Re:I used to fear being a nobody, then I left social media
by aantix on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @12:13PM
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Maybe concede that the need for validation never quite goes away?
You can remove all externalities but then it becomes an internal barometer. “Did I do enough? Was what I said funny/insightful/smart? Do they like me?”
The voice is always there. It just doesn’t have a number assigned to it.
You can remove all externalities but then it becomes an internal barometer. “Did I do enough? Was what I said funny/insightful/smart? Do they like me?”
The voice is always there. It just doesn’t have a number assigned to it.