[alan watts impersonation] heh heh heh, it is certainly learnable, but you will only truly learn it when you let go of the need to learn it. the need to be contented is a form of neediness, you see. and where did that come from?
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earnestly, i do think it's the truth tho, having gone thru bouts of depression about being discontent etc. i think the missing thing is humor. you gotta see the paradox, then you gotta laugh, then the laughter shakes off the anxiety and it's alright
that's my exp anyway
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I think that’s your experience with it but I’ve seen very diverse paths of discontent and most don’t fit that pattern
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also the Kratos technique: hate everything so much you hate the hater too and then oh shit everything is peaceful now wtf
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hmm I guess this is also historically the Ashoka technique
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Sometimes your responses to prompts sound like everything you would try yourself in a Groundhog Day type setup 🧐
For you, a rephrase. What would you suggest to a diverse room of 100 self-identified discontented people of all sorts — personalities, ages, IQs, genders, wealth...?
help other people!
if that sounds too vague/general: pick an injustice that you were subjected to in your youth, when you were powerless/weak, and help other people who are currently struggling with that
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