I love this, and I love the idea of doing your thing, and being weird, and having such a lack of an actual routine (seemingly) that people can't figure you out. Because ultimately we're not here to be aligned with everyone else's routines, but to be true to our own (though I say that with the acknowledgment that we have to show up to meetings on time and that sort of thing, but why not do frigid sidewalk crunches in the meantime?).
I enjoyed and I'm encouraged by your reminder that we can do the "thing" and not care about what others think, while also avoiding comparative, self-aggrandizing shade-throwing with others, for what they do or don't do, under the light of our "thing", our "eccentricity".
"I’m not a huge fan of people who weaponise their eccentricity and turn it into a way of elevating themselves above the NPCs, the normies, the human plankton." I always think of this whenever someone uses their differences to be mean. But I'm also aware of it when I've singled myself out. I'm then doubly self-aware, like when you think someone else's body odor as your own.
Very interesting, and I love the title, the way you've taken it from the body of the article. I also found it interesting that in Lithuania people don't Hello as a rule. Last week I nodded to a man I've seen every week for the past year, and he nodded back. We also very slightly smiled at each other. I think we both felt that that was enough male bonding for this year. Women here (uk) tend to be more friendly I think, or at least that is my perception. So I was just wondering if in Lithuania it is mainly men who don't say hello to people they don't know, or is it both sexes?
I think it's both sexes, but it depends on the context. When I'm hiking in the nearby forest, I usually say hi to people I meet on the trail, and people say hi back. I also always say hi to my neighbours (although there are people who will ignore you). And it's not like people are anti-social in other contexts, but we're definitely not as open as people in warmer countries.
I love this, and I love the idea of doing your thing, and being weird, and having such a lack of an actual routine (seemingly) that people can't figure you out. Because ultimately we're not here to be aligned with everyone else's routines, but to be true to our own (though I say that with the acknowledgment that we have to show up to meetings on time and that sort of thing, but why not do frigid sidewalk crunches in the meantime?).
I enjoyed and I'm encouraged by your reminder that we can do the "thing" and not care about what others think, while also avoiding comparative, self-aggrandizing shade-throwing with others, for what they do or don't do, under the light of our "thing", our "eccentricity".
"I’m not a huge fan of people who weaponise their eccentricity and turn it into a way of elevating themselves above the NPCs, the normies, the human plankton." I always think of this whenever someone uses their differences to be mean. But I'm also aware of it when I've singled myself out. I'm then doubly self-aware, like when you think someone else's body odor as your own.
Last paragraph is a great discussion: do your thing, without fear of other's judgment, but also without the intent to get attention.
I love this guy too.
Very interesting, and I love the title, the way you've taken it from the body of the article. I also found it interesting that in Lithuania people don't Hello as a rule. Last week I nodded to a man I've seen every week for the past year, and he nodded back. We also very slightly smiled at each other. I think we both felt that that was enough male bonding for this year. Women here (uk) tend to be more friendly I think, or at least that is my perception. So I was just wondering if in Lithuania it is mainly men who don't say hello to people they don't know, or is it both sexes?
I think it's both sexes, but it depends on the context. When I'm hiking in the nearby forest, I usually say hi to people I meet on the trail, and people say hi back. I also always say hi to my neighbours (although there are people who will ignore you). And it's not like people are anti-social in other contexts, but we're definitely not as open as people in warmer countries.