Quote (EA7 @ 23 Apr 2020 10:01)
I'd go farther and blame high-speed internet as a whole. Too many effortless dopamine rushes to be had.
It's almost like people want to be happy but don't want to put the work in. They feel entitled to it. Everybody wants a super hot special other who blows their world in sex, infinity dollars with a multi-bajillion dollar mansion where their elevator carries them between floors.
But people really hate the pain of trying to find that special person who does that (the heartbreak is terrible but people would rather deal with shitty relationships in fear of finding a new person who helps bring the best out themself), they hate the pain of working for that money that provides them with an insane life of luxury - and that's just it, people hate the pain cause it makes them feel bad. Everybody hates feeling bad, but that pain is what stimulates healthy growth in my eyes.
I was there not too long ago, I thought by getting high, fapping all day and playing video games I would be happy but in reality, i realized I was only surpressing my inner turmoil and it was because I didn't want to put in the work of overcoming that obstacle. That schooling that was hard that I dropped out in previous years was my "this makes me feel bad" negative... but after taking my head out my ass, I realized the dopamine rush after putting in the work and actually passing with grades I wanted to pass with surpassed any other dopamine rush from my previous shallow highs. I found a girl where we respectfully treat each other and are open about the goods and bads in our lives and even though I'm aware eventually it'll hit a point where I may have to father her two kids which are not mine, they bring out the best in me because I don't care about the circumstances before that took place so I'll focus on the circumstances that are now and going to take place based on my actions. I only care to be a model for those two kids to look up to and make sure they are happy and safe.
I've hated social media for so many years without reason but it was after this realization that it was because of the shitty influencers on Instagram or whatever that promote stupid shit to impressionable kids.