Where to begin
The Real And Artificial?
Through no previous experience nor any previous research on how to retain weekly readers and subscribers, or even how to create a good hook to reel people in (look at the title). This blog was created to bring awareness to the prevailing issue of the lack of understanding of how society is becoming more artificial and less "human".
I can go through many examples, but we can begin with the simplest.
Fantasies and the "idea of perfection,"
which is in itself nonsense. People have an innate desire to become the best that they can be in any given discipline. Although if we fall below our own expectations, our mind falls into fantasies. With the perfect version of ourselves who can make everyone laugh, dares to express how he/she feel, and generally makes no mistakes in their field of work.
From my own personal experience (as a consequence of being human), I have also delved into these fantasies. When I couldn't find the right words to say, I didn't say anything, when I saw someone that I wanted to speak to, and I didn't end up making the first step. Fantasies arise about what "could have happened," imagining a version of me who went up to that person and made their day (as well as mine).
The issue lies in the fact that in this fantasy, there are no "awkward" pauses; the whole interaction is positive throughout, and there is nothing external in the background that can affect the experience negatively or positively, taken into account. I've been told that fantasies are a normal/real byproduct of life, a consequence of being human, but that doesn't mean it's a good byproduct that should be operating in the background in people's day-to-day life.
Fantasies are your brain's method of coping with a life you haven't lived. These limiting fantasies can make you feel good; therefore, you continue doing them. Which subjects you to a hamster wheel feel-good emotion cycle that repeats the same behavior. The only way out of this wheel is realizing that this wheel was never there in the first place. Fantasies are the aftermath of not going towards your fear. The people who have met with no fear have no fantasies; they seem to just be doing what they want to do without the need to gain permission (we can delve into them at a different time).
The overarching theme is this: until you make those fantasies a reality, you can never know what could have been. A life that is spent inside your head is not a life at all, it's a cage.
A human can not be perfect; there is no such thing, and in my eyes, it's an extremely boring belief. The most interesting people that I've met were not the most "perfect" but the most authentic. The greatest experiences of my life were when I acted against my fantasies and the real world, lots of problems arose, and learning and overcoming them created confidence that can't be replicated any other way.
With how I want to go about this blog, the goal is to share my perspective on the world, the people in it, and myself. These posts serve a function as a sort of time capsule, one where I can share my insights and look back on the man I was.
As I have just turned 23 and there are any other 23-year-olds or younger who these blog posts have helped in any way, then I can't describe how grateful I would be to make a difference, if any.
In the meantime, I will keep you updated,
When I'm needed, like Batman.