We’re not seeking to modify the behavior of others. We’re seeking to modify our own behavior.
The original article was pretty clear about putting the onus to act on the readers:
“And by, “we”, I mean “you”. I’ve done my part just by writing this essay.”
I thought that was pretty clearly a joke.
It looks more like a self-referential ending to me.
Spending time writing an essay promoting ‘doing your good deed for the day’ could quite plausibly be interpreted as being Yvain’s ‘good deed for the day’ - exactly as he claimed.
Right. That’s the joke.
We’re not seeking to modify the behavior of others. We’re seeking to modify our own behavior.
The original article was pretty clear about putting the onus to act on the readers:
“And by, “we”, I mean “you”. I’ve done my part just by writing this essay.”
I thought that was pretty clearly a joke.
It looks more like a self-referential ending to me.
Spending time writing an essay promoting ‘doing your good deed for the day’ could quite plausibly be interpreted as being Yvain’s ‘good deed for the day’ - exactly as he claimed.
Right. That’s the joke.