Heroic Mythos… All People Are Created Equal

I was reading an article on myths in business and a few neurons in my brain fired off some creative ideas about this heroic myth: All People are Created Equal

Myths help us to frame up our ideas, the author explains. And there is a limit –

The heroic myth translates every event into a winner triumphing over a loser; it makes people who follow it vulnerable if their side loses.

So why use myth if it narrows our judgment? In the case of my heroic myth, it’s called hope.

 

 

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