It is the second time today I type that title and started writing this post. The first was rudely interrupted by a power out. Which then predictably had me swearing, cursing not just South Africa but Africa and the Middle East.
Mainly because I think the Middle East is as close to a dump to Africa as any other place, and I really do not care about China. They made my computer so they have a use. Maybe if more countries proved their use they can talk.
Now, this is an Untitled blog for a reason because it is a mystery what will get written, no topic no worries.
I do need to go catch up on some reading and maybe even comment. I am very much aware that I prefer to only comment on a very narrow group of peoples posts. Mainly the ones I feel the most comfortable with.
That means that with each passing day I will have fewer people I feel comfortable with until they just go poof.
The natural way of things. Time erodes all. Some things you do not want to be eroded. Those you obviously need to maintain. Most things though, well, most things are best left to the wind.
Fucking DuckDuckGo failed me like I knew it would, then Google failed me which is really disconcerting. I search for "Cognitive Distance" and it keeps spitting out "Cognitive Dissonance".
I heard the phrase "Cognitive Distance" tonight for the first time and it is one of those, that is what I meant phrases.
Synonyms I would say are Apathy, Objectivity, Detachment.
Why it matters?
It is the phrase I often need to describe how I feel when I find myself in a conversation or situation where the other party or parties get overly emotional. This can be anything from anger to joy or sadness.
But is it the right phrase to describe that point in a conversation or situation where you have more to say or maybe can contribute but it is just too much effort? That point where you just need whatever interaction it is to cease.
Often accompanied by the thought: "This is fucking pointless," without referring to your existence.
I have accounted for the fact that I mainly feel that way because it is not me talking or being in control of the situation. So I am polite and allow others to share their opinions and then they take liberties and get all touchy.
Can you really be that vested - for the sake of argument in something benign - that it causes you to respond as though you have been physically attacked or hurt in some manner?
Something trivial, something you can actually just do, like getting up and fetching whatever the fuck it is you are yelling to your partner to get.
I think that is a good example because it happens as part of daily life. These people who sit in the lounge or need something that then yells repeatedly for someone else to do something for them.
These morons yell or ask the same thing repeatedly and grow agitated with each iteration. Then the idiot will exasperatedly announce that they will do it themselves. Two seconds later it is done. Fucking shoot yourself.
The analogy may seem far removed but it is how I see many people act. Even my posts would come off that way. Hypocrite.
In my defence I would have to say that I don't see rude, demeaning, insulting language that radiate anger at a topic as the same thing.
What I am talking about is when people are truly angry, sad and offended by what you say or do when it does not affect them personally or physically.
I might go further and say that their feelings being hurt is not personal. That is just them being weak.
Since this is an Untitled post. I don't even need a proper closing. Suck it.
