Article is just too long, a tld;dr - although I got about half way through, this is one of the problem with "muh feels" - that it ain't true feels if I don't take 10 pages to thrash something to death. An observation or three: On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 05:24:39PM +0100, No wrote:
http://thebaffler.com/blog/meltdown-phantom-snowflakes-penny#
“Are you a strong woman?”
The camera crew wanted a snappy answer.
Presumptuous - projection of "knowledge" about the thoughts and feelings of another human.
I’d spent the previous three hours trying and failing to get out of bed,
This person needs professional help. Or a good root.
“I think that’s the wrong question to ask,” I said, trying to speak clearly, and letting my eyes drift towards the horizon in an effort to pass off bewilderment as profundity.
Deceiver. Intentional dishonesty.
I’ve never thought of myself as a strong person, in any sense—I’m small, sensitive, prone to anxious overthinking; moved to anger, I’m far more likely to cry than throw a puncha
--Really-- needs professional help.
As politics turn darker, these slurs have become weaponized.
Meaningless sensationalist fake speak ("weaponised").
Something bigger is going on.
Conspiracy!
Much of modern life is traumatic, unbearable, and profoundly frightening.
Did I mention the author (couldn't tell if it was male or female) might need some serious professional help?
We live in a culture that venerates wellness and self-improvement, both as industry and personal discipline.
So? We should venerate sickness and self destruction? Like, wow!
Yet the strategies of modern cultural production are bent constantly towards the repression of emotion,
I guess it's repression of it's emotions is demonstrated by the news crew interviewing it, and the inability to communicate to the world it's every nuance of said emotions in a blog or news article, with plenty of "moderation" to ensure a warm safe space feels bubble. Oh wait ... I'll assume the rest is just as full of such tripe as the first half was ...