I used to think that it was just getting older that allowed cynicism to take a tighter hold. And maybe that’s true. Did our parents have the same anxiety around politics like what is occurring now or was that particularly anxiety filled with something equal in magnitude? - ThreadSky

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fightstrife.bsky.social • 11 days ago

I used to think that it was just getting older that allowed cynicism to take a tighter hold. And maybe that’s true. Did our parents have the same anxiety around politics like what is occurring now or was that particularly anxiety filled with something equal in magnitude?

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fightstrife.bsky.social•11 days ago

Like so much of our human condition was documented by the Greeks and other ancient civilizations in their texts but information is accessed so wildly differently now that the experience and fallout has to be unique now, right?

dringtony.bsky.social•11 days ago

what if it's like allergies? If you have nothing real to worry about, you still worry just as much, but about unimportant stuff? So it's kinda like trump gave us something to cry about 🤷

dringtony.bsky.social•11 days ago

But maybe it works the same in the other direction - the unimaginable horrors over time turn into "meh, just another tuesday"... Or maybe that's PTSD 🤔

fightstrife.bsky.social•11 days ago

All I know is that laughter and humor has been my ward against cynicism. That said, it feels harder and harder to exercise that practice without it feeling like either pure survival or pure escapism... which I suppose is also just survival.

dringtony.bsky.social•11 days ago

I mean, what is escapism? If you're not able to influence a situation, voluntarily forcing yourself to obsess over it doesn't really do much but self-torture. Best you can do is not throw your hands in the air saying "well, nothing matters anyways" and remind yourself that all this is not the norm

dringtony.bsky.social•11 days ago

It's also important to know when you do have the means to change something, and choose to do that when the opportunity arrives. But otherwise
- have a rigid schedule and rituals
- take care of yourself
- have a social circle of rational people
At least that's the best advice I've heard 🤷

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