There's preference and then there's deliberately distancing yourself from your... well, humanity, I suppose one could say, in this case. The public performance of tragedy as catharsis goes back to your ancient Greeks.
Not that I'm suggesting that you go against what you're inclined to do! But there's reasons such rituals exist. Emotion isn't all weakness.
So, I should engage in ritual? Or are you planning to put on hell's rendition of Antigone? Oedipus Rex would go over a lot better with this crowd, I have to say.
What is with human men and insisting on taking metaphor and example extremely literally.
Though—hah—Oedipus does seem like a fun time with the people here, it's true.
[ is that a genuine smile? she does seem to find that bit about Oedipus legitimately funny, as a joke. ]
Do as you will, but don't forget that others might want the catharsis of engaging in ritual with you, especially those to whom you're beholden. There's merit in that, I think.
What about you? Do you think anyone is going to want to engage in ritual with you? Or are you just left out to the cold and grasping at the passing psychopath?
I don't know, I think it's a bit cute. Sure, it's a little frustrating sometimes, but it's an understandable way to be.
[ she's honestly fond of them. ]
Anyway, it's a newish definition for me, so perhaps it's a bit different where you come from, but it doesn't seem in keeping to be a loner. Perhaps you're being considerate in keeping yourself away from others, but that's not very in keeping, either.
[insert thorough list of banal to specific and preferred doctors of abnormal psychology with specific paper titles and his cryptic evaluative comments about the work right here, thank you]
Better to keep yourself busy since you have such a reclusive unit.
Haven't put much thought into how men would diagnose problems of those who are generally perceived as female, have you? They don't really leave room for sympathy.
Oh, believe me, I have more than adequate experience with how human men think the quote-unquote female mind works, whether it's the women of their own people or of others. Human men have woefully lacking sympathy in general.
[ that's genuine vitriol, right there, though she's still smiling in that winning way. ]
Are you still working on ridding yourselves of those restrictive definitions of gender in your present day, then?
I'm aware that many others have them. But if my recollection of scholars is anything, I agree with my past self that the previously less publicized voices are worth listening more acutely too. Something about not being part of dominant socio-economic class tends to make anything worth saying for that group absolutely critical. Go figure.
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Re: Betrayal Endgame - John Doe
Date: October 4th, 2019 03:35 am (UTC)Re: Betrayal Endgame - John Doe
Date: October 4th, 2019 03:41 am (UTC)Re: Betrayal Endgame - John Doe
Date: October 4th, 2019 03:48 am (UTC)Re: Betrayal Endgame - John Doe
Date: October 4th, 2019 04:06 am (UTC)Re: Betrayal Endgame - John Doe
Date: October 4th, 2019 04:30 am (UTC)And, you know, there's such things as "wanting to get to know someone" and "commiserating." We're social creatures.
Re: Betrayal Endgame - John Doe
Date: October 4th, 2019 08:29 pm (UTC)I don't find any substance in exchanging despair with others. Not much for following the urges of "social creatures".
Re: Betrayal Endgame - John Doe
Date: October 5th, 2019 01:45 am (UTC)There's preference and then there's deliberately distancing yourself from your... well, humanity, I suppose one could say, in this case. The public performance of tragedy as catharsis goes back to your ancient Greeks.
Not that I'm suggesting that you go against what you're inclined to do! But there's reasons such rituals exist. Emotion isn't all weakness.
Re: Betrayal Endgame - John Doe
Date: October 5th, 2019 04:59 pm (UTC)Re: Betrayal Endgame - John Doe
Date: October 5th, 2019 06:11 pm (UTC)Though—hah—Oedipus does seem like a fun time with the people here, it's true.
[ is that a genuine smile? she does seem to find that bit about Oedipus legitimately funny, as a joke. ]
Do as you will, but don't forget that others might want the catharsis of engaging in ritual with you, especially those to whom you're beholden. There's merit in that, I think.
Re: Betrayal Endgame - John Doe
Date: October 5th, 2019 06:56 pm (UTC)What about you? Do you think anyone is going to want to engage in ritual with you? Or are you just left out to the cold and grasping at the passing psychopath?
Re: Betrayal Endgame - John Doe
Date: October 5th, 2019 07:25 pm (UTC)Also, you can't expect me to believe you're a psychopath.
Re: Betrayal Endgame - John Doe
Date: October 5th, 2019 07:28 pm (UTC)Believe what you want. Subjectivity is what psychology deals in.
Re: Betrayal Endgame - John Doe
Date: October 5th, 2019 08:02 pm (UTC)[ she's honestly fond of them. ]
Anyway, it's a newish definition for me, so perhaps it's a bit different where you come from, but it doesn't seem in keeping to be a loner. Perhaps you're being considerate in keeping yourself away from others, but that's not very in keeping, either.
Re: Betrayal Endgame - John Doe
Date: October 5th, 2019 08:45 pm (UTC)Re: Betrayal Endgame - John Doe
Date: October 5th, 2019 09:05 pm (UTC)[ she's probably a little irritated, but doesn't seem like the sort of person who leaves things who irritate her alone? ]
Re: Betrayal Endgame - John Doe
Date: October 6th, 2019 03:31 am (UTC)Better to keep yourself busy since you have such a reclusive unit.
Re: Betrayal Endgame - John Doe
Date: October 7th, 2019 05:32 am (UTC)Oh, this'll be very fun. Thank you! It turns out a lot happens when you miss a hundred years or so.
Re: Betrayal Endgame - John Doe
Date: October 7th, 2019 05:59 pm (UTC)Re: Betrayal Endgame - John Doe
Date: October 7th, 2019 07:58 pm (UTC)Re: Betrayal Endgame - John Doe
Date: October 10th, 2019 02:20 am (UTC)Re: Betrayal Endgame - John Doe
Date: October 10th, 2019 02:27 am (UTC)[ that's genuine vitriol, right there, though she's still smiling in that winning way. ]
Are you still working on ridding yourselves of those restrictive definitions of gender in your present day, then?
Re: Betrayal Endgame - John Doe
Date: October 10th, 2019 02:38 am (UTC)Re: Betrayal Endgame - John Doe
Date: October 10th, 2019 02:41 am (UTC)Seemed a bit of a stretch where I left off, but who knows what twists and turns the river of history may follow, I suppose.
Re: Betrayal Endgame - John Doe
Date: October 10th, 2019 03:19 am (UTC)Re: Betrayal Endgame - John Doe
Date: October 10th, 2019 02:37 pm (UTC)Re: Betrayal Endgame - John Doe
Date: October 11th, 2019 06:27 pm (UTC)