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It can be as simple as them having found coping mechanisms or support systems that work for them. No need to invoke weird conspiracies about them being mentally
by dotnet00 3y ago
It can be as simple as them having found coping mechanisms or support systems that work for them. No need to invoke weird conspiracies about them being mentally ill.
- ctrlp 3y agoI'm not invoking conspiracies about them being mentally ill. I'm suggesting it as characteristic of the type that they are messed up. That's not a conspiracy, any more than saying that people drawn to fighting forest fires are brave or parachute instructors have a high risk tolerance.
- morsch 3y agoPeople drawn to fighting fires are stereotypically brave, but they are also stereotypically arsonists themselves. The worst people to call when you notice a fire is the fire brigade. They'll just spread more fire! Evidence: they're admitting to burning undergrowth to stop wildfires. "Fighting fire with fire", these people are nuts! Plus - firefighters: stereotypically buff and desirable. You'll lose your house and your partner. The right person to call is a poet. Not otherwise associated with fire, handles a lot of paper. They hate fire!
- defrost 3y agoAdmirable take, but one with mixed and uncertain results; I am ashes where once I was fire, And the bard in my bosom is dead To The Countess of Blessington ~ Mad, bad, & dangerous aka George Gordon, Lord Byron
- TeMPOraL 3y agoYou have to do your own due diligence here. Prefer poets whose words flow like a stream; avoid those known to set the hearts of their readers ablaze.
- ctrlp 3y agoYou're more right than you think (and less funny). As in many cases, the right person to call in the case of mental distress is a poet.