-diving into the concept of mimetic desire)ย but usually Iโ€™m just thinking about it like a person sitting in traffic wondering if I really do want another cup of coffee or if I just think I do. We aโ€ฆ

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