Arra
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I got into all the genetic determinism / no free will stuff when i was like 13–14 (around 2022). looking back that was probably the worst time i could’ve found it
at that age you’re still forming how you see yourself. if you start consuming “your life is predetermined” and “your looks decide everything”, it doesn’t just stay as a belief, it literally changes how you act
like:
you stop trying as much without even noticing
you overthink every flaw
you assume you’ve already lost before anything happens
then people turn around and say “see, it’s over”
no, you just trained yourself into that mindset
what annoys me now is all the new guys in 2024/2025 finding this through tiktok, especially from Clavicular (the creator) who is just shallow and shows no real truth, and acting like they discovered some final truth
and the worst take is always:
“once you see it you can’t go back”
that’s just not true
you can go back, but you have to stop letting it be your entire worldview. there’s a difference between knowing looks matter vs thinking they’re the only thing that matters and your life is already decided
for me it didn’t make me “more aware”, it just made me more passive and stuck in my own head
if you’re like 14–16 reading this, just be careful what you build your mindset around. at that age it sticks way more than you think
and yeah you can undo it, it’s just harder than if you never went that deep into it in the first place.
So yes, looks do matter. But just cope until you make it and you will be more happy.
at that age you’re still forming how you see yourself. if you start consuming “your life is predetermined” and “your looks decide everything”, it doesn’t just stay as a belief, it literally changes how you act
like:
you stop trying as much without even noticing
you overthink every flaw
you assume you’ve already lost before anything happens
then people turn around and say “see, it’s over”
no, you just trained yourself into that mindset
what annoys me now is all the new guys in 2024/2025 finding this through tiktok, especially from Clavicular (the creator) who is just shallow and shows no real truth, and acting like they discovered some final truth
and the worst take is always:
“once you see it you can’t go back”
that’s just not true
you can go back, but you have to stop letting it be your entire worldview. there’s a difference between knowing looks matter vs thinking they’re the only thing that matters and your life is already decided
for me it didn’t make me “more aware”, it just made me more passive and stuck in my own head
if you’re like 14–16 reading this, just be careful what you build your mindset around. at that age it sticks way more than you think
and yeah you can undo it, it’s just harder than if you never went that deep into it in the first place.
So yes, looks do matter. But just cope until you make it and you will be more happy.
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