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I'm much more myself and think more clearly when I'm not dragged down by other people. I'm one of those that thrives in solitude. The pandemic really made this

I'm much more myself and think more clearly when I'm not dragged down by other people. I'm one of those that thrives in solitude. The pandemic really made this clear to me. "Hell is other people" — because of how we are unable to escape the watchful gaze of everyone around us. "By there mere appearance of the Other," says Sartre in Being and Nothingness, "I am put in the position of passing judgment on myself as on an object, for it is as an object that I appear to the Other." https://www.vox.com/2014/11/17/7229547/philosophy-quotes-misunderstood-wittgenstein-sartre-descartes https://www.vox.com/2014/11/17/7229547/philosophy-quotes-mis...

nostrebored 4y ago
Decline in metacognition seems like a likely symptom too
- labrador 4y ago
  I experienced a great increase in metacognition watching my thoughts and feelings come and go of their own volition and by their own logic. I'm sure over 99% of the population doesn't know anything about metacognition so being around them is unlikely to enhance it.
gammabetadelta 4y ago
the insipid conversation of others lays so heavy on me. i can't seem to ignore it and it bogs me down, i have to do so much too suppress my hatred of their banality folks say im so wonderful in conversation but its more that if i let them talk, i suffer thank you for sharing the sartre it's refreshing to see how true it is others judge you, so you judge yourself, even if you don't care about them covid was such a great relief to not have to interact with people
- eurasiantiger 4y ago
  Have we always been like this, or was it the others that made us like this?
- labrador 4y ago
  Solitude isn't for everybody. I've always been attracted to it. My favorite books as a kid were about being alone: Robinson Crusoe, The Other Side of the Mountain. “Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes.” ― William Gibson I think people are creative and intelligent, it's just that there are three spheres of life: public, private and secret. The public sphere isn't that interesting because people censor themselves so they don't get judged. People in the public sphere end up playing roles they learned and think that is how one should be in public. Most also have boring private lives. Where it gets interesting is in our secret lives. I know people have rich secret lives because of the drama shows that people love but don't talk about because they give life to our fantasies and imagination, so to say what you really like about them would be too revealing. There a couple of movies that demonstrate what would happen if people spoke about what was really on their minds with each other. In Judy Berlin a solar eclipse occurs but doesn't go away. It just stays dark for days and days so people start reaching out to each other trying to understand what is happening and in the process start telling the truth. Why not, because it's the end of the world.

nostrebored 4y ago

Decline in metacognition seems like a likely symptom too

labrador 4y ago
I experienced a great increase in metacognition watching my thoughts and feelings come and go of their own volition and by their own logic. I'm sure over 99% of the population doesn't know anything about metacognition so being around them is unlikely to enhance it.

gammabetadelta 4y ago

the insipid conversation of others lays so heavy on me. i can't seem to ignore it and it bogs me down, i have to do so much too suppress my hatred of their banality folks say im so wonderful in conversation but its more that if i let them talk, i suffer thank you for sharing the sartre it's refreshing to see how true it is others judge you, so you judge yourself, even if you don't care about them covid was such a great relief to not have to interact with people

eurasiantiger 4y ago
Have we always been like this, or was it the others that made us like this?
labrador 4y ago
Solitude isn't for everybody. I've always been attracted to it. My favorite books as a kid were about being alone: Robinson Crusoe, The Other Side of the Mountain. “Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes.” ― William Gibson I think people are creative and intelligent, it's just that there are three spheres of life: public, private and secret. The public sphere isn't that interesting because people censor themselves so they don't get judged. People in the public sphere end up playing roles they learned and think that is how one should be in public. Most also have boring private lives. Where it gets interesting is in our secret lives. I know people have rich secret lives because of the drama shows that people love but don't talk about because they give life to our fantasies and imagination, so to say what you really like about them would be too revealing. There a couple of movies that demonstrate what would happen if people spoke about what was really on their minds with each other. In Judy Berlin a solar eclipse occurs but doesn't go away. It just stays dark for days and days so people start reaching out to each other trying to understand what is happening and in the process start telling the truth. Why not, because it's the end of the world.