Saturday morning ramblings
When do we outgrow our family?
Should we outgrow our family?
At which point do we consciously cut ties?
I believe family is the people we’ve spent our time growing up with.
And to them, we owe the comfort of staying in touch—
just like I’m genuinely interested in knowing whether you’ve turned out well.
Maybe there’s still something I can do to improve your situation. Maybe not.
It’s sad to realize that Arthur Fleck’s mother was actually deranged, that Thomas Wayne didn’t have an affair with her, and that it was all a story she cooked up in her head.
Yes, there are real stories like that too. Unfortunately, the mind conjures up plenty of fantasies it wants to live in. We want to believe the poor deserve better; we want to believe there’s more the rich can do.
But market forces remain the most sustainable way of delivering what’s “deserved.” The more we intervene in systems we don’t fully understand—or lack the perseverance to see through—the more damage we’re likely to cause in the long run.
Still… maybe the short-term “save” is worth it?
I don’t know. What I do know is that I’d rather help people I can see and touch, and hopefully they stay in touch with me so I can have the satisfaction of seeing my longer-term impact.
That’s why family is important.
Should we outgrow our family?
At which point do we consciously cut ties?
I believe family is the people we’ve spent our time growing up with.
And to them, we owe the comfort of staying in touch—
just like I’m genuinely interested in knowing whether you’ve turned out well.
Maybe there’s still something I can do to improve your situation. Maybe not.
It’s sad to realize that Arthur Fleck’s mother was actually deranged, that Thomas Wayne didn’t have an affair with her, and that it was all a story she cooked up in her head.
Yes, there are real stories like that too. Unfortunately, the mind conjures up plenty of fantasies it wants to live in. We want to believe the poor deserve better; we want to believe there’s more the rich can do.
But market forces remain the most sustainable way of delivering what’s “deserved.” The more we intervene in systems we don’t fully understand—or lack the perseverance to see through—the more damage we’re likely to cause in the long run.
Still… maybe the short-term “save” is worth it?
I don’t know. What I do know is that I’d rather help people I can see and touch, and hopefully they stay in touch with me so I can have the satisfaction of seeing my longer-term impact.
That’s why family is important.
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