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I've gotten into watching a few travel vloggers. One of the best IMHO is Eva Zu Beck. She's not without some minor controversy, but who really isn't? What I enj
by bane 4y ago
I've gotten into watching a few travel vloggers. One of the best IMHO is Eva Zu Beck. She's not without some minor controversy, but who really isn't? What I enjoy about her channel is her contemplations on the beauty of the world and the difference between loneliness and solitude.
It was a recent video where she said something to the effect of "solitude is something you choose, loneliness is something inflicted on you by others."
I thought this was rather profound and changed my perspective on what loneliness was in terms of giving power over yourself to others. You can't cure loneliness because you have to fix the world first. What you can do is to refuse to give that power to others.
If you find yourself alone, it's okay. You still have your power. If you stay calm you can find peace in solitude.
- leobg 4y ago> “I hate who steals my solitude without, in exchange, offering me true company.” Nietzsche
- seydor 4y agothats why loneliness feels bad, because it feels like abandonment
- djmips 4y agoLight bulb! Yes. That makes sense.
- 2-718-281-828 4y agowouldn't agree on that it's inflicted by others. it's rather inflicted by oneself or by circumstances due to various reasons.
- lezojeda 4y agoI think she clearly compensates the alone aspect of her travelling by having a 1.58M subscribers youtube channel with 500k~ views videos. I am not saying this COMPLETELY replaces face-to-face interaction, but I bet travelling without videoblogging and receiving feedback+receiving attention from thousands from people around the world would not be the same...