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This actually doesn’t seem too bad. In a way it’s like a mini digital detox. I don’t really see anything wrong with it. Kinda weird to see ppl here acting like it’s “psycho” to try this. Humans haven’t had any kind of tech for 99.99% of their history, so kinda of just being alone with your thoughts has been the norm and what we basically evolved with. What’s actually “psycho” is thinking that constantly having something entertaining at your call and beckon is normal. To anyone that thinks otherwise, take a deep breath, step back, and really look inward and do some self-crit.
It’s only because it seems to be associated with red-pill stuff that ppl here seem to be so annoyed with it. If it was a marxist that advocated this, would ppl really be so upset? I could easily see Breht from Rev Left advocating for something like this. Honestly this just seems like “bad guy does stuff, so I don’t like” shit. Once again, the western left is basically just “vibes” and “feels” in a weirdly idealist way.
I don’t want to be left alone with my thoughts because I’ve got shitty/disturbing/problematic thoughts
All the more need for meditation.
anxiety is often a straight up neurological disorder. telling someone with that to meditate is analogous to telling someone with adhd to just buy a planner.
of course it’s possible to get good at meditating with anxiety, but it’s a very uphill battle that’s done despite one’s anxiety and not because of it. It’s definitely something you would pursue for other reasons and have to overcome anxiety for, not a form of (generalized) self medication. I’m also sure it works for some people with anxiety but I’m sick of a few people managing to “fix” their own disorders being touted as role models.
