"Is it not possible that all of those ARE coping mechanisms?"
Hmm, I guess you could argue that if you say that cynicism is a way of with "coping" with insecurity or resentfulness or passivity. But for whatever reason, I've never really had that instinct to say "F*** it."
Don't get me wrong, there are lots of problems I'm not smart enough…
"Is it not possible that all of those ARE coping mechanisms?"
Hmm, I guess you could argue that if you say that cynicism is a way of with "coping" with insecurity or resentfulness or passivity. But for whatever reason, I've never really had that instinct to say "F*** it."
Don't get me wrong, there are lots of problems I'm not smart enough to solve, but none that I think there is no solution to. So I'm interested in pulling as many smart people into the conversations as possible until we figure it out. There is nothing humanity can't achieve if we put our collective minds to it.
Funny you should mention Buddhism. An upcoming conversation touches on some Buddhist themes (I'm not a buddhist, but have an extensive background in meditation)! I'd never thought about it that way, but maybe that background helps me avoid getting too sucked in by negativity.
"Is it not possible that all of those ARE coping mechanisms?"
Hmm, I guess you could argue that if you say that cynicism is a way of with "coping" with insecurity or resentfulness or passivity. But for whatever reason, I've never really had that instinct to say "F*** it."
Don't get me wrong, there are lots of problems I'm not smart enough to solve, but none that I think there is no solution to. So I'm interested in pulling as many smart people into the conversations as possible until we figure it out. There is nothing humanity can't achieve if we put our collective minds to it.
Funny you should mention Buddhism. An upcoming conversation touches on some Buddhist themes (I'm not a buddhist, but have an extensive background in meditation)! I'd never thought about it that way, but maybe that background helps me avoid getting too sucked in by negativity.