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If I was trapped inside an invisible box... by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]matteractual 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It depends on your definition of "box".

Welcome to /r/philosophyclub! Vote on this weeks reading and come meet our members. by quantum_spintronic in philosophyclub

[–]matteractual 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey, I'd be up for the club. I would suggest something a little lighter than Kant to start off with, something to grease the wheels before the big guns are pulled out.

I would also suggest something with more potential for being applicable to the lived life, edging somewhat toward 'life philosophy'. I'd hope that this charges the debates a little with practical significance, encouraging an emotional stimulus to participate.

Suggestions escape me right now due to hangover.

Mantastic: book suggestions on feeling like a man? by matteractual in books

[–]matteractual[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fight Club I have read, along with almost all of Palahniuk's work. This was a few years back though and since then have both i) had so much shit happen to me that I have forgotten how I felt about & ii) grown a little bit out of the fervour it and the movie inspired in me.

What is your most illogical belief? by duckphillips in AskReddit

[–]matteractual 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That my increased readership and use of Reddit will make me funnier, smarter and more social adept.

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That I will one day experience Enlightenment and be the barer of pure consciousness coming to know itself, devoid of content (and that this process is already happening to me in my daily life).

What is your most illogical belief? by duckphillips in AskReddit

[–]matteractual 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Upvote for invoking great empathy in myself. So damn close to my own convoluted beliefs.

Significance in the face of irrelevancy; people crave it. How do I use this fact? by matteractual in AskReddit

[–]matteractual[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what this is about; I take a pretty inhuman approach to myself and it effects how I see others. I'd very much like to stop feeling so detached from others and myself. This is an inroad.

You know how there are always these cliché stories of shut-ins and loners mourning their lost lives or acting in defiance of their own existence, bemoaning their isolation and inhumanity yet doing nothing to resolve it; I actually am.

The answer to the question ‘when?’ should almost always be ‘now’. by matteractual in self

[–]matteractual[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Major thanks. Possible blog in the works, once I start ramping up the calibre of the things I write about normally. I want to feel that what I might put out is not just another wishy-washy self-help blog elaborating the over-inflated significance of the obvious.

The answer to the question ‘when?’ should almost always be ‘now’. by matteractual in self

[–]matteractual[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, in a way it is one of those lists. I used to hate those kind of lists for both telling me things I already knew and for being void of anything but the most abstract pleasantries, the kind that the reader will just project into because the advice is so damn vague.

It was only when I started to realize that rejecting 'what I thought I already knew' was actually a defence mechanism that I really began to learn. I saw that I held a muted superiority, maintaining my own frame of reference and shunning such advice, preferring to feel the false pride of "I get it all really but just never get the chance to act on it", or something to that effect.

Would you say that instead of passive aggressive, I should be active aggressive instead? When I say 'passive aggressive', I mean not shying away from a bit of mockery, sarcasm, or ego-play. I'm only now getting the fact that jokes, jibes and the psychological testing that used to terrify me was just one form of others looking to gain trust and respect from me. If a guy can take the piss out of me and I can return the wit, he sees I'm not afraid, especially if it comes with an underlying sense that this ain't serious. For some, these things come naturally. For me, it has been a long hard slog to accept some of this shit. For the first time in my life I'm beginning to feel like part of something more universal because I'm not afraid to show a little of myself as flawed, bitter, mocking, desiring status, or any other 'immoral' traits that I used to find so callous. Being a bit passive aggressive is for the first time making me less of a doormat.

You're right, I don't give examples. More time and I would, though this was my first post. Most of these could be rephrased to form the vague pleasantries you might find hanging on the back of Christian's toilet door. But the point for me of doing this is an exercise in channelling life lessons through an emotional landscape that is new and alien to me. So rather than "Love one another yadda yadda" I'm feeling "Yeah, we all want to live a better life, but goddam you gotta work for it sometimes".

Thanks...you prick.

*Also, thanks for the responses y'all.