Once you understand that whenever people want to try to insult you they always target the most fundamental, universal values and principles that nearly everyone holds, in an effort to undermine those traits in you and make you feel deficient, their words lose all impact. You become completely desensitized to them, since you recognize that these critics are just blind shots in the dark without truly knowing you. You begin to view them as infants. This is one reason I often intentionally reply in such a juvenile way, like a 12-year-old.
The nose ring theory strikes once again.
Pre-nose ring:
Democrat
Dumb
Somewhat irrational
Skinny
With nose ring:
Leftist
Negative IQ
Extremely irrational
Land whale
@SmashJT This note is pointless because the "clarification" it offers doesn't rule out the possibility that the company is still maliciously exploiting the situation to insert its troon messaging.
Especially when you consider that today's devs aren't the same from the Vice City times.
At what point in life do tragedies stop affecting you deeply, and you simply endure them because you've come to expect suffering as an unavoidable part of life?
Is there a point where a person becomes that resilient?
Is there such a point in life..?
@iamnabins At your core, you are a light in this world’s darkness, bringing joy and lighthearted laughter that, even if only for a moment, helps us forget the burdens of everyday life. Even if your avatar changes, the reason I follow you will remain exactly the same
I support you completely
Your name will be forgotten. Your words will be forgotten. Your actions will be forgotten.
“You will be forgotten either way. So live in such a manner that, while you remain, you belong to yourself.” Marcus Aurelius
There is a certain type of person everywhere now, especially online.
He consumes endless information every day: philosophy, psychology, productivity, spirituality, neuroscience, business, self-improvement, history.
He knows a little about everything and deeply experiences almost nothing.
His entire identity becomes built around understanding instead of living.
He watches videos about confidence instead of speaking confidently. Reads about discipline instead of becoming disciplined. Studies relationships instead of learning how to love. Consumes motivational content instead of taking action.
He feels intelligent because he is constantly mentally stimulated. But stimulation is not transformation.
Most of the time, knowledge becomes emotional protection. Reality is unpredictable. Reality humiliates. Reality exposes weakness. Books and ideas do not.
Inside information, he can continue imagining himself as intelligent, deep, insightful, different from ordinary people. So he remains trapped in preparation.
He constantly feels as if he is "becoming" someone, while his real life remains strangely untouched. He develops sophisticated language for problems he never confronts directly. He can explain human behavior beautifully while being unable to handle ordinary discomfort, rejection, uncertainty, loneliness, or risk.
He slowly turns life into observation instead of participation.
The internet rewards this personality heavily. He receives validation for sounding aware rather than becoming capable.
Eventually, he begins confusing self-analysis with growth and information with wisdom.
But beneath the intelligence usually exists the same thing: fear. Fear of failure. Fear of embarrassment. Fear of reality answering back.
Because action destroys fantasy. The moment he truly acts, he can no longer hide inside potential.