Was my fundamental belief in equality misguided? Did my upbringing in Marxist West Bengal lead me astray? Is the inequality we see a natural outcome of how society or even nature functions? Perhaps the systemic victim mentality is a denial of these basic principles. Should we then view capitalism as the natural order, where success is achieved through individual excellence? After all, evolutionary biology suggests that nature values efficiency over happiness.
Consider the debate between Freud and Jung: Freud argued that an overprotective mother’s love fails in real life, while Jung emphasized the father's role in fostering independence. This idea resonates with the notion expressed in Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb," which critiques emotional detachment. As one older father I met said, you can’t be friends with your parents. Additionally, is a child's failure largely due to the mother’s influence? It’s often observed that the eldest son receiving the most maternal love is more flimsy whereas the eldest daughter faces inherent conflict with her mother, potentially driving her to prove herself. The point adversity and inequality is preclude to advancement. Else one is lulled into “comfortably numb” state. The reason why immigrants do better than native.
Even more interesting is that you have to do constantly work into Imposter Syndrome which goes further and becoming dangerous will always lead to happier life. Especially for boys and men.
Thought that invoked these thoughts. [Guardian article](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/nov/11/occupy-movement-wealth-power-law-distribution) and Jordan Peterson’s commentary on the concentration of wealth at around 29:21 in [this video](https://youtu.be/laSK7Pxh0_8?si=O2lAhPZdVvbSjGqh).
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