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The narcissism of small differences leads to the most boring conformity.â
TĂĄr (2022)
Apr 3, 2025
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is indifference the trend now? it seems like the moment someone shows genuine interest in something, theyâre met with the same dismissal as a child asking one too many questionsâI'll explain later. but later never comes
yesterday in literature class, something clicked. I finally grasped the scientific reasoning behind a certain work, and it fueled me, inspired me to discuss interpretations with my peers. but when I spoke up, I was met with silenceâa subtle, unspoken cue to keep my thoughts to myself
in that moment, I felt embarrassed, even stupid, for wanting to dig deeper. but later, I realized they might have just wanted some peace after a long lesson. maybe it wasnât about me at allâŠ
however, this wasnât an isolated moment. time and time again, when I try to have meaningful conversations about things I truly care about, the response is often the same: why are you even thinking about this? why does it matter?
somehow, not caring has become the golden standard. indifference is effortless, and effort is something to be mocked. itâs "cool" to disengage, to float through school without interest, to never give things a second thought. and those who do care? theyâre met with resistance, as if their curiosity itself is an inconvenience
the whole chill guy persona and the propaganda of nonchalance do more harm than we realise. we glorify the effortlessly cool, detached observerâthe person who never tries too hard, never gets too invested, never asks too many questions. passion is seen as cringe, enthusiasm as uncool, and intellectual curiosity as trying too hard. and yet, itâs exactly this mindset that holds us back
when we stop seeking, we stop growing. when we refuse to ask questions, we accept what weâre given without ever challenging it. nonchalance might feel safeâit protects us from judgment, from looking foolish, from admitting we careâbut it also makes us stagnant. it robs us of the thrill of discovery, the depth of connection, the joy of truly understanding something
so maybe itâs time to let go of the chill guy persona and the nonchalant act. itâs time to embrace caringâdeeply, unapologetically, wholeheartedly. because the world doesnât move forward on indifference. it moves forward on those who dare to be curious and whimsyâŠ
Feb 26, 2025
I have an acquaintance whose personality I have always found grating and today I finally realized exactly what it is that I dislike so much: they pride themselves on being an ideal consumer. They get chuffed as fuck at how well marketing works on them to the point of being borderline braggadocious about how quickly and deliberately they react to advertising; even when theyâve been duped or scammed they admire the way theyâve been fooled.
Itâs so cartoonishly American, theyâre like a funhouse mirror that accentuates by own stupid fatso traits and stokes my most antisocial impulses. They say you should âlet people enjoy thingsâ but thereâs got to be a healthier middle ground where my friend stops enjoying adding to their credit card debt to see every Ryan Reynolds movie in IMAX and I stop enjoying hating them for it.
Apr 7, 2025
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It really cheeses me off when people think they know what others are thinking or what makes them tick or what their motivations are for something.
Recently heard someone say, "Oh the whole reason 'Brad' did good at [this thing] is because he got social validation from his success."
And I said, "Oh really, did Brad tell you that?"
And of course the answer was no, Brad never said that. It was just a great big assumption about Brad's motivesâand a negative assumption at that.
You contain multitudes. I contain multitudes. We contain multitudes.
We are right now the living, breathing, growing sum of a trillion different factors. It is far more interesting and fulfilling to be curious and ask and be surprised than to project our narrow, limited assumptions on others.
(apparently this is a bit of a theme for me today since I already posted about it in another form)
And if you find yourself mind reading and assuming and putting others in a box, then you know what, no worries! Me too sometimes. But let's not stay there.
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This is some Prison Planet SHIT.
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Please please please for the love of GOD, identify and destroy your subconscious desire to appease the male gaze. . . or any gaze for that matter- except ur own gaze and ur trusted loved ones. And maybe god if youâre into that sort of thing.
Yes this PSA includes hetero men <3 because yaâll are actually the worst victims of having to appease the male gaze.
Appeasing garbage is perpetuating garbage
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