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Speaking only anecdotally here, but I agree. I think forgetfulness is an under appreciated ability, and a lot of people would be happier day-to-day if they had
by keiferski 3y ago
Speaking only anecdotally here, but I agree. I think forgetfulness is an under appreciated ability, and a lot of people would be happier day-to-day if they had a minor form of amnesia about traumatic past events. Unfortunately this isn’t a popular take these days, largely because of the “identity vacuum” that’s arisen since the fading away of local communities, strong family bonds, religion, and other things that were easy to build an identity around. The only identity a lot of people have is from their life experiences, and thus to forget those on purpose is not seen as an option.
- explaininjs 3y agoI saw this first hand when I dropped my brother off at college and sat in on some late night group conversations. I'm only a few years older than him so I expected the vibes to be similar to when I was there, but instead of the talk of interests, hobbies, past projects, life goals, accomplishments, etc. etc. that I was used to, everyone just went around sharing the bad things that happened to them as children. I got the sense folks were trying to one up each other too. Maybe it helped them, idk. I thought it was bizarre and certifiably not-fun. But what do I know. And these children that you spit on As they try to change their worlds Are immune to your consultations They're quite aware of what they're going through
- ctrw 3y agoI don't understand how we can all agree that remembering how much an operation hurts is a bad thing but constantly digging up things that upset you is a good thing. Meditating on a broken leg won't make it hurt any less, meditating on how horrible your childhood was won't let you have a good one.