The best video I saw on this put forward the idea that it’s all for a smug sense of superiority and a sense of having “figured life out.” It’s a deliberately pocket-sized, shallow, and purely emotional stance. One just holds on tight, ignoring everything going on around the place, and let the good vibes flow. Meanwhile, all that powerlessness and vulnerability fades away into a cloud of “I’m right, I’m a hero.”
As a bonus, the very same video suggests that humor (of all things) is a very good tool for piercing through:
The best video I saw on this put forward the idea that it’s all for a smug sense of superiority and a sense of having “figured life out.” It’s a deliberately pocket-sized, shallow, and purely emotional stance. One just holds on tight, ignoring everything going on around the place, and let the good vibes flow. Meanwhile, all that powerlessness and vulnerability fades away into a cloud of “I’m right, I’m a hero.”
As a bonus, the very same video suggests that humor (of all things) is a very good tool for piercing through:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ciunj13vQw