the important thing to know, however is that you are not the only weirdo
there are others
they might not all be weird in the exact same way, but they exist!
you should go find them
there are others
they might not all be weird in the exact same way, but they exist!
you should go find them
and if you find the others, something interesting can happen.
you get to develop relationships with each other...
you get to develop relationships with each other...
then, if you're deliberate and persistent about it, you can build a whole *community* of kindred weirdos
people start building relationships with each other and it becomes this intricate meshwork, this support system, the opposite of the isolation that you suffered in
and the funny thing then is... when weirdos find each other, and do things that other weirdos find cool, next thing you know... now other people think it's cool, too
by helping yourself, and by helping your friends, you rewrite reality.
by helping yourself, and by helping your friends, you rewrite reality.
it's more complicated than this, obviously. there's politics. close friends can hurt you more intimately than haters. lots of pain and suffering awaits. there are 100s of pages of nuance to explore here, I just wanted to fool around with emojis for a bit.
find the others.
find the others.
I think I've made pretty decent progress finding the others so far
I'd like to keep doing this, get better at this, and help others do it too. let's envelope the globe with a kind, nourishing mesh of nerdy friends
if you'd like to support my expedition: http://www.patreon.com/visakanv
I'd like to keep doing this, get better at this, and help others do it too. let's envelope the globe with a kind, nourishing mesh of nerdy friends
if you'd like to support my expedition: http://www.patreon.com/visakanv
or if you just wanna read more mini-stories like this: https://twitter.com/visakanv/status/1093406813159022592