The quote you are your own worst enemy comes to mind when I think of people on Reddit, Lemmy, and in society overall if I am being honest. People are so emo, sappy, melancholy, cynical, and pessimistic. n
so the picture says it all. This guy says real life is boring. i disagree because life ISNâT boring, if you actually live it, have hobbies, enjoy learning, creating and well not being someone with a defeatist mindset.
Look how many dislikes I got for saying LIFE ISNâT BORING lol this right here is the problem. most of these people are so toxic and they have nothing else to do but bring their toxicity to things around them.
If your life is boring, itâs because you are living in a manner that isnât enjoyable to you. Quit your shitty job and find a better one. Move to a different area if your current area itâs not pleasurable to you. Find a higher quality group of friends or become someone that can enjoy their own company. I could keep listening, but Iâm not going to make this thread too long.
Iâm just telling you what i find mildly infurating. The thread comments will further prove my point more than likely. Prove me wrong.
gbzm@piefed.social âš1â© âšhourâ© ago
Iâm not very big on life myself, but to me thatâs only superficially what this is about. To me it seems the negative reaction you get is because âlife is boringâ is an expression of personal suffering first, and a judgment about an objective, intrinsic quality of the very concept of existence second. So you have to be careful when you want to argue that boredom is not an intrinsic quality of existence because you end up invalidating an expression of personal suffering, which is generally considered gauche.
Second, your arguments in favour of life not being boring generalizes conditions that may not be everyoneâs. The ability to change jobs, move, find new friends, etc. is not necessarily universal. People who struggle with depression, in particular, may feel that your argument boils down to âpull yourself by your bootstrapsâ. People who are in situations of economic or social servitude will feel it comes from a situation of personal privilege.
I wouldnât want to convince you that life is boring, itâs a good thing that you enjoy your existence, and the very fact that you enjoy it is a proof by example. That said, I think your approach to trying to make people find good in their own lives by convincing them sight unseen that their bad experience with it is their own fault is misguided.