How do I stop feeling completely cynical and pessimistic about society?
I mean, considering Tinder, open drug use, selfishness, alcohol use, anti-intellectualism, etc. it just seems like people are shit. And I have no interest in participating in the shit.
But I feel like this is a really bad mentality to have. It is like that Elliot Rodger mentality, but while I don't feel violent, I just think society as a whole is filthy.
Am I wrong? Is there good in people?
>>18157720
I mean I was at my relatives house last weekend and their 11 year old daughter was singing rae seummerd and the weeknd.
And it also freaks me out that like Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez were both on Disney channel, but are so wild now. And these are the people our youth look up to.
It is like, if society is filthy, animalistic, hedonistic, etc. then why don't we just admit it and resort to Neanderthalic chaos? Why pretend like we're better than we are?
I used to think people who said "rock n' roll was the Devil's music" were crazy, but despite the hyperbole, they have a point.
I think the key is not to expect perfection. There are people that are inherently just less shitty than others, but you can't hold them up to some intangible super standard. Any kind of relationship, even friendships, are about compromise and finding common ground.
Good people are out there. They're just buried in the vocal majority of the shitty society we live in. You just have to be willing to accept that humans are inherently flawed and fickle creatures.
What's wrong with Tinder? Seems like an odd thing to throw in with the rest of your list.
This OP >>18157720
needs to hook up with this OP >>18157698
You're a fucking prude
I'd hate everyone too if I were anything like you
You think tinder, open drug use, selfishness and alcohol use constitutes someone being a shit person?
Sucks to suck.
There are good people, and there are shitty people but generally people are both. Everyone can be shitty and everyone can be good. You're being too general.
If you think your privileged cultured society is bad fucking move to any other country that is a pile of pure shit which is most of them and I bet you wont look at it the same way.
Here's the question you should ask yourself.
What are you doing to make the world better? Do you think posting about how shit the world is on 4chan is doing any good?
Humans become a lot scarier when you realize we're all just animals pretending to be civilized. Things like love and altruism don't exist and are just pretty words used to disguise ulterior motives. Just remember you're a human too so you're also a huge piece of shit as well. so don't feel bad about being a self indulgent capricious pig.
>>18157720
most of the world is shit. your job is to find people who ARENT shit
seriously, stop being surprised at the world in general being shit. it has always been shit.
>And I have no interest in participating in the shit.
so then dont
no one's forcing you to