Coronavirus thread. Content warning: 50/50 chance this will help vs harm. If you are comforted by sideways philosophical arguments read on. If not, I refer you the next tweet on my timeline.
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So, folks are “panicking”/responding strongly to coronavirus because on some level they WANT to panic about it. Not that they enjoy panicking, or that they can choose to, rather they want it in the sense that responding strongly to c-virus is serving some need in them in some way
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Replying to @ssica3003
Hi Jess, long time no speaky I agree on an emotional level I need to be emotional about this but does that demonstrate a craving for meaning? Beyond the wish to experience meaning on all levels, including emotional. This is a genuine request for clarity btw not a gotcha attempt
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Replying to @LauraTheOB
Um sorry if that’s a typo but I believe one *doesnt* have to be emotional about C-virus. The fact that most people are being emotional to a degree that I think is beyond what I’d expect from this event is evidence that people are leaning into it/crave meaning.
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But certainly this observation is only a partial explanation for abstract groups and maybe not relevant at all on a case-by-case basis.
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