The new form of the problem of identity
The individual is forced to turn inward; he becomes obsessed with the new form of the problem of identity, namely, Even-if-I-know-who-I-am, I-have-no-significance. I am unable to influence others. The next step is apathy. And the step following that is violence. For no human being can stand the perpetually numbing experiene of his own powerlessness.
— Rollo May, 1969
From the book Love and Will
© 1969 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
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