There is no evidence that we've been placed on this planet to be especially happy or especially normal. And in fact our unhappiness and our strangeness, our anxieties and compulsions, those least fashionable aspects of our personalities, are quite often what lead us to do rather interesting things.
Jon RonsonIn the midst of a burning-hot shaming, calling for patience and context and understanding and empathy can really land you in trouble.
Jon RonsonIt is slightly chilling to realize there are rational, functional people up there employed to spot, nurture, and exploit those down here among us who are irrational and can barely cope. If you want to know how stupid youโre perceived to be by the people up there, count the unsolicited junk mail you receive. If you get a lot, youโre perceived to be alluringly stupid.
Jon RonsonI am the neurological opposite of a psychopath, in that I feel anxious almost all the time. It must be great to not constantly feel like youโve got someone living inside your face, shooting you with a mini Taser.
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