everything is a social construct.
I have this friend that likes giving everyone small existential crises, one that would kind of ruin your day because it makes you perceive things wrong once you know about it. And, what he says are fascinating, but I don't think they are true. Scratch that, they are not true. Why? Because everything is a social construct. Everything we say, do and think, are not true and we merely made up these concepts. You might say "How can you prove your theory?" And to that, I respond "well, how can you disprove it?" Not even the greatest scientist can prove that we exist, that scientist cannot prove that he/she is following the correct concepts of life if he/she can't even prove it to be real. It is a haunting piece of info, it certainly does scared me a bit, but most of the time, it makes me worry about things less.
I told my close friend about how I like believing this theory, and she told me that I actually believe in one of her greatest fears. She perceives it in a negative sense because she fears that the things she had experienced and is experiencing are not real, she doesn't like the idea that life isn't real. I respect her opinion. Sometimes, when my day is just that good, I renew my ways temporarily and own that sort of opinion. But for a person who fears death, loneliness, and failure, in my opinion, I find it a good coping mechanism to think of things as non-existent. All things—riches, poverty, love, idifference, life, and death. Whenever the inevitable thought of dying in an unexpected circumstance haunts me, I try not to sink in that abyss of dark thoughts by thinking of a darker thought that would drown out the former. The thought does scare me. It makes me think about the fact that all the effort I've put and have been putting are ultimately useless for the time being and for the future because the use is also useless. But, I've sunken that low that this thought that everyone's been avoiding is the same thought and only thought that I appreciate.
I say this a lot to everyone, and I know that to most, I am not being helpful in trying to help them dismiss their own existential crises or fears of uncertainty. But, I like expressing my deep appreciation for this little idealism that sets me on an endless loop. I do like believing that nothing exists—especially the things that I didn't want to be real to begin with, like death and failure. But, do not let this idea destroy the dreams that led or are leading to your future. Of course, that slightly less long-term commitment will pave your way towards a bright future. Don't let my stupid insights about life affect your perceptions on life as these carry no weight whatsoever. Believe what you want to believe, I just think that everything is a social construct.
I told my close friend about how I like believing this theory, and she told me that I actually believe in one of her greatest fears. She perceives it in a negative sense because she fears that the things she had experienced and is experiencing are not real, she doesn't like the idea that life isn't real. I respect her opinion. Sometimes, when my day is just that good, I renew my ways temporarily and own that sort of opinion. But for a person who fears death, loneliness, and failure, in my opinion, I find it a good coping mechanism to think of things as non-existent. All things—riches, poverty, love, idifference, life, and death. Whenever the inevitable thought of dying in an unexpected circumstance haunts me, I try not to sink in that abyss of dark thoughts by thinking of a darker thought that would drown out the former. The thought does scare me. It makes me think about the fact that all the effort I've put and have been putting are ultimately useless for the time being and for the future because the use is also useless. But, I've sunken that low that this thought that everyone's been avoiding is the same thought and only thought that I appreciate.
I say this a lot to everyone, and I know that to most, I am not being helpful in trying to help them dismiss their own existential crises or fears of uncertainty. But, I like expressing my deep appreciation for this little idealism that sets me on an endless loop. I do like believing that nothing exists—especially the things that I didn't want to be real to begin with, like death and failure. But, do not let this idea destroy the dreams that led or are leading to your future. Of course, that slightly less long-term commitment will pave your way towards a bright future. Don't let my stupid insights about life affect your perceptions on life as these carry no weight whatsoever. Believe what you want to believe, I just think that everything is a social construct.
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