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| author | Radiohotline <radiohotline@disroot.org> | 2026-02-17 11:04:50 +0000 |
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| committer | Radiohotline <radiohotline@disroot.org> | 2026-02-17 11:04:50 +0000 |
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diff --git a/txt/isolation.txt b/txt/isolation.txt index 781c5f5..9fea6ba 100644 --- a/txt/isolation.txt +++ b/txt/isolation.txt @@ -1,44 +1,58 @@ - We are not immune to influence. We are surrounded by all kinds of opinions, and a human, when deciding how they feel - or think about something, will be influenced by those around them. In addition, all creative works are sourced from around - the creator. Even art that is born from within us has been inspired by something or somebody that we have seen before. (Yes, - even if the art was inspired by a hallucination, other mind tricks, or geometric shapes.) We cannot truly conjure something - that our brain has never had any contact with. Our imagination is limited to what we have visual input for. Creativity exists - when we can create something new out of our past knowledge. We can split and stick parts together and create something never - seen before, but I digress. I am saying that one cannot be 100% original. This is not to discredit any artists, of course. - In fact, what I'm talking about isn't a negative thing at all. Instead, it's somewhat unifying. - - Back to opinions. We may not all consciously look around and see what others are thinking before declaring what we think, - even though it has become the norm to be considerate in some way or another to our surroundings. My point here is that we - all want to conform to those with whom we feel that we belong. Don't deny it. Even if you are willing to go against the - grain in every aspect of your life, you are still trying to conform to something, and that something could be your own mental - image. However, in most cases, we want to belong with others. We feel that we must not think or feel in a way that defies or - contradicts those with whom we want to share a bond. That bond does not always exist either. It could be an invisible tie - that none of us acknowledge, which appears in cases where our only similarity is intellectual. Those who think the same - can be grouped together. - - Nobody likes to be isolated. In ancient times, isolation from a tribe meant death. That is the proposed origin of why - loneliness is painful. How does this apply in our times? We may want to participate in the same activities that people we - like participate in. We may want to incorporate into our creative works things that will draw in those similar to us, or - those with whom we want to be grouped or part of. Actually, there is a fallacy in what I said, because, as you know, many - artists do not create with a label in mind. They do not create in order to be similar to another artist or to fit a title, - style, or genre, as it defeats the self-expression and individuality that comes with creative human expression. However, - for things as general as style or genre, one cannot be truly one of a kind. There will always be something similar, even - if distantly, or something that has been a source of inspiration. That is not a bad thing. There could be two poets who - write a similar poem, yet they don't know that the other nor their poem exists. Things like that can happen, as there is - only so much originality that a human being could produce. - - There is another distinction in this topic. There are those who do not want to be associated with any existing principle - or group, those who want to be completely solitary in their individualism. Those people could be hermits, recluses, or - otherwise anyone who wants to separate themselves as much as possible from society and/or to actively defy and fight the - norms placed by it. Like most other things in the world, this can be good and bad. It's good to think for yourself and - to try to eliminate as much influence as possible from your decision-making, but it's only natural to be influenced in some - way. While one is capable of making a perfectly neutral and logical decision, part of what makes us human is our reasoning. - We can decide what *we* find best. And that itself will be influenced by our past experiences, and in a lot of cases, our - feelings. Thoughts and feelings in decision-making will be discussed in "Heart and Mind" and not here. - - The bottom line is that human beings do not want to be isolated or ostracized. We prefer decisions and opinions that will - draw us closer to and not further apart from our people. However, I want to declare that you don't have to. You don't have - to conform. You aren't a slave to others' opinions, so who cares whether or not you achieve the similarity to others, if - you seek it? If you don't, then that's good. In this day and age, it is always better to draw your own conclusions and - opinions. People you like aren't necessarily "more correct", so think for yourself before you let an influence choose your - thoughts and feelings for you. This can apply to anything, big and small.
\ No newline at end of file +We are not immune to influence. We are surrounded by all kinds of opinions, and a human, +when deciding how they feel or think about something, will be influenced by those around +them. In addition, all creative works are sourced from around the creator. Even art that +is born from within us has been inspired by something or somebody that we have seen before. +(Yes, even if the art was inspired by a hallucination, other mind tricks, or geometric +shapes.) We cannot truly conjure something that our brain has never had any contact with. +Our imagination is limited to what we have visual input for. Creativity exists when we can +create something new out of our past knowledge. We can split and stick parts together and +create something never seen before, but I digress. I am saying that one cannot be 100% +original. This is not to discredit any artists, of course. In fact, what I'm talking about +isn't a negative thing at all. Instead, it's somewhat unifying. + +Back to opinions. We may not all consciously look around and see what others are thinking +before declaring what we think, even though it has become the norm to be considerate in +some way or another to our surroundings. My point here is that we all want to conform to +those with whom we feel that we belong. Don't deny it. Even if you are willing to go against +the grain in every aspect of your life, you are still trying to conform to something, and +that something could be your own mental image. However, in most cases, we want to belong +with others. We feel that we must not think or feel in a way that defies or contradicts +those with whom we want to share a bond. That bond does not always exist either. It could +be an invisible tie that none of us acknowledge, which appears in cases where our only +similarity is intellectual. Those who think the same can be grouped together. + +Nobody likes to be isolated. In ancient times, isolation from a tribe meant death. That +is the proposed origin of why loneliness is painful. How does this apply in our times? +We may want to participate in the same activities that people we like participate in. We +may want to incorporate into our creative works things that will draw in those similar to +us, or those with whom we want to be grouped or part of. Actually, there is a fallacy in +what I said, because, as you know, many artists do not create with a label in mind. They +do not create in order to be similar to another artist or to fit a title, style, or genre, +as it defeats the self-expression and individuality that comes with creative human +expression. However, for things as general as style or genre, one cannot be truly one of +a kind. There will always be something similar, even if distantly, or something that has +been a source of inspiration. That is not a bad thing. There could be two poets who write +a similar poem, yet they don't know that the other nor their poem exists. Things like that +can happen, as there is only so much originality that a human being could produce. + +There is another distinction in this topic. There are those who do not want to be +associated with any existing principle or group, those who want to be completely +solitary in their individualism. Those people could be hermits, recluses, or otherwise +anyone who wants to separate themselves as much as possible from society and/or to +actively defy and fight the norms placed by it. Like most other things in the world, +this can be good and bad. It's good to think for yourself and to try to eliminate as +much influence as possible from your decision-making, but it's only natural to be +influenced in some way. While one is capable of making a perfectly neutral and logical +decision, part of what makes us human is our reasoning. We can decide what *we* find best. +And that itself will be influenced by our past experiences, and in a lot of cases, our +feelings. Thoughts and feelings in decision-making will be discussed in "Heart and Mind" +and not here. + +The bottom line is that human beings do not want to be isolated or ostracized. We prefer +decisions and opinions that will draw us closer to and not further apart from our people. +However, I want to declare that you don't have to. You don't have to conform. You aren't +a slave to others' opinions, so who cares whether or not you achieve the similarity to +others, if you seek it? If you don't, then that's good. In this day and age, it is always +better to draw your own conclusions and opinions. People you like aren't necessarily "more +correct", so think for yourself before you let an influence choose your thoughts and feelings +for you. This can apply to anything, big and small.
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