>What is Rozen Maiden? Rozen Maiden (Japanese: ローゼンメイデン Hepburn: Rōzen Meiden) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Peach-Pit. It was serialized in Monthly Comic Birz between the September 2002 and July 2007 issues. The individual chapters were collected and released into eight tankōbon volumes by Gentosha. The eight volumes were localized to North America by Tokyopop between March 2003 and June 2007. The story follows Jun Sakurada, a middle school student who withdrew from society after suffering persecutions from his classmates. Following his withdrawal, he is chosen to become the master to a Rozen Maiden named Shinku. Rozen Maidens are seven sentient bisque dolls who compete against each other to become a perfect doll dubbed as Alice. >What is the point of this thread? です >です です >です です >です です >です >Cabbage goes up in price Lettuce rejoice!
You can bask in futility and pointlessness of it all, and live a miserable life, or find your own meaning and purpose - and get at least some semblance of joy, temporary as it may be.
All good things come to an end, but isn't that what gives them value in the first place? The least you could do is try to enjoy them while you can.
People see others as resources, for either long or short term gain, or distraction. Are you seen as the 'funny' or 'smart' guy around your friends? Notice how their attitudes will change to shun you when they are not given what they want in your presence. People gamify social interaction, playing with and taking advantage of emotions to get what they want out of you. Not to mention, there are so many ways a 'friend' could betray, mislead or take material advantage from you, to your detriment. Tell me, where is the value in placing yourself in such an insecure position?
What you're describing is certainly not friendship. When I'm thinking of my friends, real friends, I see great guys who are supportive, experienced in things I'm not, clever and such. And hopefully that's what they see me as, too. It's a mutually beneficial relationship, and this confidence in them and in your relationship is what friendship is all about.
And it's not something so frail, I've been in a fistfight with two out of my three friends in the past and we're still together to this day. I'm not going to turn away from them as soon as they have a bad day, and I'll do what I can to help them with things that bother them. Another thing that contributes to this fondness is, of course, the fact that we rarely see eachother anymore. There's simply not enough time to get sick of eachother, so we always remain on good terms.
Lastly, you can't be alone. We're social animals, always gathering in herds (or was it tribes?). Everything about us, from having whites in our eyes and intricate face muscle to the way our brain is wired, we're evolved into sticking together and living as a group. You can go on a thousand edgy monologues about how people equal shit, and so forth, but your brain will STILL make you feel good when another human pats you on the back or hugs you. The ones that don't feel it are considered sick.
Not a quote, but I heard a similar sentiment before.
>supportive, experienced in things I'm not, clever and such Haven't experienced this. Not with prior friends, or family. >hopefully that's what they see me as Light blinds as darkness does; depending on hope is an exercise in futility, blinding you just as despair. They can betray you on a whim. Depending on how close they are, the more damage they can do. >it's not something so frail It can be, on a whim, at any time, for any or no reason at all. >you can't be alone, we're social animals You just accept that you're an 'animal'? >your brain will STILL make you feel good when another human pats you on the back or hugs you. That can be de-conditioned over time.
>Haven't experienced this. Not with prior friends, or family. And you're not going to, if you're spending your time making up these horror stories in your head, rather than taking risks and socializing
>something something betray on a whim Well I don't "hope", actually, I'm confident in my friends. I just didn't want to sound pretentious by assuming they hold me in decent regard. And sure, they CAN betray me, though probably not completely on a whim for no reason, as you describe. But look at it this way, a car CAN hit me any time I go outside. Should I just stop going outside, by your logic? I wouldn't be calling these people friends, if I weren't at least somewhat certain, that they're not the type to completely 180 turn on me for literally no reason. This certainty doesn't come in a day, of course.
>You just accept that you're an 'animal'? Why, do you consider that degrading? We obey the same laws of biology as any other mammal. Just because we have the brain capacity for a conscious awareness of this doesn't mean we're some transcended beings, and not just an exceptionally smart breed of apes.
>That can be de-conditioned over time. Maybe by abundance, definitely not abstinence.
I actually consulted my doctor and 'chibi' is not a known medical affliction. Therefore all your claims so far have been wrong. And besides I doubt I'd learn anything other than the depths of your insanity!
