“Seed your mental garden from only the most thought-provoking, inspiring sources. Solitude is your water; contemplation a nurturing force.” — You Sould Quit Reddit by Jacob Desforges
Reddit has been big for me for more than a decade now, at least time spent on it. The first few years has been great, I did enjoy being on it even being just a lurker. But nowadays, it just behaves like other big social media. Entries are just constant attention grabbing, noticeably fake, and just exposes being entitled. All of these are not worth it. I need to impose less inputs.
“Besides darling, we may be dark, but let me share a secret with you, sometimes darkness can show you the light.” — David Draiman of Disturbed, talking to a child during a concert
One aspect of heavy metal music which is often overlooked by outsiders is that even though the music is aggressive, the message is positive and raw. It is welcoming. It is not bounded by the norms, and yet still deliver good ideas. Once resonated, that cathartic feeling stays with you, and you will find comfort.
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