I agree there’s something to that. But the quote sounds to me like the sort of thing I hear said about a child in a 1-1 interaction with their parent, which shouldn’t be considered a vice across the board. There are times most days of a person’s life where they will feel a healthy desire for the attention of someone they have a long-term relationship with and that should not be met with “and this desire is intrinsically bad”.
Just to be clear, I had no intention of implying it was a vice across the board. I actually don’t think it’s a vice at all to want attention, though some methods of seeking it can be bad. Many attempts aren’t bad and yet are punished (my comment was offering a model for why).
I agree there’s something to that. But the quote sounds to me like the sort of thing I hear said about a child in a 1-1 interaction with their parent, which shouldn’t be considered a vice across the board. There are times most days of a person’s life where they will feel a healthy desire for the attention of someone they have a long-term relationship with and that should not be met with “and this desire is intrinsically bad”.
Just to be clear, I had no intention of implying it was a vice across the board. I actually don’t think it’s a vice at all to want attention, though some methods of seeking it can be bad. Many attempts aren’t bad and yet are punished (my comment was offering a model for why).