Yeah, interesting. There's this tricky thing were people are predisposed to like whatever our identity is, so we might gain a lot of satisfaction from *not changing* even if we'd be happier in the long run if we changed and just adopted a new identity (non-deaf.)
That potentially applies to pretty much any identity, not just disabilities.…
Yeah, interesting. There's this tricky thing were people are predisposed to like whatever our identity is, so we might gain a lot of satisfaction from *not changing* even if we'd be happier in the long run if we changed and just adopted a new identity (non-deaf.)
That potentially applies to pretty much any identity, not just disabilities. Ideally you want to consider what would be better across all time-slices, from behind the "veil of ignorance".
The ideal for happiness is pretty clear -- but many may not always be able to do that, and outsiders may also mess up that decision. So not much to do besides share that general model, I guess.
Yeah, interesting. There's this tricky thing were people are predisposed to like whatever our identity is, so we might gain a lot of satisfaction from *not changing* even if we'd be happier in the long run if we changed and just adopted a new identity (non-deaf.)
That potentially applies to pretty much any identity, not just disabilities. Ideally you want to consider what would be better across all time-slices, from behind the "veil of ignorance".
The ideal for happiness is pretty clear -- but many may not always be able to do that, and outsiders may also mess up that decision. So not much to do besides share that general model, I guess.