Cynicism is a defence mechanism - but then again, so is unwarranted optimism.
One thing people don't talk about enough is that cynicism is driven mostly by laziness. It's much easier to say everything is shit than it is to actually try to understand what is going on.
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One thing people don't talk about enough is that optimism is driven mostly by laziness. It's much easier to say everything is fine than it is to actually try to understand what is going on.
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laziness is a construct made up by capitalists to explain why their workforce have no enthusiasm to create the wealth they will never see
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After much industrious study into ‘What Is Going On,’ I concluded everything is shit. Next time I’ll take the lazy shortcut :)
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For an antidote to cynicism, check out
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It’s more driven by hopelessness and anxiety. Most cynics don’t believe their own cynicism, but the prospect of acting and possibly (even probably) failing is a vulnerability that these people, for whatever reason, cannot risk.
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We've had decades of There Is No Alternative propaganda shoved down our collective throats, the war on the imagination. And existentialism doesn't help matters any.
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Yes. Not always, maybe, but I definitely know people like this. Laziness. Thanks for tweeting this, help me to understand :)
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It's not laziness, cynism seems to always win in the end
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