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sj_zero on Nostr: I guess in a superpositional sense, I'm looking at it as two questions: what is owed ...

I guess in a superpositional sense, I'm looking at it as two questions: what is owed to me, and what do I owe to others?

And I tend to think that the healthiest way to look at things is that nobody owes you anything, whereas you have a duty to yourself, immediate family, extended family, community, region, or Nation. Of course you still want to carefully choose your allegiances so that your contributions are positive in the world, but being thankful for everything that you get and giving whatever you can without being forced to by a tyranny is ultimately quite healthy.

I really need to get my next book out, it's basically in the can just needs one final review.