quen_tin comments on The curse of identity - LessWrong
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Maybe I misunderstood a bit your point. I understood: - "I thought I wanted to work for a great cause but it turned out I only wanted to be the kind of person who work for a great cause"
Now I understand: - "I really wanted to work for a great cause, but it turned out all my actions were directed toward giving the impression, in the short-term, that I was"
In other words, you were talking about shortsightedness when I thought it was delusion?
Yes, I think you could put it that way.