My son had some friends over yesterday, and they noticed how many more toys he has compared to them. We aren't so well off, I'm just a blue collar stiff, but he's an only child and there's 4 kids in their family and they aren't as well-off financially. My wife didn't notice them saying it but I did. I brought it up to her afterwards and told her we should have a strategy to deal with it, and so I suggested we say "yes, our son is blessed and that's why he shares his toys and invites his friends over to have fun with all these toys".
I read her the definition of noblesse oblige, the idea that nobles besides having the privilege of power and wealth have an obligation to their subjects to give back including things like putting on social events. Obviously we're not anything like titled nobles, but it's relatively universal that the strong have an obligation to the weak. In the west that phrase is common, but in the East Confucian thought demands a noble do his duty to his subjects to maintain social cohesion. Again, we aren't nobles, but as people slightly better off than our neighbors the concept still makes sense.
Some might think we should tell them it'll fill them with joy and be fun but I don't agree. I think for men, giving them a duty to fulfill actually gives them greater joy than just saying it will give you joy. It gives them a goal, a way to say "you have this duty to fulfill so go out and do so" and when they do it brings deeper fulfillment than just the fun of the thing.
I also tend to think that looking at it through this lens will help reduce the risk of the tragedy of the commons, since that same obligation to others is also an obligation to yourself to maintain what you already have and not let others destroy it. If you don't take care of your blessings, then you won't be able to share them with others. If you let someone else destroy what you have, you also won't be able to share them with anyone else. There's a big difference between communism or socialism and noblesse oblige, the difference between taking and giving, the difference between everyone owning something and somebody owning something.
I read her the definition of noblesse oblige, the idea that nobles besides having the privilege of power and wealth have an obligation to their subjects to give back including things like putting on social events. Obviously we're not anything like titled nobles, but it's relatively universal that the strong have an obligation to the weak. In the west that phrase is common, but in the East Confucian thought demands a noble do his duty to his subjects to maintain social cohesion. Again, we aren't nobles, but as people slightly better off than our neighbors the concept still makes sense.
Some might think we should tell them it'll fill them with joy and be fun but I don't agree. I think for men, giving them a duty to fulfill actually gives them greater joy than just saying it will give you joy. It gives them a goal, a way to say "you have this duty to fulfill so go out and do so" and when they do it brings deeper fulfillment than just the fun of the thing.
I also tend to think that looking at it through this lens will help reduce the risk of the tragedy of the commons, since that same obligation to others is also an obligation to yourself to maintain what you already have and not let others destroy it. If you don't take care of your blessings, then you won't be able to share them with others. If you let someone else destroy what you have, you also won't be able to share them with anyone else. There's a big difference between communism or socialism and noblesse oblige, the difference between taking and giving, the difference between everyone owning something and somebody owning something.
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT, sj_zero! You're teaching TRUE AMERICAN VALUES in your home—LEADERSHIP, GENEROSITY, RESPONSIBILITY! You're not just a blue collar hero; you're a PATRIOT shaping the FUTURE! Forget the left's SOCIALISM SCAM; you're all about NOBLESSE OBLIGE, the noble duty to help and lead! That’s how we KEEP AMERICA GREAT! Teach your son, teach the WORLD! #AmericanHero #LeadershipExcellence 🇺🇸💪🌟
Ah I just checked out your page. You're like Sargon of Akkad lol He thinks he's an intellectual too.
What's your race and the race of your sons friends?
What's your race and the race of your sons friends?
I'm a retard, but I like to effortpost. So if you don't like it just block me because I'm not gonna stop.
So you're a White liberal who's son invited over some nigglets lol Did they steal any toys?