CYNICISM
A Safety Blanket which is really Sour Grapes at an Existential Level
This is the Cynicism Safety Blanket:
(Be careful lest it smother you)
“Cynicism is a guarded response.
You’re setting yourself up against disappointment.
Its role within the system is to protect you against experiencing anything bad.
It is a pre-emptive strike against a perceived threat.
If I tell myself that ‘all women are bad’, then I’m less likely to seek a relationship with women and, as a consequence, I’m never going to feel the pain of rejection.
If I tell myself that ‘everything is shit’ or that ‘things will never get better’, then I am excused of ever having to try at anything.
It’s more comfortable to get fatalistic and call it pragmatism.
The cope is framing hope as pathetic and embarrassing and optimism as delusion.
It’s “sour grapes” at an existential level.
If everything sucks, and everyone is horrible, and reality is disappointing and you know that for a fact, it’s the people acting like things can be better that are dumb, delusional and the problem.
The upside of never trying is never having to feel the pain of failure.”
-Chris Williamson
“It’s good to criticise the vile aspects of the world, but there is nothing more vile than to do nothing about it and convince others to do the same.” — Ryan Lazarus
I believe in hope.
I want to be around people who have a positive vision for themselves, and others, and the world.
I advise you do the same.
“Choosing to see the good in things (while not being naive) is a superpower.” — Chasing Adaptation
WOW! Glenn Beck interviews Kash Patel who is Donald Trump's choice to lead the FBI. Patel worked with the National Security Council, the secretary of defense, and the Department of Justice. And he spearheaded the investigation into Russia’s campaign to influence the 2016 election — meaning he knows what was REALLY Russian disinformation and what was the Deep State and the Clinton campaign’s meddling. He saw the Deep State firsthand, fought it, and he’s naming names. And it’s all going up on Glenn’s chalkboard.
https://youtu.be/vDLXGEiwgwQ?si=0Hvem1EUw9b79TUl