modernity kills my soul and my mental - /adv/

Anonymous10/17/26, 04:17No.35014293Modernity kills my soul and my mental capabilities.

>All social interactions are fake, nobody desires to form genuine connections >Applies doubly to women where they will fake interest if you're attractive/charismatic but will coil the second an actual personal subject is brought up >Nobody expresses desires to create anything and just wants ai to do all the work >All forms of "art" are just reiterative slop designed to make money with all of the passion behind their inspirations completely sucked out of them Pic related made me realize the worst part of everything. That I'm nearly 30 years old and I'm seeing all the whimsy and joy I had as a child intentionally being sucked out. The original game had me do all sorts of larping as a kid and even inspired me to get into art. Now the passage of time has hit me and my brain is unable to think and capitalize on being creative and I've become as reliant on consumerism for temporary satisfaction as everyone else.

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Anon10/17/26, 04:18No.35014294

The more thangs is, the more they be like it do, cuh

Anon10/17/26, 04:25No.35014303

Oh and I crave for advice on how to get my soul and creativity back since I forgot to explicitly say that.

Anon10/17/26, 14:31No.35015185

Find girls who are into innawoods and fishing.

Anon10/17/26, 16:59No.35015548

I've come to about the same conclusion, my solution is to surround myself with people that are nice enough (church) and spend my time doing a creative pursuit with no intention of earning money so it won't be corrupted (writing). I don't see myself owning much or having a family but maybe unplugging from the sources of happiness we've been told to go after our whole lives and learning to be content is a good thing. Not sure if that helps you.

Anon10/17/26, 17:39No.35015606

Social media, or atleast the non-academic parts of it that are hedonic treadmills, are literally drugs, alcohol, marijuana of the 21st century. One cannot call himself/herself to be a teetotaller this century if he/she happens to not consume substances, but gladly consumes the soigoy media that keeps you hooked to it . It's a drug and it's in your best interest to stay the hell away from it

Anon10/17/26, 19:53No.35015907

>That I'm nearly 30 years old and I'm seeing all the whimsy and joy I had as a child >Pic related Fucked up as a kid. A whole generation was fed colorful crap and now there's 30 yr old Disney adults. Surround yourselves with more "niceness". As if seeking something genuine isn't a mind numbing drug all to itself

Anon10/17/26, 21:07No.35016088

USE AN OLD PHONE IT CAN PRESERVE YOUR SOUL… NEVER WATCH THIS CLIP. I WARNED YOU. Once you watch it, there's no going back…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSlb1ezRqfA

Anon10/19/26, 17:44No.35020269

I've made an active effort to contact my friends and see if they know any active live communities. I'm going to try and maximize on discovering new people. I probably just need one creative person in my life I can consistently talk to.

Anon10/19/26, 18:38No.35020328

Look man, Nintendo when they made the Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time, they did not develop it with the expectation that little 5 year old Timmy would still be playing children's media for the next three decades. The remake happened because it's not for you it's for kids in middle school to enjoy as a first time impression of the game that impressed their dad/uncle/big brother.

Anon10/19/26, 18:40No.35020331

You're thinking too much.

Anon10/20/26, 10:55No.35022100

I'm just going to use this thread as a mini journal for as long as I can in the hopes that it's helpful in getting my soul back. I've been surrounding myself with literal brainrot online and offline. and modern games aren't really intellectually stimulating so I've never really had anything challenge my brain. I've forced myself to do meditations and it does force me to think, albeit I'm pissed at out hazy I still feel.I've scheduled to meet some friends next week to play board games with. My direction in life has completely disappeared, but developing a semblance of a schedule might get it back. Can't say for sure but it's worth a shot.

Anon10/20/26, 11:02No.35022110

>my brain is unable to think and capitalize on being creative and I've become as reliant on consumerism for temporary satisfaction as everyone else That's just you projecting Drop the phone and video games and nurture your creative hobbies

Anon10/22/26, 15:51No.35025494

Had a heart to heart conversation with one of my few friends. He told me I was forcing the creativity to try and find meaning in life and I realized I should probably simply be creative as a means of simplifying my beliefs/life experiences and for no other reason. At the very least then I can use my works to gauge if someone is interested in me as a person. Still looking for those niche clubs to find creatively interested people but I'm asking around.

Anon10/23/26, 16:21No.35028449

After reading the whole thread, I must say, I somewhat relate to you when it comes to creativity and soul, I've been genuinely missing these two things in media, entertainment, society, people and especially myself. Every year it gets worse, the downtrend started to get noticeable in 2012, got increasingly bad in 2016, then the worst yet in 2020. I just feel numb and uninterested in 99% of modern anything out there, and in the same way, my creativity, ideas, imagination and wonder, mostly gone... I don't know if there's something wrong with me, if stuff nowadays is just that bad, or both.I'm not sure this could serve as advice -since I may be in a even worse state than you-, but I've been having glimpses of childlike joy, wonder and excitement when engaging in artful things, and it doesn't really matter what it is as long as it was made by someone that cared and had an intention. If is something you are into, you will definitely get a connection and appreciation for the work and, maybe, even a feeling of inspiration.If you are wondering what exactly I'm doing, it's a few things, such as such as looking at architectural works, sculptures, paintings and illustrations, these are even better if you see it in person or through a book. Sometimes I find good and authentic modern artists but most of the time I'm looking at decades to centuries old art. Then there's music, bigger names it's mostly old-er artists(before 2005), modern artists are either underground or very unknown, the best way to find my niche taste so far has been through soundcloud and spotify, but nowadays it has been getting grim since AI music has been flooding the apps.

Anon10/24/26, 03:55No.35030106

Go up to foids and ask them to be gf. Bring up personal subject to filter out fake interest.

Anon10/25/26, 01:22No.35032257

All interactions aren’t fake, you just aren’t interacting with the right people in the right places. It takes effort to find your tribe bro. They don’t just fall in your lap. This is about the journey, not the destination, or the end result. You’re in a maze right now. Looking for your people who are also in it.