The Victim Mindsight

[ndrosen]

Some of my online friends may be interested in a podcast cum transcript of a Reason interview with the psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman on incels, narcissists, and the victim mindset. Getting people to reject the victim mindset, he says, is not a matter of yelling at them, “Tough it out, you sissy!”

If I may paraphrase, it’s telling people that even if they have suffered real wrongs or have real problems, they should not define themselves as victims and make no effort to improve their situation. Instead, they should take responsibility for themselves, and do what they can to climb out of whatever hole they’re in.

Comments

[paperghost]

This sounds interesting. I will listen to it later.