Great post. This put words to some vague concerns Iâve had lately with people valorizing âagent-yâ characteristics. Iâm agentic in some ways and very unagentic in other ways, and Iâm mostly happy with my impact, reputation, and âsocial footprintâ. I like your section on not regulating consumption of finite resources: I think that modeling all aspects of a community as a free market is really bad (I think you agree with this, at least directionally).
This post, especially the section on âAssuming that it is low-cost for others to say ânoâ to requestsâ reminded me of Deborah Tannenâs book Thatâs Not What I Meant â How Conversational Style Makes or Breaks Relationships. I found it really enlightening, and Iâd recommend it for help understanding the unexpected ways other people approach social interactions.
Great post. This put words to some vague concerns Iâve had lately with people valorizing âagent-yâ characteristics. Iâm agentic in some ways and very unagentic in other ways, and Iâm mostly happy with my impact, reputation, and âsocial footprintâ. I like your section on not regulating consumption of finite resources: I think that modeling all aspects of a community as a free market is really bad (I think you agree with this, at least directionally).
This post, especially the section on âAssuming that it is low-cost for others to say ânoâ to requestsâ reminded me of Deborah Tannenâs book Thatâs Not What I Meant â How Conversational Style Makes or Breaks Relationships. I found it really enlightening, and Iâd recommend it for help understanding the unexpected ways other people approach social interactions.