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Is This Entire Thread Written In Swahili?
"Ironic how the libtards call conservatives pedophiles.” -
“Typical narcissistic projection.” -
“So I understand all the Tolkien stuff, but as far as I can tell, they're being very dramatic. This Mighty Quinn guy must have been trolling or having disagreements with a liberal on Substack, and now she's gone off of Substack, and he's fake grieving and doing all this high drama stuff. I didn't go all the way back through the thread, but that's as much as I can tell as far as that's concerned, along with all the super geeky Tolkien elvish language stuff. And it's hilarious that he's talking about Tengwar. I'm just dying.” -
LMFAO. I was sooooooo lost.
“I can see why 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣” -
I didn't know who that girl was or any of this 🤣🤣🤣
“That's some geeking of the highest order.” -
I was like, "Did somebody DIE?!"
“Yeah, they're in full RPG/LARP mode 🤣” -
Ok, that helps. 🤣🤣🤣
“🤣🤣🤣” -
It seriously felt like when I went to Dragon Con the first time. I'm like, "I don't understand any of this shit, and everybody's acting like I should, and fuck you for hating me because I don't have pink hair."
One of these guys is talking to me about Pyramid Head and I thought he meant Pyramid Head from Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates. I didn't know there was another Pyramid Head.
“Fortunately for you, I am fluent in dorktastic geekism!” -
See, this was what it was. Like, there was no synergy there. Like, all the things that I'm geeky about, they just weren't, you know? And I'm just like, "Okay, yeah, it doesn't make me a normie because I don't get what the fuck you're saying. It just means, like, I don't speak that language."
So I literally had to go run away and find my tribe. It was awful.
“LOL, cons are definitely confusing for people who don't geek over that stuff. You have your own areas of geek. Just not those flavors.” -
Jinx!!
“Get outta my head, grrrrrl!” -
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Like, I'm, well aware I'm a geek. I'm so not a nerd. I'm soooo not a nerd.
The Memelords Are At It Again….
The More You Know, The Harder It Is To Socialize
I agree. And it just keeps widening the more information you take in. The gap becomes all you have left.
Back when everyone was watching the same four or five things on TV every night, there was a bit more universal relatability to find, but now that we’re all split off into microclusters surrounding very distinct and specific interests, it becomes more difficult.
Add to that that perspective is crafted by whichever narrative they have chosen to subscribe to, which in turn alters the reality tunnel a person inhabits.
And people have an extremely difficult time relating to each other when they have not chosen to share the same reality tunnel.
It’s happening more and more, especially when people agree with each other to a large extent but then decide some arbitrary perceptual minutia is going to be the hill to die on and so civil discourse ends because they butter their bread with the butter side down and not up - “and we can’t have that.”
It’s hard enough to relate to one another when we are acting amicably and in good faith, but when we shun people because they are not in alignment with our full list of usually arbitrarily chosen talking points handed down from on high, we’ll never get back to a place where civil discourse is even possible, let alone relatability.
Everyone is too busy taking the ideas of others personally without allowing for the fact that some people have simply spent more time down certain rabbit holes than others, and so, necessarily, those people will have a greater handle on certain topics than others will. And for each person, based on interests, those topics of expertise are going to differ.
We need to find ways to come back to open civil discourse that is not taken personally. I remember in the 90s being able to discuss positions on issues without everything devolving into people getting butthurt when others do not agree. I know it’s possible. Maybe we can go back to that someday. It would be a welcome change.
The Most Effective Troll Ever
Punking Ryan Reynolds
This Is A Chicken Torture Device
The Wisdom of the Enneagram
Eugene Terekhin, I was just discussing this with Christopher Cook yesterday, how each of the nine aspects in balance brings us each to a state of wholeness.
There was this amazing project that a musician did where he took each of the nine types and crafted songs to create a snapshot of that type’s strengths, weaknesses, and journey toward fulfillment, redemption, and self-actualization.
These songs are so powerful in cultivating understanding among the types that when most people listen to the corresponding song with a specific loved one in mind, it brings them to tears.
I’ve put links to all of those songs in this post. I thought you might enjoy listening to them through the lens that you’re addressing in your piece. :)
What Is Your Enneagram of Personality Song?
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Sometimes the fun is just reading the profile names people choose for substack! Happy New Year Demi! Happy Mew Year to all you stackers.
I wrote two articles concerning Chandra, they might help explain what was going on, if someone wanted to read them. No pressure. All I did was open up to her on a deep and personal level, and post such openness to the public.
She was absolutely the light of my life here on Substack, and now she's gone. I miss her every day, and wish she could come back. The damage done to my heart by losing her, can never be repaired.