Quote from: aminorex on August 14, 2014, 05:03:31 PM

This is a bit more harsh than I would like, but to be brutally honest, the strangest aspect of the dialogue here is the complete lack of self-awareness among those whose ressentiment betrays the weakness of their character, and hence the unlikeliness of their long-term success. Generally such self-deluded conditions only end when the victim (i.e. the perpetrator) reaches a rock-bottom of desperation, in which the mind becomes more plastic and amenable to reform.

I find the susceptibility to ressentiment fairly evenly distributed in this forum. It almost reminds me of a school yard sometimes, with all its childish intrigue.

The rest of what you say sounds a bit too new age-ish for me. "Weakness of character" related to likeliness of long-term success. Really? Might be a different perspective on things across the pond (assuming you're from the US) ... I remember reading a survey in which a significantly higher number of EU respondents felt that the major developments in their life were not under their direct control compared to US respondents.