Why do mythological origin stories so often include a "decline of man"? Hesiod's five ages, fall of man in Genesis, the Yugas in Hinduism, etc.
What's the psychology behind these stories? In virtually all of them the decline is irreversible, so it's not some sort of aspirational thing to make people think things can be better. What's the societal benefit to the veneration of an imaginary golden past?
>>7867975
Read Lacan
>>7867988
Don't do this.
Read the hero with 1000 faces by Joseph Campbell
Read some Jung
you'll get it.
>>7867994
I've read both and I have definitely not gotten it.
>>7867975
>What's the societal benefit to the veneration of an imaginary golden past?
ask the jews or any religion based on ancient divinely received knowledge.
the advantage is (if I'm the old guy and you're young)you have to listen to me
>>7867997
both what, lacan/campbell or campbell/jung or what
man, you might just be dumb.
>>7868012
Good point, actually. Though this one does seem aspirational, as the earlier glory can be regained.
>>7868008
They are close but not the same. It sets up the hierarchy, with its heights in the past.
>>7867975
Its liberates people from having to take responsibility for their own problems by shifting the blame to the figures who created the downfall.
You dont have period pain because God is dick, you have period pain because eve fucked up
This reminds me the "A was better X years ago" meme, that is in all 4chan
>>7867975
Maybe that's what really happened. If, like you say, they all have similar stories, maybe that is the truth.
>>7869304
This is actually true though. The internet as a whole gets worse and worse every year.
the fall of man is quite literal you see, a falling from the vagina as it were
from the idyllic amniotic state of bliss where all wants are met, all desires anticipated, and all the harshness of the world muted by the genetle lapping of the mother's blood, into the state of decay, death and eternal separation from the godhead
>>7868030
This.
Mysticism and worship leads itself to the inevitable conclusion that any creator is evil, but makes the mistake of having us worship the creator. So instead they shift the narrative to make it look like our fault.
