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Post #Ax1kBBhN3Ff8w1B9KC by [email protected] |
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I'm Exhausted By My Own Cynicism.A thread. š§µ1/16 |
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Post #Ax1kBBpWYwBVLIzf28 by [email protected] |
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It started as self preservation. After enough disappointments, enough promises … |
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Post #Ax1kBBwc8Zr7hIJK5I by [email protected] |
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The ability to spot the flaws before anyone else. To see why things wouldn'… |
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Post #Ax1kBC2zkqxa15IQ1w by [email protected] |
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To be the voice of reason in rooms full of dreamers.But somewhere along the way… |
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Post #Ax1kBC9jLoLcLyRnWq by [email protected] |
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Lately, I've caught myself rolling my eyes at enthusiasm. I watch someone g… |
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Post #Ax1kBCFP0isudZ6KMy by [email protected] |
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I've become addicted to being right about things going wrong.6/16 |
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Post #Ax1kBCLQeJhmwFv8lM by [email protected] |
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Cynicism feels sophisticated. It makes me feel like I understand how the world … |
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Post #Ax1kBCRSHuWfEwjx9k by [email protected] |
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I've built an identity around being unsurprised by disappointment.8/16 |
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Post #Ax1kBCYBsruhZptKee by [email protected] |
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But I'm tired of it. I'm tired of the weight of always expecting the wo… |
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Post #Ax1kBCeDWSjZsWi932 by [email protected] |
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What if I'm wrong about being right all the time? What if my cynicism is la… |
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Post #Ax1kBCkFA3YSBDWxRQ by [email protected] |
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The optimist in me used to see possibility everywhere. Yes, that led to some sp… |
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Post #Ax1kBCqGneNKTuLlpo by [email protected] |
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None of that happened because I was realistic about the odds.I'm starting t… |
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Post #Ax1kBCwIRFCCmbAaEC by [email protected] |
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Both avoid the harder work of engaging with reality as it actually unfolds, mes… |
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Post #Ax1kBD2g3WIf6O9gAq by [email protected] |
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I want to get back to building things instead of just critiquing them. I want t… |
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Post #Ax1kBD9PeTghRHJ3fk by [email protected] |
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Most of all, I want to remember what it feels like to hope for something withou… |
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Post #Ax1kBDFnGkn9l4I9cO by [email protected] |
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I'm ready to be naive again. Starting now.16/16 |
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Post #Ax1kBDMAt1tc4rHFZ2 by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan you didnāt ask for advice. I have no expectation of you, so no press… |
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Post #Ax1tKVZlPtLwmE8jqK by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan Well told.Better naive and curious than stuck in a predictable cell.Le… |
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Post #Ax1wSX22BeO7TIsfS4 by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan I tend to be skeptical. But I usually keep my skepticism to myself unl… |
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Post #Ax2IfghNkrXyD1toX2 by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan no need to jump back. You did long way. Because you has a reason. Now … |
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Post #Ax2IfgpBHrmkbDY2gi by [email protected] |
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@mcSlibinas @Daojoan well saidcynicism in and of itself is not wrong per seit&#… |
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Post #Ax2IfgwcqBjwyJ1zI8 by [email protected] |
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@benroyce @mcSlibinas @Daojoan |
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Post #Ax2Ifh6CGbOdRzVdD6 by [email protected] |
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@FrancoisPrague @mcSlibinas @Daojoanexactly1. #idealism is a form of failure. w… |
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Post #Ax2IfhFlh13JvfzH84 by [email protected] |
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@benroyce "Idealism is a form of failure."š¤Æ |
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Post #Ax2IfhLnKbsCEMo5WS by [email protected] |
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@Gustodon idealism is a stage in development towards maturityit's not so mu… |
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Post #Ax2IfhRoyCh4X3ctuq by [email protected] |
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@benroyce @Gustodon i think idealism is a direction. Cynicism is a tool. Realis… |
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Post #Ax2IfhXqbnVwpkRiJE by [email protected] |
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@mcSlibinas @Gustodoni think #realism can be defined as nothing more than #idea… |
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Post #Ax2Ifhgi4qbTHEan7g by [email protected] |
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@benroyce @mcSlibinas @Gustodon I am very surprised by this definition of cynic… |
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Post #Ax2IhvVTfbcEiMOlm4 by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan Thank you. I'm going to channel this thread. š |
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Post #Ax2ImFHw441ZDy7jsG by [email protected] |
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@benroyce Not for the first time, you've given me a lot to think about. |
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Post #Ax2J591TaFExIJR8vw by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan Thanks for this thread; I certainly do share some of your thoughts and… |
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Post #Ax2J7Nkxm7cfZLmPzc by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan what if the counterpart to cynical isn't naive, but compassionate? |
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Post #Ax2J94ae0Sl2hkl9zE by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan this is called growing up. And many people stop at this point as if it… |
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Post #Ax2J9OIEkbuvoSIk4W by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan I am used to experiencing similar feelings as you described here. Cyni… |
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Post #Ax2J9PsQrWSqj0FA80 by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan ...Sometimes I describe myself as an artificial intelligence in a huma… |
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Post #Ax2JJ1u8qVxrGtcwXQ by [email protected] |
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@Daojoanšššthe worst is #cynicism about #politicscynicism is acceptanc… |
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Post #Ax2JPyECufVtteK2Vs by [email protected] |
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@mfennvt @ParadeGrotesque @benroyce @Gustodon "nothing is sacred, question… |
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Post #Ax2JVDOjwI32OQkXYG by [email protected] |
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@benroyce @FrancoisPrague @mcSlibinas @Daojoan thesis, antithesis, synthesis |
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Post #Ax2JVDWtRyZOniZ3GC by [email protected] |
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@mrcompletely @FrancoisPrague @mcSlibinas @Daojoan š¤ š ā |
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Post #Ax2JVn59Gbld45rP0q by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan <3 I can relate more than I am comfortable to admit just yet |
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Post #Ax2JX9QJggbwe4PUfY by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan The hardest thing is learning to treat yourself as you would a dear fr… |
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Post #Ax2JmaGq9WfCFoKwGO by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan I think the "change your profile pic to Clippy" thing actual… |
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Post #Ax2JxHhhWX5nr70Fg8 by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan @benroyce 10,000 arrows incoming = we get to fight in the shade |
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Post #Ax2K2gnde5tR8XMDwW by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan you gotta break some eggs to make an omelet. That is messy and itās … |
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Post #Ax2K6xTbaEKK191T0a by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan I think thereās another option: a choice between becoming cynical (a… |
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Post #Ax2K8LiovPb5VEnpfE by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan at the same time: people telling me something can't be done is my … |
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Post #Ax2KGbaho9KN2Kwa6C by [email protected] |
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@ParadeGrotesque @mcSlibinas @Gustodon yes, absolutely correctthe problem is th… |
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Post #Ax2KGbjDIW8JSivNMO by [email protected] |
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@benroyce @ParadeGrotesque @Gustodon ā¦because we do not have philosophy as sc… |
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Post #Ax2KHixnslnoBxHVBI by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan I have read enough of your work to know you arenāt asking for advice… |
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Post #Ax2KJlQBiPNGOTWwuu by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan so much this. Iāve professionalized finding the failure points. That… |
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Post #Ax2KSMS3vCZZYdVTKy by [email protected] |
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@myerman @Daojoan š¤£š¤£š¤£ you read my mindyou know exactly what i was thin… |
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Post #Ax2KXDrfH8twNCnfX6 by [email protected] |
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@benroyce @ParadeGrotesque @mcSlibinas @Gustodon "but today, at least in t… |
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Post #Ax2KYlVffWLl0nFSa0 by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan I'm in this thread and I don't like ithttps://tane.codes/@tane… |
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Post #Ax2KYleB9t9hRBEFqC by [email protected] |
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@tanepiper @Daojoan Same. |
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Post #Ax2KcbaAWLMZNfBPdI by [email protected] |
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@DrPen @Daojoan and the truth is that the cynicism of those calling you childis… |
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Post #Ax2KfqmWSzfxOBVcIK by [email protected] |
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@benroyce @Daojoan š¹š¹š¹š¹š¹š¹ |
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Post #Ax2Ki0x7cdm5VrUyQ4 by [email protected] |
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@inderkuerze @Daojoan same! ā¤ļøāš©¹ |
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Post #Ax2Kr3U7ZoufyNFEbQ by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan Do it! Start small to redevelop the ābeing naiveā muscle. You can … |
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Post #Ax2L1aUNis7fEHOAAS by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan Good for you! Read some solar-punk, avoid excessive news.Build small t… |
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Post #Ax2L9DOjSVeTvjNpWy by [email protected] |
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"You see the world through your cynical eyes,You're a troubled young m… |
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@vnikolov @DrPen @Daojoan ā the mindless cynicism of the teenager is as fooli… |
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Post #Ax2LDhKm6BfXvxfaxU by [email protected] |
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@DaojoanThank you for sharing this. I struggle with cynicism at times. It's… |
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Post #Ax2LGlTX9rZPe9EGzQ by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan feel this hard. getting traumatised by an invested failure* then using… |
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Post #Ax2LIrxq0J3QLmPJGy by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan Admire this kind of self-awareness. Good luck rekindling the flame. |
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Post #Ax2LRcQz74Pqn8DEx6 by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan Thank you. Cynicism is the death of passion. It kills joy. I try to… |
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@Daojoan Its hard. It takes a lot of effort and willingness to be vulnerable an… |
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Post #Ax2LckV5SngQzfRG8u by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan That's one hell of a thread. Thank you. |
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Post #Ax2kSQmQQUDJn3j1Ky by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan Pattern wreck ignition? |
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Post #Ax2pWhCfo2GHehr6J6 by [email protected] |
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@Daojoan I'm not ready to be naive ever again. I try to keep a balancing a… |
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@Daojoan Insightful.Thank you for this. |
