But shutting yourself off like rhat
You're not just shutting off your social life
You're shutting off a part of you
A part of your humanity
You might not get it all back when the time comes
But
Like all things
If the pros outweigh the cons
I'm just warning you and telling you this from personal experience
And a little academic experience
It's seen a lot
(Replying to: what's new?) Not a laughing matter
You, as in your identity
Your consciousness
Your personality, your individuality, everything around that
Is the most precious thing in the world
And I know what you're gonna say
Yes yes personalities and all that change over time naturally
But you are the one changing it
Willingly, and it's only moving around
Shifting
Like sculpting a figure out of playdough and then tweaking the features a bit
But losing That part of yourself?
No matter what the reason- corp job, authority being a bitch, being forced to, forcing yourself to
That's like ripping an arm off the playdough figure
And then going to fetch some more
Reshaping it
And sticking it there
It'll work and all
But it'll be a different colour, consistency, and shape
You see what I mean?
You
As in literally you
Is the most valuable thing
Don't let anyone
And I mean ANYONE
Take that away from you
Never give up don't let go always keep fighting keep pushing
If you want a dory ism just keep swimming ig
You feel me? You understand?
It's a constant battle against the fucking forces of entropy themselves, this
Of the changing nature of humans
Only YOU get to do that- decide it
No one else
Got it?