r/CuratedTumblr Prolific poster- Not a bot, I swear 2d ago

Shitposting It's okay

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u/Upbeat_Effective_342 1d ago

That's where you get to be so unruffled they're impressed how good you are at not giving a shit ;)

Really though. It's a genuinely tough fear, and the only way to win against people who would directly or passively say they think less of you is to be unaffected by their opinion. It's only bad to be bad at something if you feel bad about it. It's only embarrassing if you feel embarrassed. Real masters of not giving a fuck can turn it around and make the judger feel foolish for judging.

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u/ARussianW0lf 1d ago

That's where you get to be so unruffled they're impressed how good you are at not giving a shit

Due to events in my childhood I cannot simply choose to do this but thanks tho it does sound wonderful. The only thing I'd be impressing anyone with is how someone can be bad at literally every single thing imaginable

Really though. It's a genuinely tough fear, and the only way to win against people who would directly or passively say they think less of you is to be unaffected by their opinion.

And the only way to be unaffected by people's opinions is to have a foundation of confidence built upon knowing that there are in fact people with very high opinions of you. I don't have that

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u/Upbeat_Effective_342 1d ago

Yup, I completely agree. It's a very difficult skill to learn when circumstances have transpired to prevent it from developing naturally.

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u/JSConrad45 1d ago

Try spite