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“Rage, rage against the dying of the light”
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Self pity is completely stupid, counterproductive, and makes no sense, yet we all find ourselves caught up in it when things go wrong
I think the core of it is that we just turn inward the way we already think of others
Like when you see a schizo homeless dude amputee on the street, you just feel overwhelmed with pity
So it’s no wonder when you find yourself struggling, you internalize the same feeling of pity
Why me? What are the chances my luck is this bad? Why was I even born if this is my life? I spent years pondering these questions as someone visually impaired, crosseyed, extremely ugly craniofacial structure, manlet, broke, family issues, health issues, etc etc you get it. I have 99 problems, but pity will solve none of them, it’s purely performative and thus retarded.
And I look at many of you and see the same mindset.
Maybe the only way to change how we see ourselves in distress is to change how we see others in distress. The question is, what do we replace pity with?
I think the core of it is that we just turn inward the way we already think of others
Like when you see a schizo homeless dude amputee on the street, you just feel overwhelmed with pity
So it’s no wonder when you find yourself struggling, you internalize the same feeling of pity
Why me? What are the chances my luck is this bad? Why was I even born if this is my life? I spent years pondering these questions as someone visually impaired, crosseyed, extremely ugly craniofacial structure, manlet, broke, family issues, health issues, etc etc you get it. I have 99 problems, but pity will solve none of them, it’s purely performative and thus retarded.
And I look at many of you and see the same mindset.
Maybe the only way to change how we see ourselves in distress is to change how we see others in distress. The question is, what do we replace pity with?
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