Evolutionary psychologists retool Maslow’s pyramid: Their new formulation is intellectually stimulating, but emotionally deflating. “Self-actualization,” the noble-sounding top layer of Maslow’s hierarchy, in their model has not only been dethroned, it has been relegated to footnote status. It has been replaced at the top with a more mundane motivation Maslow didn’t even mention: “Parenting.”
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Oh no they didn’t
Posted in Hacks, tagged my life has no meaning on July 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Try to be logical, even if you’re not
Posted in Hacks, Stupidity on March 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There was an article in the Boston Globe a few days ago which addressed the sad, sad fate of women who want a career and children. It’s pretty standard fearmongering: blah blah blah women who wait until their 30s to get pregnant give birth to babies with flippers so you need to get married and start procreating [...]
