The Psychology of the Wasteman

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Swiss psychologist Carl Jung said that children are driven unconsciously to compensate for what their parents failed to experience. This is why pastors’ kids are often hornballs.

To be fair, anything one represses can end up exploding in one’s face. But in principle, I agree.

What did my father fail to experience? In my opinion, while he enjoyed some success, he failed to cement a…