It happens in philosophy sometimes too: “Saving your wife over 10 strangers is morally required because...” Can’t we just say that we aren’t moral angels? It’s not hypocritical to say the best thing is to do is save the 10 strangers, and then not do it (unless you also claim to be morally perfect). Same thing here. You can treat yourself well even if it’s not the best moral thing to do. You can value non-moral things.
This feels...not wrong, exactly, but also not what I was driving at with this comment. At least, I think I probably disagree with your conception of morality.
It happens in philosophy sometimes too: “Saving your wife over 10 strangers is morally required because...” Can’t we just say that we aren’t moral angels? It’s not hypocritical to say the best thing is to do is save the 10 strangers, and then not do it (unless you also claim to be morally perfect). Same thing here. You can treat yourself well even if it’s not the best moral thing to do. You can value non-moral things.
This feels...not wrong, exactly, but also not what I was driving at with this comment. At least, I think I probably disagree with your conception of morality.