This post strikes me as broadly outlining some coping mechanisms, and then saying these are bad because people do them instead of actually fixing anything. There’s some important nuance there that’s lacking, and I suspect this post will do more harm than good by making people feel bad about coping mechanisms / strategies that let them tolerate the world, without helping them do anything else. I mean, the self-dig is sweet and I guess indicates that we’re all struggling with this balance together, but still.
(Apologies if this is harsh: I also can’t decide if I find the tone more fun-to-read or insulting, and I’m leaning towards ‘insulting’. It’s a close call though, props for trying something unusual.)
On the contrary, that comment is great! Nothing is more frustrating when posting here to see the karma go down without anyone pointing out what they think is wrong.
I wrote this as an outlet for my frustration with my own coping mechanisms, and thus was pretty tongue in cheek. But I see how a reader could feel attacked or mocked. Maybe this shows that the value of this piece was in writing it, not in someone else than me actually reading it.
This post strikes me as broadly outlining some coping mechanisms, and then saying these are bad because people do them instead of actually fixing anything. There’s some important nuance there that’s lacking, and I suspect this post will do more harm than good by making people feel bad about coping mechanisms / strategies that let them tolerate the world, without helping them do anything else. I mean, the self-dig is sweet and I guess indicates that we’re all struggling with this balance together, but still.
(Apologies if this is harsh: I also can’t decide if I find the tone more fun-to-read or insulting, and I’m leaning towards ‘insulting’. It’s a close call though, props for trying something unusual.)
On the contrary, that comment is great! Nothing is more frustrating when posting here to see the karma go down without anyone pointing out what they think is wrong.
I wrote this as an outlet for my frustration with my own coping mechanisms, and thus was pretty tongue in cheek. But I see how a reader could feel attacked or mocked. Maybe this shows that the value of this piece was in writing it, not in someone else than me actually reading it.