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I’m in the good vibes camp. Ultimately I think it’s too great a simplification; there’s no good or bad, just how we feel. People who feel bad about things aren’t looking without their own biases, so we could say bad vibes = biased, and therefor unworkable (as not grounded in reality) narratives.

Probably not what you were talking about, but another perspective for the table. Perhaps reframing good vibes only as genuine vibes only could be better (where that encompasses people talking about ‘bad’ things no differently - just from an honest and therefor constructive, and thus positive, standpoint).

Side note, my gravitation to resonating with ‘good vibes only’ was being tired at all the doomsdayers who just seemed to have a problem with everything (understandable) but no solutions - so the net result was just being brought down into gloominess.

Sourcenode 2y ago

Good points for sure. As long as people are speaking to each other respectfully I think all forms of genuine expression add value.

All feelings are valuable. They provide the fuel to take action. Sometimes the chosen action makes the situation worse and sometimes better.

Good Vibes Only can be a constructive way to get out of negativity cycles, but I've often seen it turn in to a tool for avoidance. My current project is learning to empathize with myself and anyone else regardless of the state they are in.

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