Misanthropia

Sadistik

Sadistik

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Are you somewhat misanthropic? I sometimes feel like I have to tell myself that I care about things, but deep down I feel that I don't. I almost feel seperate from the rest of the world around me because of this fact. I see horrible things on the news, or hear some awful story a friend tells me, and I know I SHOULD care (at least according to everyone else)....but I don't. I feel like I have this deep seated hatred for mankind as a whole (though I have few close friends that seem to have broken through tha shell). Maybe it comes from some past experiences I've had, but then again, maybe its just realism. Anyway, I feel like thats what dictates my outlook on life. Anyone else feel the same way?
 
I consider myself quite misanthropic -- but not by your definition. I still care and want to change things -- which I know is useless and will never happen, but I still get riled up about things, just can't help it.

But I'm extremely cynical about humans. This board is probably the upper echelons of what society has to offer, and I still think at least half the people here are retards. Makes finding friends difficult, as we've already discussed.
 
Hey Sadistik,

It's perfectly ok to feel that way. Your life is only yours, and how can you help what's already going on?

Yes, people can say 'how could you NOT care?'

But that's another assumption that if you don't worry about anything, you must 'not care.' That's a load of crap... another unwritten rule by the modern world.

Realism is a good thing... but change is just around the corner.
 
I don't watch the news because I honestly don't give a fuck who died and who will die. My family couldn't give two shits if I died tomorrow, I have no friends and people who would love to see me die for being who I am. So sometimes I genuinely hate humanity as a whole.

I have a tendancy to reflect people with sarcasm and a dark, borderline morbid, sense of humor. I honestly don't care if other people die, even when the whole of society does.

Sometimes I just feel that the whole world is out to get me, and in turn I start hating the whole world. I usually get over that and just relax. I usually end up coming hear and posting drivel. :lol:
 
Are you somewhat misanthropic? I sometimes feel like I have to tell myself that I care about things, but deep down I feel that I don't. I almost feel seperate from the rest of the world around me because of this fact. I see horrible things on the news, or hear some awful story a friend tells me, and I know I SHOULD care (at least according to everyone else)....but I don't. I feel like I have this deep seated hatred for mankind as a whole (though I have few close friends that seem to have broken through tha shell). Maybe it comes from some past experiences I've had, but then again, maybe its just realism. Anyway, I feel like thats what dictates my outlook on life. Anyone else feel the same way?
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No no no. You are allright, no one can care about the state of everyone, misanthropy is the natural state of evolution of a person who understands mankind and takes a long hard look to it. I do feel the same way however i do not regret it, whenever i do try to care about mankind, i end up thinking like the quote below this, and is not worth it most of the time i rather just ignore and hate all people.
 
I look at it like this:

Imagine a perfect world with no violence or despair, it would be boring as hell, art would have no subject other than the hapiness everyone always felt. There would be no point in living. The world we have now is challenging, unfair, and quite a shithole in most places. I have no problem with this, most of us here got on the luckier end of life financial-wise (i'm assuming this since we all have internet connections). I think humans will never form a "perfect world", or even get close to it. It's okay to hate most people, since most people are worthy of hating in some ways. Personally, I consider everyone neutral, if they have bad musical taste, bad body odor, have hobbies different than mine, I don't hate them. If they insult other people or myself, I tend to look down on them, and hope they'll grow out of it soon. I don't really HATE anyone.
 
Originally posted by Oyo
I look at it like this:

Imagine a perfect world with no violence or despair, it would be boring as hell, art would have no subject other than the hapiness everyone always felt. There would be no point in living. The world we have now is challenging, unfair, and quite a shithole in most places. I have no problem with this, most of us here got on the luckier end of life financial-wise (i'm assuming this since we all have internet connections). I think humans will never form a "perfect world", or even get close to it. It's okay to hate most people, since most people are worthy of hating in some ways. Personally, I consider everyone neutral, if they have bad musical taste, bad body odor, have hobbies different than mine, I don't hate them. If they insult other people or myself, I tend to look down on them, and hope they'll grow out of it soon. I don't really HATE anyone.
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A very good point.

If life were easy, it'd be boring as hell, so I guess the fact that life is so shitty to me, and everyone can be construed as a good thing.
 
I don't regret the way I feel, Misanthrope...It's just it seems to be a unique viewpoint among those I know. I just feel that optimism in this day an age is delusional.
 
Regarding optomism...

Yeah, it does seem delusional to be optoimistic this day in age, but you cannot let the world slow you down...

Life is ALL you make of it.

Be optomistic about yourself and all your endavors, go against the grain and you'll end up where you want to be at.
The first step to happiness is not giving in to preset ways.. define your own... fuck negativity, live in the gray area where you are niether happy or sad but alive... this is the ultimate form of realism.
 
Originally posted by Oyo
I don't really HATE anyone.
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Yes, for goat's sake, I agree, why HATE? I find that I don't usually even think about population statistics, and all people are statistics to me unless I communicate with them or hear about them in a significant way. There's no reason for hate (or "love-love") to appear between "I" and "population". Is this thropothropic ?

D Mullholand
 
Originally posted by Oyo
I look at it like this:

Imagine a perfect world with no violence or despair, it would be boring as hell, art would have no subject other than the hapiness everyone always felt. There would be no point in living. The world we have now is challenging, unfair, and quite a shithole in most places. I have no problem with this, most of us here got on the luckier end of life financial-wise (i'm assuming this since we all have internet connections). I think humans will never form a "perfect world", or even get close to it. It's okay to hate most people, since most people are worthy of hating in some ways. Personally, I consider everyone neutral, if they have bad musical taste, bad body odor, have hobbies different than mine, I don't hate them. If they insult other people or myself, I tend to look down on them, and hope they'll grow out of it soon. I don't really HATE anyone.
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The Matrix - Agent Smith explains that they could not create the "perfect world" because Human minds kept trying to wake up from it, its as if you Humans can not exist in a perfect world, you humans need your violence and your suffering to exist.
 
I agree exactly with Lina's comment.
I believe I'm coming from generally the same direction as Raven777's first comment.

I don't hate people, it is a waste of energy, and I know they are going to get what is coming to them.
I don't feel like I fit in with this world, it is going to Hell!

The movie The Matrix (amongst other things)is a good wake-up call to try to help us get out of the illusion we are trapped in, but I disagree with Sullen Jester's quote (well, I guess it depends on definition of 'human' in the quote).
 
i feel the same way as oyo.

i don't know how some of you people can go from day to day hating everyone... it seems like such a waste of time and energy. I have neutral feelings toward everyone, and focus my energy toward more interesting things- like creativity, music, computers, etc.
 
Originally posted by Raven777
Regarding optomism...

Yeah, it does seem delusional to be optoimistic this day in age, but you cannot let the world slow you down...

Life is ALL you make of it.

Be optomistic about yourself and all your endavors, go against the grain and you'll end up where you want to be at.
The first step to happiness is not giving in to preset ways.. define your own... fuck negativity, live in the gray area where you are niether happy or sad but alive... this is the ultimate form of realism.
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agreed, but sometimes easier said than done, for me anyway....
 
I don't see the Matrix as a movie, but as an anolagy.

Keeping with the misanthropy part, here's my message to mankind:

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Originally posted by transfixed
i don't know how some of you people can go from day to day hating everyone... it seems like such a waste of time and energy. I have neutral feelings toward everyone, and focus my energy toward more interesting things- like creativity, music, computers, etc.
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I wish I could do this. I feel intense hate for most people. I've tried to escape it, but it seems to just be a part of my personality. :cry:
 
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