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It feels like there is something pressing against me when I give a damn. I mean, the result is appreciated, but I feel like the culture around me hates me for b
by antareus 16y ago
It feels like there is something pressing against me when I give a damn. I mean, the result is appreciated, but I feel like the culture around me hates me for being willing to make the sacrifice necessary to get there.
- danilocampos 16y agoThere is something pressing against you. The apathy of everyone else around you. Few things are more painful than being around people whose give a damn isn't aligned with your own. You'll spend a lot of time advocating things that seem alien at worst and wasteful and best.
- antareus 16y agoThis sounds like the story of my life. The best way to deal with it is to...leave?
- danilocampos 16y agoIt may be. I can only speak for my experience. For me, being around people who don't share my values is utterly draining. Time you could be spending making magic happen gets spent on convincing other people that magic is worth something. It can be exhausting. You absorb the energy of the people around you. And if the people around you fail to give a damn about the things you care about, you run the risk of losing own energy for it, too. I don't, in the end, know the best solution for your case. But whatever you do, protect that spark that makes everyone look at you like an ear is growing out of your forehead.
- billpaetzke 16y agoPerhaps this article on today's HN was meant for you! :) http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1755334 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1755334