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Because being cynical is the easiest route to feeling smart. It takes no effort to dismiss something. It’s a mindset that unintentionally optimizes short term
by gdhkgdhkvff 4y ago
Because being cynical is the easiest route to feeling smart. It takes no effort to dismiss something.
It’s a mindset that unintentionally optimizes short term comfort at the expense of long term growth.
Do you need to be fist pumping and leading the charge? No. But unbound cynicism is really a sad way to live.
- jamiek88 4y ago> Because being cynical is the easiest route to feeling smart. It takes no effort to dismiss something. This was a difficult lesson I learned only in the past five years or so. I realized I was aping my asshole father. Being more open to people and ideas has been way more fun.
- powerhour 4y ago> Being more open to people and ideas has been way more fun. I recently had the same realization. I haven't fully squelched the cynicism but I am trying hard to assume the best of people, that they're posting in good faith, and to take them at their word. It's definitely more difficult but I feel it is more satisfying. Further, I try to avoid this scenario: https://xkcd.com/386/ https://xkcd.com/386/ I find it not only exhausting but also unproductive.