> I would describe myself as extremely cynical, would you? Do you feel similarly about the following? Yes, and yes. > I've noticed that I myself share a sort

> I would describe myself as extremely cynical, would you? Do you feel similarly about the following? Yes, and yes. > I've noticed that I myself share a sort of way of thinking with the 4chan / net-present crowd I grew up with That explains it. I spent a part of my youth there, too, while it still had the "secret club" vibes. I guess it left some influence on my way of thinking. > I really believed that the happy people HAD to be lying about it, because I wasn't happy. I really believed everyone was secretly judging eachother, cause that's what I was doing. I really believed that various psychological techniques just had to be total bullshit, because I never genuinely tried them in good faith, and just assumed they were konk science. I resonate with this a lot. --- Thanks for this. It's useful to see your perspective described from outside, by someone who actually understands. Makes it easier to take myself less seriously. I see in your "about" section that there is a "please feel free to email me" sentence - if it's okay, I'd maybe like to contact you for further conversation.