Random Rants 61

[Hygro]

Rant: I seem to be basically invisible to a lot of people. And more importantly, and for other reasons, I've become much more cynical, misanthropic, and pessimistic lately.

Whatchu gon do about it?

 

[Phrossack]

Whatchu gon do about it?

Most likely I'll become more callous and selfish, whether I want to or not.

There's not really anything I can do. It was more a series of realizations about people and the world that made me so cynical and misanthropic lately. If I don't like the facts, there's nothing I can do to change them. I could be dishonest and indulge in wishful thinking, choosing to believe in comforting things that aren't actually true, but I couldn't stand doing that.

 

[Hygro]

Hm, if someone else has had series of realizations about people and the world and aren't cynical, are they dishonest or just stupid?

 

[Phrossack]

Hm, if someone else has had series of realizations about people and the world and aren't cynical, are they dishonest or just stupid?

Sometimes, but not necessarily, and possibly not even most of the time. They may have information I don't have, or they may be lacking information I do have. Or both. In those cases there's no dishonesty or stupidity involved, just a shortage of information.

 

[Lohrenswald]

Most likely I'll become more callous and selfish, whether I want to or not.

There's not really anything I can do. It was more a series of realizations about people and the world that made me so cynical and misanthropic lately. If I don't like the facts, there's nothing I can do to change them. I could be dishonest and indulge in wishful thinking, choosing to believe in comforting things that aren't actually true, but I couldn't stand doing that.

Maybe you're indulging in a weird way of "wishful thinking" (or delusions might be a more apt word) and what you think are facts actually aren't?

 

[Phrossack]

Maybe you're indulging in a weird way of "wishful thinking" (or delusions might be a more apt word) and what you think are facts actually aren't?

I see no reason to believe that's the case given the information I have, and I try very hard to only believe what I have reason to believe is true. I've given up a lot of luxuries like wishful thinking, and I'm a lot less happy for it, but it keeps me thinking soberly, which I value.

If you ever think I'm engaging in a specific case of wishful thinking, discuss it with me via PM, since I do my best to avoid it.

 

[Lohrenswald]

I'll get back to you when I've done the thing I'm procrastinating doing

 

[Takhisis]

Whatchu gon do about it?

Play videogames. Solution to almost all of life's problems.

 

[The_J]

Rant: I seem to be basically invisible to a lot of people.

Make yourself visible.
If you think you're invisible to them, then it means you think there's a reason you should be visible. Means there is a common topic for you and these people. So the next time, just strike up a conversation about that topic.
Do that a few times, problem solved.

 

[gay_Aleks]

Apf. My brother's finally getting out of town to work for a friend of his. I really want to support him but I've seen it happen before. It all falls out. He'll be bitter once more.

 

[Civ'ed]

I somehow managed to get a 1/40 on a math test.
I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry at the fact that I didn't even know what I had done right

 

[NovaKart]

I'm a regular at a bar and there's a man who's also a regular here who I was told watches porn on his phone while he's here. I wasn't sure if it was true or just a misunderstanding. He's sitting a couple tables back from me and a few minutes ago I heard very heavy breathing and sounding like either someone running up a steep hill or people having intense sex. He's always looking at his phone while he's here but this is the first time I've heard volume. I was looking around like, is he not at all ashamed that he's watching a porno in public with everyone hearing it? No one else seemed to notice. I got up to go to the restroom to try and get a view just thinking maybe I'm wrong and he's just watching a movie with an escape scene or something but I couldn't discretely get a good view. Just looked like the camera was at floor level with legs standing over.

I don't know why someone would want to watch this stuff in public where he can't do anything about it. I wouldn't want to just sit there pitching a tent. I'm guessing he doesn't have Internet at home or maybe he has a lot of kids and not much privacy. He's an older man.

 

[sophie]

Maybe he gets a kick out of the excitement of watching porn in a public place.

Exhibitionism is a Thing, you know.

 

[Takhisis]

Apf. My brother's finally getting out of town to work for a friend of his. I really want to support him but I've seen it happen before. It all falls out. He'll be bitter once more.

As i said on the raves thread, free room → build your own Vault.

I somehow managed to get a 1/40 on a math test.
I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry at the fact that I didn't even know what I had done right

What.

 

[jackelgull]

No one's voting in Iron Pen 4

 

[Synobun]

Oh right, I should put a link to that in my signature...

 

[JohannaK]

Nobody bothered to poll in the OTHER Iron Pen 4 thread. No wonder nobody noticed if nobody bothers telling anyone.

 

[Snerk]

What is Iron Pen and where do I go to learn more?

 

[Takhisis]

Check Synsensa's signature.

 

[Snerk]

I still want to learn more.