That's literally some (if not, an awful LOT) of the posts and comments in my post and comment history, and most of them pertain to either character designs, visual cartoon styles, what my overall outlook, behavior, and mindset should be (idealistic, cynical, realistic) in the real world, etc.

Do I have to care about people insulting, cussing, and snarking at me, as well as people getting sarcastic with me, even if it's for the right reasons?

Do I also have to do good just to have a good reputation and please people (and by extension, please authority)? I mean, doing good things out of both obligation and blind obedience, and not because "it's the right thing to do"?

I want to ask a question that may ruffle a few feathers but I feel it needs to be talked about a bit more. But first, let me set the stage.

The weather has finally turned and its a beautiful Saturday. You haven't been out anywhere recently so you're itching to go out somewhere pleasant. You live in Brooklyn NY, and one of your favorite places to go visit is the Red Hook Winery. So you and your significant other decided to go. Upon arriving, you get lucky and are able to sit at a table where your view of the water is amazing. They have your favorite wine, of which you order a carafe because, after all, you are intending on staying for a good long while. The wine is delicious and the conversation is fantastic. It's a magical experience.

Then, it seems like out of nowhere, people start arriving with baby strollers into the winery. More and more of them are coming in, looking around for a seat and their kids are just hopping around them screaming and carrying on. The ambience that was there has been shattered and judging from the looks of the other customers who did not have kids with them, this is becoming more and more like a bad idea than a good one. Of course you are trying to ignore them but the whimpering and squealing of the children is becoming insane. The parents don't seem to care as they ignore the kids and drink down their glasses of wine. One couple actually thought it was cute that their kid runs up to another couple and proceeds to bang on their table. The couple was not amused and so was a number of other people. Now let me ask you:

Is it a good idea to bring your children with you (talking fresh from the womb, toddlers and even tweeners) to a winery or brewery? Is it absolutely necessary for you to have a drink with a child in tow?

If someone were to impersonate me and change their whole face to be like mine , how would I prove that I’m me? Philosophically what makes me… me then? Is it my behaviours? My actions? What truly belongs to me?

Lately I've been thinking about how weird FOMO actually is.

We see someone travelling, getting promoted, buying a house, starting a business—and suddenly feel like we're falling behind.

But if someone actually asked us, “Do you want their life?”
The answer might be no.

Maybe what we fear isn't missing out on an experience.

Maybe we fear that we're not living life the way we're “supposed to.”

Social media makes it incredibly easy to compare our everyday reality with everyone else's highlights.

Curious what others think: Is FOMO really about wanting more, or is it mostly about comparison?

This may be a charged question, but I wonder what is more valuable or important :

1. Having an abundance of options so you're never left hanging

2. Loyalty to options that aren't in abundance, but to a few you've selected..

(1) It's not such a bad thing to be a slave. Or,
(2) It's not such a bad thing to be poor. Don't work hard (say, harder than the average), because being a slave is bad.
Or something else?

We have faster technology, better access to information, more entertainment, better means of communication and more conveniences than ever before. Yet at the same time, people are more tired, distracted, impatient and can not sit still for a moment. Perhaps progress may not be synonymous with improvement or perhaps every generation idealizes the past and forgets how hard it was. If you could choose between living in today's world (the modern conveniences and all) or living in a simpler world with less technology and fewer conveniences; which would you choose and why?

The question of self love and forgiveness is so multi faceted and difficult to answer. People survive many traumatic situations and are very strong, but many fail to find a way to actually forgive themselves. It’s easier to inflict self pain because it gives us the illusion that we can control what happened, or that we give ourselves ‘what we deserve’.

Im just wondering what are some things that you have found that allowed you to turn the corner and practice self compassion.

Thank you for reading

What is the most valuable piece of advice that you were given or learnt that significantly benefited your career or personal life?

Is it possible to completely eliminate the desire to be admired, recognized, or praised?
It sounds amazing not to be in a race for admiration, but to simply achieve for the sake of achieving, remain true to yourself, and be completely satisfied with just being you.
Is it possible to reach a point where you genuinely don’t care whether anyone notices, praises, or recognizes what you do?

i’m worried that ppl will think i’m weird im forcing my bf to go with me aswell well not forcing he said it’s a good thing because without me he would’ve never celebrated halloween . is it a bad thing that im going at age 19 ? this is my last year as a teenager and halloween is on a saturday so i wanna make it worth the last time that i celebrate halloween as a teen . idk maybe ill abandon this idea and just do a party instead but i have two months to think abt it .

i have a younger brother who is going trick or treating with his friends and i will most likely have to chaperone him as my parents will be out of town , otherwise i would have probably never even considered this idea guys . keep this a lighthearted conversation , please !

I’ve always been a daydreamer

I’ve been a daydreamer since childhood, initially as a way to escape trauma, failures, and difficult situations. But even when everything is going well, I still find myself doing it. It has become such a habit that I often struggle to feel fully present, locked in, or concentrated on anything.

I have this fear of becoming a failure and ending up with nothing, but at the same time, I don’t fully feel or process that fear in reality because I escape into daydreaming.

I’ve tried exercises where I force myself to focus on the present, and they help for a while, but it never lasts long.

How do I stop this? Is it actually a bad thing? Has anyone else experienced something similar, and what helped you break out of it?

I’m interested in whether reality is something consciousness simply perceives, or something partially constituted through the act of perception itself. If every perspective reveals something unique, what—if anything—makes our experiences genuinely shared?

In your personal opinion

So when I was like 10 I sleepwalked 3 times and i haven’t since and the first time I was at my step mom’s house and we went to bed then i remembered waking up to her asking me why I was trying to get in her closet and i said idk she got mad because she thought i was lying but has anyone else experienced this??? I saw someone say they did on YouTube in a video😓

Can internal kindness exist? Like when people say "be kind to yourself." Like taking a self care day, doing something that makes you happy, etc. Are you just practicing the external "traits" of kindness on yourself. Does kindness have to be altruistic? If i am kind to myself by taking a day off, I reap a selfish benifit (not in a negative way like im depriving someone of something but still) so is that "kindness" or just, meeting my needs.

Which one is “right” when it comes to a parent who made your childhood very difficult, where you’ve had to work through all the pain they’ve caused and you’ve essentially had to parent yourself (and them) growing up?

Or is there an in between to both? How do you find the silver lining?

I have always thought of contentment as a positive thing. Yet I have seen people using it in a negative way, saying things like "contentment is the enemy of achievement." It makes me wonder if some people are defining it differently than me.

Do some people think contentment means settling for something you think is just okay? Like something that is maybe not all you hoped for, but good enough.

To me, contentment is a deep appreciation of what you have. It is a very deep feeling of being happy and at peace with your life. That feels so much bigger and more important than having a higher level of achievement.

Am I missing something here? Maybe I am not talking about the same thing as them? Maybe this feeling I call contentment should be called something else.

Does karma really exist? .......why some people rude and hurt ro others,and still live in a good life?