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best yet.
Y.E.S.
Augusten is so real and honest in his writing. I love him<3
Yeah, because in this life, the only two repercussions of saying “hi” to somebody is getting ignored or getting married. I do see a lot of ridiculous, pointless marriages. Fine. But, even hypothetically in a city, there are a few more consequences that could possibly happen as a result of saying “hi”. You know, the little things, like getting raped or beat up or something.
I dislike hopelessly optimistic sentiments just as much as I hate hopelessly depressing ones. They’re equally futile, and to me, they are equally depressing.
I guess I just don’t agree with the sentiment, either. Say you do get married to this hypothetical person you’ve acknowledged. You really think that shit is going to last? How long is it worth the possibility? I guarantee if Augusten Burroughs had said this quote in, say, the middle of a divorce, the sentiment would be quite different. He would go back to feeling alone, probably, and the weight of saying hello to someone would feel much heavier than the reality he speaks of here. Maybe I am just on the opposite side of the spectrum, and Augusten is surrounded by good-natured people. I don’t know, but in my existence, I have found people to be incredibly self-centered and cruel. They love you when it’s convenient and fuck you over when it’s not anymore.
More and more, I don’t think the possibility of marrying someone is worth acknowledging them. Everything ends, you know, somehow.
… really? The fuck is the matter with you?
As far as your first paragraph goes, being “raped or beat up or something” for saying “hi” is very, very unlikely, and building the way you act around extremely unlikely events is insane. As is claiming optimism and pessimism are equally stupid while being pessimistic.
And criticizing people for searching for happiness? Come on, man. For trying to be happy?
It’s not a “futile” excerpt, it’s a cheesy one. If you don’t agree, chuckle at its over-simplicity.
“Everything ends, you know, somehow.”
I’ll answer a quote with a quote.
“Every song ends. Is that any reason not to enjoy the music?”
Took the words right out of my mouth, brokenyard.
If you are someone who’s going to take it literal, think about this: the majority of the people we know started out with a simple “Hi” or something along those lines. My parents had to say “Hi” to each other at some point in their lives, they’ve been married over thirty years. I said “Hi” to my boyfriend when I first met him, we’ve been together for over a year. I said “Hi” to all of my very good friends who I’ve known from elementary school beyond.
Cody, you really need to stop being so fucking negative. Augusten Burroughs had a shitty, weird, fucked up life, too, except he learned to make the best of it.
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