Do realisations actually mean anything or is it just mental masturbation?

[thegoat]

I've spent years rotting while being deeply introspective and theorising about my own life. I can convince myself all I want that we're on a floating rock and nothing matters, that we don't have free will and being a virgin is largely not my own fault, that I'm so depressed idec if i die so why would i gaf about anything...

But I still get social anxiety when I leave the house.

The best progress I've made is through exposure effect, it absolutely shits on mental masturbation in terms of effectiveness. It's like your brain is passively rewired without you thinking it into existence. I feel this happened to me after my LSD trip 3 weeks ago, my brain feels subtly different, less depressed / less anxious and i cannot explain why, kinda feels like a safety net has been installed.

Probably water but I feel like consciousness is a legit illusion and it doesnt even matter what you believe

Furthermore, if you look at the average normie they have fucking garbage self-awareness yet lifemog the shit out of most users here who actually have a much deeper understanding of social dynamics

 

[Tom Jones]

We are slaves of consciousness, which itself is enslaved by nature. We are merely sentient flesh

 

[Salieri]

theorization and epiphanies arent usually really meant to be practically applicable its just intellectual autism for high iq ppl to have some fun and interact i guess so yea i guess you could call that mental masturbation

 

[Deleted member 16501]

If you are a true seeker of knowledge, then yes realizations may lead for you ti be stronger internally, even If you are rotting..

Eventually though you're going to need to take more action in the world to have true realizations

 

[thegoat]

If you are a true seeker of knowledge, then yes realizations may lead for you ti be stronger internally, even If you are rotting..

Eventually though you're going to need to take more action in the world to have true realizations

This is another thing, ever since I started to leave the house more and interact with more people, I'm gaining new realisations on overdrive and refining/scrapping a lot of my previous theories. Keeping a diary is actually fun as fuck for this reason

 

[Moggie]

It is worth it so you can put it behind you and know that you have atleast given the subject deep thought before.

 

[lungisani]

Pretty good post.