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while it has been mocked for being a "dumb" ideology fatalism isn’t just a poetic mood it is the structural reality of the human condition. we like to believe we have a choice in our lives and somethings we do but most of it is predetermined
consider the moment you were conceived you didn’t choose your parents, your genetic predispositions or the economic status of your birth. You didn’t choose the era you were born into or the specific dialect you speak. these are fixed variables hence why looksmaxxing and spawnpoint pill exists
this is the part where fatalism is considered a joke. critics will say "but what if we work harder bro or trust the process dude
" the general public plays make believe by saying they would have escaped their circumstances through grinding but look at the data. modern social mobility is stagnant. the architecture of modern society is designed to keep you in your lane. while people like to also cope by saying the structure is corrupt, the system isn’t broken infact it’s working exactly as intended (this is what differs the 1st and the 3rd world stuff doesnt just happen wildly and unexpectedly)
then there is your biological clock. Your neurons are firing in patterns dictated by your genetics and your past experiences. Your emotions are chemical reactions. your desires are manufactured by a culture and an environment that you were raised in. people rarely ever think outside the box its mostly derivatives from your culture,environment and what you expose yourself too. even the decision you think you made freely in the last second was likely determined or influenced by the sum of every previous moment leading up to it.
Fatalism acknowledges this determinism not as a curse but as a liberation from the tyrannical blame of fellow humans however this isnt a thread for you to fuck up your life and blame it on such factors ive mentioned
This is why the pratfall effect ( the effect where if a person deemed as perfect in whatever field such as looks,unrivaled genius or physical strength messes up and gets seen as a geuiuine person) hits the poor loser so hard. when they stumble or fuck up society melts,judges less harshly or cope by making those people seem relatable but fatalism reveals that their stumble was likely caused by the weight of the world they are carrying not their own inadequacy. It’s a narrative choice
We live in a world of cause and effect, where every action has a reaction, and every reaction is the precursor to another action. We are caught in a web of interconnected events that stretch back to the Big Bang. To say "I could have done otherwise" is to ignore the infinite complexity of the universe that conspired to make "this" happen and nothing else.
While fatalism is simplified by idiots as "just give up its all over anyways broo"
real fatalism isn’t passive. It’s the clear acceptance that you are part of a flow. You can still act, still strive, still love. But you do so without the arrogance of thinking you are the center of the universe. You act because you must, not because you are guaranteeing a specific outcome and that makes simple tasks easier it helped me interact with people and achieve my goals without the pressure of it.
The sad part of modern life is that we are sold the myth of control the public is told that if we just optimize our sleep, our diet, our finances, and our mindset, we will be masters of our destiny and the few that drift into looksmaxxing are told to eat raw meat smash their face in or pin bathtub chemicals to mog or ascend (im not saying it doesn't work but at the same time it rarely does)
this isnt a thread to change your beliefs overnight but just to clear the air about fatalism as it is a very hard thing to wrap your head
fatalism is the quiet dignity of knowing your place in the grandness of existence fighting against the natural greed people have (the urge to get more than they deserve or need) which is why fatalism is hated on
@Matrix88 @blinkers @subhuman @Jgns @Euron
consider the moment you were conceived you didn’t choose your parents, your genetic predispositions or the economic status of your birth. You didn’t choose the era you were born into or the specific dialect you speak. these are fixed variables hence why looksmaxxing and spawnpoint pill exists
this is the part where fatalism is considered a joke. critics will say "but what if we work harder bro or trust the process dude
" the general public plays make believe by saying they would have escaped their circumstances through grinding but look at the data. modern social mobility is stagnant. the architecture of modern society is designed to keep you in your lane. while people like to also cope by saying the structure is corrupt, the system isn’t broken infact it’s working exactly as intended (this is what differs the 1st and the 3rd world stuff doesnt just happen wildly and unexpectedly)then there is your biological clock. Your neurons are firing in patterns dictated by your genetics and your past experiences. Your emotions are chemical reactions. your desires are manufactured by a culture and an environment that you were raised in. people rarely ever think outside the box its mostly derivatives from your culture,environment and what you expose yourself too. even the decision you think you made freely in the last second was likely determined or influenced by the sum of every previous moment leading up to it.
Fatalism acknowledges this determinism not as a curse but as a liberation from the tyrannical blame of fellow humans however this isnt a thread for you to fuck up your life and blame it on such factors ive mentioned
This is why the pratfall effect ( the effect where if a person deemed as perfect in whatever field such as looks,unrivaled genius or physical strength messes up and gets seen as a geuiuine person) hits the poor loser so hard. when they stumble or fuck up society melts,judges less harshly or cope by making those people seem relatable but fatalism reveals that their stumble was likely caused by the weight of the world they are carrying not their own inadequacy. It’s a narrative choice
We live in a world of cause and effect, where every action has a reaction, and every reaction is the precursor to another action. We are caught in a web of interconnected events that stretch back to the Big Bang. To say "I could have done otherwise" is to ignore the infinite complexity of the universe that conspired to make "this" happen and nothing else.
While fatalism is simplified by idiots as "just give up its all over anyways broo
"real fatalism isn’t passive. It’s the clear acceptance that you are part of a flow. You can still act, still strive, still love. But you do so without the arrogance of thinking you are the center of the universe. You act because you must, not because you are guaranteeing a specific outcome and that makes simple tasks easier it helped me interact with people and achieve my goals without the pressure of it.
The sad part of modern life is that we are sold the myth of control the public is told that if we just optimize our sleep, our diet, our finances, and our mindset, we will be masters of our destiny and the few that drift into looksmaxxing are told to eat raw meat smash their face in or pin bathtub chemicals to mog or ascend (im not saying it doesn't work but at the same time it rarely does)
this isnt a thread to change your beliefs overnight but just to clear the air about fatalism as it is a very hard thing to wrap your head
fatalism is the quiet dignity of knowing your place in the grandness of existence fighting against the natural greed people have (the urge to get more than they deserve or need) which is why fatalism is hated on
@Matrix88 @blinkers @subhuman @Jgns @Euron
