• Dyskolos@lemmy.zip
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      2 hours ago

      Insane is nothing inherently bad though. But ignoring reality and choosing fantasy sure can’t be healthy. At least not in the long run.

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        28 minutes ago

        Well that depends on the kind of fantasy. A lot of people choose a fantasy that’s only good for them. But I choose a fantasy engineered for justice and fairness. I perceive everyone how they want to be perceived. Trans people, otherkin, plural people. I know a guy named Sonic who died in a war on his home planet and reincarnated in someone else’s body on Earth. Now he lives in that being’s head. I’m not gonna judge Sonic, because that would be mean. I genuinely believe he’s a hedgehog, because he identifies as a hedgehog. I don’t even like Sonic the hedgehog as a franchise that much. I think the games kinda suck because a high score is more about memorisation than reflexes. But seeing Sonic how he wants to be seen is fair and just, so I choose to perceive him that way. A realist wouldn’t likely be capable of that kindness. That’s why realism is oppressive.