Tag: Compensation

I see most human pursuits as compensations:
loneliness -> friendship
worthlessness -> achievement
boredom -> stimulation
uncertainty -> certainty
emptiness -> meaning
insignificance -> status
separateness -> romance

Civilization ends up mistaking its coping mechanisms for its values,
Because the compensation is visible while the wound is hidden.
When one is comfortable with the original condition,
The world doesn’t merely become less attractive,
It becomes less self-evident.
The more comfortable you become with the qualities listed on the left,
The less reason there is to do almost anything.