Sure that’s fine, but you can also be wise and be a magic user, I never said critical thinkers can not be found anywhere.
And I didn’t say everyone in the occultism community was wise, I said about 33%, I just never see it in a faceless community anywhere but here and the autism community, where as certain youtubers, authors, etc, I’ve seen it.
But I’ve never seen critical thinkers almost ever in just random comments anywhere but those two places, as whilst not fitting the mold doesn’t automatically make you a higher wiser being, all higher wiser beings don’t fit the mold.
I was wise far before I got into magic, also, not fitting the mold is one of the first steps to being wise.
Literally every ancient philosopher says this, though I came to this idea myself, before even reading any of them, finding I’d came to all the conclusions of all the ancient philosophers myself.
I just kept reading them because it was nice to actually relate to someone, it was sad all these people were long dead.
So sure, whilst every situation should be agonized over, and thought about in nuance, the fact is, in everywhere but here, that is not done, not en mass, or in any consistent sense to be noticable, and I look hard, I see one critical thinker in faceless comments once every few years, and I’ve taken note of it, so I remember every time.
it’s always “never hurt anyone or take revenge” and violence is demonized, despite it being natural to the core physicality of the universe.
So it’s only natural that people would let off a bit of steam here, and enjoy reveling a bit in the opposite.
Yet even though people here should be losing their minds constantly high off the revenge/spite in opposition to what they have to deal with every day, yet I STILL see more nuanced thought here, you yourself are demonstrating it now, by questioning the status quo here, that you can think for yourself, as I’ve also questioned revenge here.
Yet I’ve gave you some fair criticism back, but also validated your fair points, and no one has dogpiled you yet, and won’t, as anywhere else, it would happen instantly, it always has to me, no matter what I say, even if it is promoting gentleness and understanding, that just isn’t popular.
(So no I don’t see as much tribalism here but it is still most common, in about 66% of people here, just not universal, which is a sign there is something to this)
So whilst I think it doesn’t always make you wise to be a wizard, the word wise literally comes from WIZard.
As everyone who starts to dive into these things, usually do so because they can think for themselves and want to take control of their own destiny, aswell as to understand things greater than the material.
To become truly proficient beyond just basic ritual, requires a certain amount of wisdom to reach the higher levels, if not the basic.
big time. It’s insane. I don’t even want witch friends anymore (for a great part).