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Both Mormons and Asians socialize children into “do what you’re obliged to do, not what you want to do.” Wow, that's incredibly reductive. Asia has approx 4.7
by curiousfiddler 3y ago
Both Mormons and Asians socialize children into “do what you’re obliged to do, not what you want to do.”
Wow, that's incredibly reductive. Asia has approx 4.7 billion people!
- _lvbh 3y agoI’d agree if not for the fact that this is somewhat true in much of Asia: China, India, Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, etc). I’m sure there are exceptions but it’s hard find counter examples
- huytersd 3y agoThe Bhagavat Gita is literally a tome that argues why it’s more important to do your duty/obligation over what you want.
- huytersd 3y agoHonestly, this thing holds true for most of them.
- DarknessFalls 3y agoHe said "US Mormons and Asians".
- squigz 3y agoTechnically, no, he didn't; note the period before Mormons
- tomjakubowski 3y agothe comment is about "US subcultures"
- diogenescynic 3y ago>Wow, that's incredibly reductive. Asia has approx 4.7 billion people! Asian cultures are generally more collectivistic than individualistic compared to the West.
- anon291 3y agoThe west used to be much more collectivist. Christianity as it's been practiced for most of history is a collective religion. The rise of individualism corresponds to the rise of atheism and agnosticism and 'nones' in the west.
- redserk 3y agoAre you able to back this up? American individualism has existed for multiple generations, well before the rise of acceptance for atheism/agnosticism/“Nones”.
- rayiner 3y agoAmericans have always had an individualist streak, fueled by Protestant Christianity, the cultural influence of Appalachia, and cultural diversity. The communitarian parts of Christianity held that somewhat in check. But as even that falls away, america has become hyper-individualized and morality has become almost completely personalized.
- lapcat 3y ago> the cultural influence of Appalachia That's an incredible stretch. There are a number of other factors worth mentioning: - The philosophy of John Locke, who greatly influenced the founders - The US is a very new country, compared to those in Europe and Asia. The only preexisting culture was the Native Americans, and you (should) know what happened to them... - The US is a nation of immigrants who left (sometimes voluntarily, sometimes involuntarily) their previous countries and cultures. - The US is geographically very large and open. Even within the nation of immigrants, there was a huge amount of migration to populate "the west". - The US has a very weak central government, by design of the Constitution, and it never had a state church. There's no centralizing cultural force.