LittleHawk, again I'm grateful for your time and patience in explaining the 'role theory' to me, and I agree with the viewpoint, except I can foresee a major flaw. How does one know that one has succesfully shed the layers of role-playing veneers, and stripped away the different personas, and that what one is left with is not actually yet another 'role'? Self-delusion is such an easy trap to fall into. I wonder if, having tried hard to lose the false and inappropriate opinions and postures, does not one risk adopting the new role of 'The Wise One'? The sisters warned me of this. Just when I was feeling quite pleased that I'd made progress, I had to beware a sense of pride, that I was now 'The Enlightened'. I suspect I had merely put on a different costume for the play!
Lizzie, thank you for the video. With regard to young people 'rejoicing in ignorance', I think it's just the fashion these days. I don't know whether damaged minds CAN be put back together. The mind of a child is a sensitive and delicate thing, and injuries run deep, like a young tree which will carry scars all its life. That is why, like you, I worry about how children are treated and raised in today's climate. It isn't a particularly healthy one.