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I find it interesting the things people take

from my posts.

Yesterday, I posted about the absurdity of the things we take importance in. The meaningless things that have zero value and add nothing to life, but we take them as seriously as the grave.

I used my workplace, the people who work here, and the product as my example of it. It wasn't about any of those things though. They were just the examples I had on hand.

I got a lot of comments about work, importance of, or the mass production of products, and various other things. A few actually caught on and agreed, life is absurd. (Thank you, btw.)

Now, maybe it was my writing. Maybe it was too obscure to understand that I was saying, "life is too important to put absurd things before it, like work and products", and if so, well, that fault lay on me. But some of you did get it, so...I can't say.

I can say, reading comprehension goes a long way. We have become so absorbed in the 280 character blurb that we have lost a lot of sense of storytelling, finding deeper meanings, and illustrative expressions. That makes me sad. As a writer, I thrill at setting up a scene and making it mentally visual to add in nuance and symbols.

Have we truly lost that ability to read deeper and gain more understanding? I sure hope not. We all are more than surface level quips.
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Magenta · F
We have become so absorbed in the 280 character blurb that we have lost a lot of sense of storytelling, finding deeper meanings, and illustrative expressions. That makes me sad.

Have we truly lost that ability to read deeper and gain more understanding?
Yes, this is what social media seems to have become in large part. And turning things into a shallow joke or for vapid entertainment. I think it stifles the brain and the thinking process.

This reminded me of this..

And this..

FoxyQueen · 51-55, F
@Magenta Oh man that last one hits deep!

Thank you for sharing these!
Magenta · F
@FoxyQueen Does doesn't it. It's not natural.

My pleasure.🌷
Ferric67 · M
I had this sort of talk with a coworker yesterday

I reminded her that what life needs is having gratitude
Pretzel · 70-79, M
@Ferric67 and contentment
Pretzel · 70-79, M
tldr is a mantra!

I get it
Pretzel · 70-79, M
@FoxyQueen MAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX!

loved that show
FoxyQueen · 51-55, F
@Pretzel That show was absolutely ahead of its time. It should be required watching.
Pretzel · 70-79, M
@FoxyQueen and Matt Frewer was totally amazing. He and Christopher Lloyd were cut from the same cloth
Matt85 · 36-40, M
i cant help turning everything into a joke.
it's the trauma.
puns are life.
please don't hate me.
FoxyQueen · 51-55, F
@Matt85 Actually, that is in theme with what I'm saying, other than the trauma response lol
Matt85 · 36-40, M
@FoxyQueen Thanks ❤ Honestly, I will try to be more serious when I see a post by you.
FoxyQueen · 51-55, F
@Matt85 Just be yourself :)
JimboSaturn · 56-60, M
I had that moment of finding everything absurd one year Christmas shopping. Watching all the people scramble for things all of a sudden seemed absurd to me, all this fretting and feeling of importance seemed silly to me, I actually laughed out loud. All human endeavour seemed silly to me compared the the vastness of the universe. It was a weird moment.
But is it absurd, to the individual? Answer that, if you can.
FoxyQueen · 51-55, F
@Amyrakunejo I don't think it is. Which honestly, is sad to me. We aren't made to be serious about everything we do. Life requires whimsy and absurdity.
@FoxyQueen Then you understand, the importance of nonconformity.

 
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