gentlemen, what do you fear more:

being truly seen?

or living a life of insignificance?

#asknostr

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being truly seen because I don't mind a life of insignificance

what does a life of insignificance mean to you?

Not leaving a mark in the world that people will remember

if you made a difference in one person's life, would you consider that significant?

I think we all do that at some point in life and to some degree

:3

Being seen. I am a monstr that hides from myself

understandable

tho hiding is exhausting

>_<

Its a comfort i didn’t know i took until recently. I thought it was stoic but now i label it as avoidant

i can relate to this a lot

:3

🫂

Mediocrity. Tends toward insignificance and also a fear of being seen.

Though, this is very context dependent. I'd rather been seen as insignificant to the government so I can be left alone... 🤣🤣🤣

ooooh

insightful. and funny lol

I try.

Thought inducting question (as always)

! I do not think it's strictly this or that.

For me, being truly seen carries a lot of risk, but I do not think it warrants having a life of insignificance. I know that I influence (in good way I believe) my family, and perhaps few others around. (Actually feeling that is whole another can of worms though)

So no, I do not think I am taking the path of insignificant life. But that being said, I believe having me be truly seen carries a heavy load for others, which I am quite sure I do not want to inflict.

Have you seen the memes how girls wants to pass away in bed surrounded by family, while boys (and men) would feel validated by being last man standing against zombie horde just to allow his family to escape? Yeah, I can understand that now too.

#drunkstr

what an entertaining response~! ^_^

Being truly seen

it's a big fear for many

I would fear being so insecure that I would measure my significance by what others thought of me. But that's not the case, at least for me.

bravado is a form of hiding

I guess what I'm saying is that I'm perfectly comfortable with extremely limited contact with others. Not afraid of being seen, more afraid of being annoyed. :)

As George Carlin wisely advised: "Beware of stupid people in large groups".

i understand, fren

everyone has a path—a truth

and it yields to purrspective :3