Posted by phil15 on February 3, 2001, at 19:15:43
In reply to drones and non drones, posted by Phil15 on February 2, 2001, at 20:58:20
It is obvious by the fact that you analyzed my drone/non drone theory as being a way to justify depression as superior, that you think to much yourself... What I was really trying to say was that depressive people tend to think a lot more than people that aren’t depressed. For example many writers are/were very depressive people. The fact that we think so much should not be a bad thing though, yet people who don’t think a lot “drones” find different/strange ideas repulsive to their very core existance. An example of this is persecution that took place many times in the past because of different outlooks than the norm. Not all thinkers are depressed though, because they find an outlet for which to apply their thoughts. I think that people need to realize if they are thinkers, that it is almost futile to try to continue to be really “with it socially” and that it will just make you hurt the more you try to be a part of something that just cannot be achieved.
Drones, are people who tend to just go with the flow, and have more “fun” socially. There is nothing wrong with them, except for the fact that they do not like to see a persons true colors, and will put on an act to hide their own. This makes us feel like we have to do the same, and can be very annoying, and futhermore it makes us keep our thoughts into ourselves more. Which in turn makes us kind of an unrepressented minority, we need to see that there are many people with strange idea and that we should argue for the right to express what we think without being stomped on.
I found that since you really believed that I was justifying my depression as being superior, it is pretty undignified to take away something someone finds comfort in and makes them feel good about themselves. Say I had really achieved a superior feeling because of a mere theory like this, and what if I were suicidal too. That would have been serious breakdown buddy, so you better watch your remarks a little more before you dispense them. Even if they were true, but that would just make it worse…
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