1. The author of the comic does actually seem to have succeeded in his art--this, in that he's produced an evocative portrayal of his history and his inner life
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2. Do many people live like this? Experience the world in this way? If so, why? I wonder whether he's unhappy from his own perspective or on his own terms.
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3. It made me think of some family members who are struggling. There's a kind of flailing about, maybe. A sort of rootlessness.
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@selentelechia about our year--it was a very good year for both of us. I feel like an adult. Much of this seems to be related to finding myself bound with responsibilities, rather than being liberated from them. He seems to never have accumulated these.7 replies 1 retweet 53 likesShow this thread -
5. I wonder if there's a kind of social analogue of ZMP workers and what exactly it looks like if so
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6. Most of the responsibility I feel has more to do with actions I need to take to ensure Plans come to fruition than with immediate needs I think about Visingsö a lot What oak forests are you planting today?https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/visingso-oak-forest …
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Replying to @eigenrobot
I’ve teetered on this edge before, and I describe it as a pulling back from the painful present Dissociation. Mistaking the relief of pain with meaning. Hyper-vulnerable to consumerism. Even the comic itself is a means to analayze his self without truly being present. My 2c
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thank you! I can see all of that. I think I've tended toward a kind of self-aware disassociation rather than denial but I think I understand the root impulse :/
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There’s not enough shared language to easily describe it In response to suffering Fight: Denial, abuse stoicism Flight: Dissociation, abuse pleasure Freeze: Anxiety, abuse empathy Approach: No attachment or aversion, maybe what you’re describing as self-aware disassociation?
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Had a genius/insane english teacher that saw my dissociative tendencies and made me read The Stranger At first it made everything worse, but in the long run it actually helped
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Historically I think I tend toward flight Strong avoidant tendencies But if I can't get out, trickier. Usually just disassociate then to varying degrees. Usually weed and vidya and locked doors.
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