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> When you are truly comfortable in yourself, you won't feel the need to convince others that this is so. Maybe I'm an introvert or something. I'm not trying t
by MawNicker 10y ago
> When you are truly comfortable in yourself, you won't feel the need to convince others that this is so.
Maybe I'm an introvert or something. I'm not trying to say that spending more time alone is good for everyone. But as someone who is comfortable spending time alone I know it's looked down on by much of society. This is even implied by your comment... Why else would I be uncomfortable with it? I also smoke pot. I'm comfortable with it and I regularly tell people: Unlike they told you in DARE, it won't kill you.
I am very averse to your line of thinking. Generalized and applied indiscriminately it implies that a person should never feel motivated to articulate any opinion they authentically possess.
- tunap 10y agoMany people cannot fathom the concept 'alone doesn't necessarily mean lonely'.
- lovemenot 10y agoI did not mean you to stop doing anything. Rather to try to explain why you may be constantly meeting resistance and to offer what might be a more effective route to achieving the same goal. North Wind still gonna blow, even though the Gentle Sunshine was more effective in removing the man's overcoat.
- MawNicker 10y agoIf people are skeptical they're probably the sort of people who can't handle being alone. Maybe I shouldn't be convincing them of anything. I don't really have a goal. It's not like I make these comments as conversation starters. Someone asks me if I watched Game of Thrones last night and I tell them I don't watch TV. They ask why I didn't attend some social function and I tell them I'm a loner. I was mostly just commenting on the nature of people's reactions. Is it that unheard of for someone to be comfortable alone and to prefer it? I suspect there's some repression at work and I was applauding the GP for resisting it.