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Personality Basins

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1. GistNoesis ◴[] No.42205803[source]
I think the article is missing some key aspect of personality forming : Maslow's hierarchy of needs[1]

Personality and its development is hugely dependent on which needs are or will be currently fulfilled or not.

Attention economics is able to impact you negatively on low level of the pyramids, notably due to its impact on sleep. It can also shift your priority towards less essential needs than the one you should be working on. And it's often myopic, missing totally some aspects due to hyper-focusing.

It's also able to impact you by impacting those near you, that's what social networks are for. Developing a support structure whether family or friends is a double edge sword because you indirectly become as weak as the most vulnerable member of the group, or group may explode.

The economy also apply pressure on basic level needs, like shelter, heat, air and water(when polluted), and safety, which probably contribute to shape the personality and are basins which are also hard to get out of ("you can take the girl out of the trailer park, but you can't take the trailer park out of the girl").

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs