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>i feel like everyone but me is retarded. even though i'm very retarded myself. that makes my opinion of people that much lower.
I think most people are going to know this feel. I know I do, because it used to be how I thought. That everyone who doesn't get [whatever] reference to [historical text] is an uncultured swine who has nothing more than a pop-identity that languishes in modern McConsumerism.
But let's take a look at your own self-assessment. You say that you're (in a nutshell) an anti-social "mental retard" that hates everyone. But, you also say that you're really really good at digesting propaganda.
Well look at that: you have all this bad, but deep down there's some spark in there; something good about you. Most people are like this, and we need to keep that in mind; that for all of our failings, there is something that each and every one of us excels at.
This is kinda the key to getting over the idea that there are hylics/p-zombies/"beast-men" or whatever: that everyone has something about them that is good or useful, and it only takes time to see that good and useful trait manifest. Being on the lookout for this inner goodness is the key to finding a way to love others rather than hating them all as useless beasts.
Example: I have a co-worker who, when I first met her, thought she was probably the most banal, McCulture, empty headed thing in the world; didn't know what "a chernobyl" was, and couldn't tell me who "Job" in the phrase "suffering like Job" was. Overly chatty, irritating, uncultured, discusses nothing but banality, etc etc…nothing but irritation and superficiality, yeah?
Well, because she's such a social little thing, her well developed skill in reading demeanor literally saved lives when she picked up on how suspicious a certain fellow was behaving – long story short, her "superficial sociality" saved lives and put a crazy violent stalker behind bars.
Again, everyone has something good…
And we're not all the same either. For instance, you're good at dispelling propaganda. My co-worker is good at reading faces. I'm good at server administration. This kinda ties into
>i'm very retarded myself
Not really – you're just not good at what some other people are good at. I wouldn't expect you to admin a website as well as me, anymore than I'd expect my co-worker to dispel propaganda, or for me to know how to read faces.
Just like everyone is good at something, people have things about them that aren't so good. We can't beat ourselves up over it though, just as we shouldn't beat others up for their faults (naturally, we should strive to improve ourselves where possible, but to simply sit there and stew in it accomplishes nothing). We should instead focus on what good exists, in both ourselves and in others.
>i'll always be alone, miserable and wishing for a companion with more common sense than a dog.
Well, wecome to /hope/.
Drop me an email at the address in the email field and maybe we can talk some things out. I'm not the greatest "advice guy" out there, but that's not the point. You want a friend, and I'm willing to give it a try, and I promise that I'll make an attempt at having more sense than a dog. Maybe we can get together on Tox or skype…maybe you can call me on the phone – whatever works for you.