Sounds great, but this “New lifestyle philosophy” also sounds a lot like hedonism
We’ve got wine and women and wonderful vices. Come and join the cult of Dionysus.
I’m feeling devious.
You’re looking glamorous!
Let’s get mischievous.
trancy acoustic bridge
Is hedonism just getting dopamine?
Why don’t they just sell dopamine pills?
From my understanding that basically heroin
Afaik, hedonism is about seeking pleasure. Dunno if that’s a yes or a no, really.
Probably not just dopamine specifically, but general vibes yeah probably.
Neurotransmitters aren’t as simple as that really. Dopamine is more associated with engagement, which can be distressful (hyperfocusing) (and neurotransmitters also have a bunch of different uses in the body and brain etc)
I love when I’m hyper-focused. It’s the distracted and non-starting I can’t abide.
I mean, I get you, and I agree, but being hyperfocused can definitely sometimes be distressing to me. Especially when I’m hyperfocusing on something that I don’t really “want” to hyperfocus on, if that makes sense. Obviously I want to hyperfocus on the thing as that’s what engaging me in the moment, but it’s the forefront of my mind, the conscious part, that might disagree. Especially if there’s other stuff that needs to get done, such as work
…I get if this is a bit abstract, but it’s how it makes sense to me
Ah actually that makes a lot of sense. Up until what you said, I never used the term for intense non-productive activity, so it always had positive connotations for me. Huh. Reevaluating some things.
You might look into adderall. As someone with adhd, its the only medicine ive ever found that didnt have any major drawbacks and changed my entire world view. Its astounding what you can do when your body and mind arent fighting you.
I don’t have a diagnosis, just patterns and suspicions. Something to think about.
I find delight in getting angry that someone who is happy to use words like “amelioration”, “betterment”, etc., still has to shorten “something” to “smth” right in the middle.
I think it was "having a good laugh at Samantha "
Looks more like The Eight Delights plus “none of the above”.
Dude said “I’ve never been pleasantly surprised” holy shit
That’s what I understood. If you can’t do anything else be the wildcard.
Or eat an egg.
Never heard that definition of ameliorate
What definition have you heard?
To make something less bad
I’m genuinely so confused.
One of those delights isn’t for me. The other eight look good.
Is it goofing? Are you a serious person?
Nah, I’m just asexual and very sex-repulsed. I would hope that I’m a goof; I’m paid money to be a goof into a microphone fairly often!
To be fair I was trying to get my daily goof in with my previous comment 😉
Thy cup runneth over
“I wonder how many people will reply only to say they can’t/don’t want to experience one or more of the nine delights.”
– several minutes later –
“About as many as I expected.”
I only care for 3 of these.
Deliciousness, Goofing, and Coitus.
Do not try to mix them. It is forbidden for mortals.
laugbing at the delicious food I am fucking
I’m currently listening to the new album by young scrolls and I read your comment just as Nazir said “Some seriously fucked up shit”. Fit perfectly.
Maybe I’m not a mere mortal, but how do you not mix these?
ARE YOU A GOD?
I don’t know, my wife occasionally screams oh god during the mixing event?
You broke the rule.
If somebody asks if you’re a god, YOU SAY YES!
Fair enough, proceed.
I guess enthralment does not apply for most neurodivergents.
Really? I thought both autism and ADHD had enthrallment basically as a symptom. I admit I am not familiar with any other neurodivergency, so my knowledge is definitely limited
Yep, my point is that hyperfixation comes out of the box, and often it comes with a cost of everything else.
I’m (most likely) autistic, I usually have a good time when I’m “enthralled”.
Yeah, but I forget food, water, sleep, everything. It comes at a cost…
That sounds pretty extreme even by autism standards …
Have you done that test where they give you a kind of “rpg character sheet”, where there are ND and NT traits and they put scores on each trait?
Well it seems I minmaxed for a very specific character build.
Approved.
