Infantile or naive?

January 12, 2023

At first glance, these qualities are very similar. Such a cute, almost childlike spontaneity. And yet, these are fundamentally different characteristics. NAIVETY is "I can do anything": "I don't want to know anything about the imperfection of the world and I will behave as if it doesn't exist." INFANTILISM is "I don't want to, even if I can": "I am afraid of the imperfection of the world, and I prefer to hide from it behind someone's back." All infantile people are similar in their behavior. They do not know what to do, and often do not want to make their own decisions. They take care of their own comfort and refer to "tired", "it's hard for me", "I wasn't taught", "why should I", "I'm sick". Infantile people are skilled manipulators. They live for their own pleasure, without straining themselves, feeling sorry for themselves, without learning lessons from their own mistakes. They do not analyze what is happening, do not consider necessary to develop or change something in their lives.