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I often see this peculiar sort of comedic ossification present in the type of personality who seems to only feel capable of expressing themselves in the negative, by denigrating various aspects of the world; this stems from some spiritual blockage, some deep shame around joy
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RT @tensorbodega
devs who still make this kinda joke feel out of touch bc you've been able to vertically center a div with one line since like 2013, a decade …
https://twitter.com/tensorbodega/status/1630381515157938179
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I'll also passed thru this personality phase; I loved to dump on php and pop music, to smugly deride anything basic and popular. in reality, this was a combination of clumsy attempts at legitimate criticism, fueled by insecurities about being an outcast
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RT @pee_zombie
they feel left out of The Game and overwhelmed by how quickly fads evolve; they feel like they're missing something and that they Don't Get It, and this anxiety promp…
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1630047582247604224
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negativity kills the spirit, kneecaps passion, and chains one's joy
spiritual ossification stems from a fear of the new, and the remedy is bold vulnerability
maybe its okay to unironically like the weird new thing; it will always be easier to stay still
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RT @pee_zombie
spiritual ossification entails the loss of this quality; many equate this with adulthood, but it need not be so.
those who are young at heart remain free of sin
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the irony of this approach is that an identity composed of layered negations is not self-sufficient, being defined in reference to external factors, and as such naturally tends to stagnate, not possessing internal affordances for renewal or growth