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Re: Leave a Trace

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post #79

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> I still think when you use terms like "take my medicine" it's like you're trying to cure (or treat) a disease. Well, that's on you. Especially since I also added "Or getting exercise" and another clarifying paragraph after that. > For me, being social is tiring and uncomfortable Exactly my point. "But I don't wanna!". Yeah. That's why i compare it with taking your yucky tasting medicine, or exercising. > I don't se…

You’re missing the parent’s point. You’re still making introversion out to be something that you should work at to compensate or fix, because not doing so would be unhealthy. E.g. you exercise because if you don’t, you risk disease, cancer, and a host of other physical issues. There’s nothing unhealthy about never striking up conversations with strangers. There are more natural and organic ways to meet and interact w…

> You’re still making introversion out to be something that you should work at to compensate or fix

Not fix. You just to hold your nose and do anyway, with no expectations if your experience of it ever changing.

Compensate? Not the way I think you mean it, no. Say you hate exercising or brushing your teeth. Ok. Nothing wrong with that. That's not good or bad. But you still have to do it.

Now, am I saying that only the social interaction with random strangers, that only inane smalltalk does it? Of course not.

Re: Leave a Trace

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i'll copy the comment i left there:

i find it hilarious how no one has "left a trace" in this post's comment section yet.

on the other hand, i think having to register an account on an unknown service (i don't know what will Discus do with my data) just to leave a comment is something the average reader (including myself) will not do; this being the exception, not the norm. in fact, i used a throwaway email for creating this account.

but i can also see how hard it would be to moderate an account-less comment section.

~~so, i will invite anyone who reads my comment to, instead of only replying here, forwarding any replies to any of my contact methods available on my website: https://jotalea.com.ar/~~ ignore this part, i do read HN often, so i will likely see the replies.

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