Wonder how much of the “Nothing matters and I can’t care about anything” blues is a result of the (imo fake) idea that people should care about big vague important abstractions instead of real specific things
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Replying to @literalbanana
Also I’m curious to hear some examples of “real specific things” to care about that would be an alternative to big abstract ideas Do you mean like family well-being? Specific goals of attainment?
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like today I found it really easy to care about this awesome drama https://twitter.com/modernafinil/status/1226312091524419585?s=21 … and about the shawl I’m makinghttps://twitter.com/concertadeffort/status/1226312091524419585 …
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Wait so are you recommending that the cure for ennui is getting very involved in meaningless minor drama in your life?
That... might be brilliant
“Don’t worry about saving the world. Just gossip about your neighborhood and make a birdhouse.”2 replies 0 retweets 8 likes -
Replying to @liminal_warmth
“cultivate a garden” as some great sage put it, probably
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Goes back at least to Voltaire… but it occurs to me you would probably enjoy this, which comes to the same conclusion—at least temporarily: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_the_Black_Girl_in_Her_Search_for_God …
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