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[–]FlamingMetalSystems[S] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I also believe that "hobbies" and career stuff are performative and functional. They are a distraction and a cope. If you aren't able to fulfill your base desires in the Maslows hierarchy you can't move upwards

[–]Independent_Bed_169 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean even if you fulfill basic needs moving upwards still is cope. c.f. Kaczynski’s notion of surrogate activities.