i believe it's assessed that humans need to hold on to anything in order to cope with the reality of life which is that it has no inherent meaning or sense. religion first comes to mind, and then the rat race, and in our era it's glaringly obvious through social media.
do we grip our identity so tightly because we know that if we don't we'll have to face the fact that literally none of this matters? people call this an existential crisis but to me it seems it's the opposite, the veil of self-convincing sometimes thins and we have to stare straight at the sun. some people, upon realizing that none of the things they considered important in their lives are actually important, "lose their minds" and go do some kooky stuff, thinking the kooky stuff is the truth, perpetuating the cycle of pointlessness. it's inescapable as long as we live isn't it.
do we grip our identity so tightly because we know that if we don't we'll have to face the fact that literally none of this matters? people call this an existential crisis but to me it seems it's the opposite, the veil of self-convincing sometimes thins and we have to stare straight at the sun. some people, upon realizing that none of the things they considered important in their lives are actually important, "lose their minds" and go do some kooky stuff, thinking the kooky stuff is the truth, perpetuating the cycle of pointlessness. it's inescapable as long as we live isn't it.
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