Meltdown of the Phantom Snowflakes

[zen at freedbms.net (Zenaan Harkness)]

Article is just too long, a tld;dr - although I got about half way
through, this is one of the problem with "muh feels" - that it ain't
true feels if I don't take 10 pages to thrash something to death.

An observation or three:


On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 05:24:39PM +0100, No wrote:
> http://thebaffler.com/blog/meltdown-phantom-snowflakes-penny#

> â??Are you a strong woman?â??
> 
> The camera crew wanted a snappy answer.

Presumptuous - projection of "knowledge" about the thoughts and
feelings of another human.


> Iâ??d spent the previous three hours trying and failing to get out of bed,

This person needs professional help. Or a good root.


> â??I think thatâ??s the wrong question to ask,â?? I said, trying to speak
> clearly, and letting my eyes drift towards the horizon in an effort to
> pass off bewilderment as profundity.

Deceiver. Intentional dishonesty.


> Iâ??ve never thought of myself as a
> strong person, in any senseâ??Iâ??m small, sensitive, prone to anxious
> overthinking; moved to anger, Iâ??m far more likely to cry than throw a
> puncha

--Really-- needs professional help.


> As politics turn darker, these slurs have become weaponized.

Meaningless sensationalist fake speak ("weaponised").


> Something bigger is going on.

Conspiracy!


>     Much of modern life is traumatic, unbearable, and profoundly
>     frightening.

Did I mention the author (couldn't tell if it was male or female)
might need some serious professional help?


> We live in a culture that venerates wellness and self-improvement, both
> as industry and personal discipline.

So? We should venerate sickness and self destruction? Like, wow!


> Yet the strategies of modern
> cultural production are bent constantly towards the repression of
> emotion,

I guess it's repression of it's emotions is demonstrated by the news
crew interviewing it, and the inability to communicate to the world it's
every nuance of said emotions in a blog or news article, with plenty of
"moderation" to ensure a warm safe space feels bubble. Oh wait ...


I'll assume the rest is just as full of such tripe as the first half
was ...