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My quality of life has surged since I stopped caring about those around me who are not regular parts of my life.

• testbjjl 5y ago
  Is this a prescription for the rest of us? What should happen when I encounter you, perhaps at an inconvenient time? Is the answer, “don’t know them, can’t be bothered, couldn’t care less?”
  • ggm 5y ago
    It asolutely isn't a prescription for the rest of us, its terribly a-social. It demands that "stop caring" is defined as "do the minimum harm, and do the maximum nice, within the limits"
    • AnimalMuppet 5y ago
      Well... there are people who go through life blowing off everyone they can. That is, as you say, terribly a-social. It's not a healthy way to live. At the same time, there are also people who feel free to write a check, sign your name to it, and expect you to cash it. (They would do this financially if they thought they could, but mainly they do it emotionally.) If you let people do that to you, that also is not a healthy way to live. So there's a balance between being asocial and being a doormat. Don't be either one.
      • ggm 5y ago
        Yea, I go with this one. It's the corollary defined as "the join over the golden rule, and "be kind to yourself"
• adamredwoods 5y ago
  My neighbor thinks as you do: he revs his car and motorcycles engines at night while we try to sleep. Therefore, we suffer. (yes, we've asked him to stop)