Very edgy.

I think he captures a lot of humanist philosophy, and he’s so good at satire he’s able to make these pithy rebukes of consumerism, mass media, and the baseless absurdity of our longings. He’s just excellent. I recommend Deadeye Dick.

I’d depersonalize that language a bit. Things like pessimism and negativity are emotional experiences we all have. You may be in a place because of circumstances or experiences or chemistry that you reside in those states more often or regularly. But, you are not those things in terms of your intrinsic character.

This helped with my OCD treatment. I wasn’t an “anxious, obsessive” person, I was someone experiencing anxious preoccupation. Now that my disorder is treated and managed well, I don’t identify with it at all.

This is true. In my 20s I found so much wisdom in the novels of Kurt Vonnegut.

Reading doesn’t have to always have some quantifiable goal or purpose. The act of reading itself is valuable. Do it enough and it’ll completely change your life.

Totally normal. You mourn the people you know they’ll never be.

Punctuation exists.

Maybe something to explore with professional help if you can.

Therapy helps!

In some cases, the alternative is better.

Well, it’s an anonymous form of media. I don’t care about clout, but there’s quite a few people who struggle to separate themselves from relationships that don’t serve them anymore.

I’m with people I like being with!

I’m 36, over several years of unpacking and evaluating and forgiving and disappointment I just realized these are not people with the emotional toolkit to meet me even 1/6th, let alone half, the way.

Cringe.