I didn't understand much of this, could you explain in simpler terms for fools like myself?
You won't believe. I tried to write a response previously, spent about half an hour trying to articulate myself but the results seemed to be gibberish and arousing even more questions. So I thought, I'll try to convey the point as simple as I can, and that was the result.
First I want to point out that most of these are just theories, guesses. The truth is
I don't really know much, and the more I write about something, the more I understand that I don't know what I'm talking about. There is an ever-present feeling of lacking a solid ground under my feet.
I was trying to use analogies to present the point I'm trying to make. I don't know how else to do it. It's like being extremely thirsty and finding the pool of nice water, you lower your head to quench the thirst, only to find out you have no mouth! (Just writing it made me burst into tears, which rarely ever happens. Perhaps I've located my weakspot.)
Please, don't call yourself a fool just because you didn't understand me. Communication is a two-way street, and I have serious issues with expressing myself.
About hotfixes. The way I see it, we try to avoid pain and reach for pleasure (among other things). We aren't conscious of all our psychological content (thoughts, feelings, behaviors). So we aren't always conscious of avoiding pain and reaching for pleasure. It happens behind the curtain, without our awareness. It's like the mind is doing the maintenance. Like body trying to reconstitute itself after recieving injuries. Somehow our minds find the way to deal with unpleasantries.
About rigidity. I think that, the more ingrained our beliefs and attitudes are, the more difficult it would be to change it. Compare a kid to an adult, to an old person. The more ingrained, the more it takes to rip out the roots, up to the critical point when one is too fragile and weak to do so. So the person gets stuck in a belief system, a code, a certain way of thinking.
Ok, I don't know what to add right now without adding more unnecessary confusion. Feel free to hit me up with questions. Preferably detailed, so I know what to think about.