Dutch, it is clear that individual self-interest is the basic motivating energy of the Matrisensus. In the case of the Patriarchy, when men's competence hierarchies go bad, it is the self-interest of power and privilege. In the case of the Matrisensus, when women's social networking goes wrong, it is the self-interest of virtue seeking.
It was when I observed that feminists who were told "the specific real story" almost always refused to believe it, and created obviously false rationalizations to support their wrong beliefs, that I realized something deeper must be operating, something with primal psychological roots, must be driving feminism. Later, I broadened the scope, realizing that all of identity politics was of the same ilk.
No one is the villain in their own story. Removing agency from your self perception allows your own evil deeds to be not only the fault of others but also a part of the burden you bravely bear.
Dutch, it is clear that individual self-interest is the basic motivating energy of the Matrisensus. In the case of the Patriarchy, when men's competence hierarchies go bad, it is the self-interest of power and privilege. In the case of the Matrisensus, when women's social networking goes wrong, it is the self-interest of virtue seeking.
It was when I observed that feminists who were told "the specific real story" almost always refused to believe it, and created obviously false rationalizations to support their wrong beliefs, that I realized something deeper must be operating, something with primal psychological roots, must be driving feminism. Later, I broadened the scope, realizing that all of identity politics was of the same ilk.
No one is the villain in their own story. Removing agency from your self perception allows your own evil deeds to be not only the fault of others but also a part of the burden you bravely bear.