Your knee-jerk reaction is perhaps emphasizing OP's point. OP obviously is referring to the spirit of being more in tune with our natural roots and not prescribing "Get a dog, visit a man-made park" as a strict prescription as you seem to be interpreting it.
No, I illustrated that for some people "being more in tune with our natural roots" is deeply stressful. And it is simply not realistic advice!
I get attacked weekly, and can not even carry peper spray, or tell anything to my attackers (they would turn on me). Last time I got attacked by 6 large dogs while walking on beach, and their owners would not even restraint the. After, they tried to steal my phone for recording the attack. Latter they told police, dogs were "stray" and they are not responsible for them. Despite providing shelter, food, vet and walking them on leash...
If I mugged people, trying to steal their food, I would be in jail!
Some "true" mythical countryside has even more dogs in large packs. It is outright dangerous to cycle here!
Get out of your routine and introduce some dissonance.
Outside is an endless miasma of geometric and color gradient state change overload for the brain, garbage collects the social objects we’re forced to hallucinate.
It's interesting that you say that. Recently I went on a trip where I had my phone and I was largely in urban environments, but I spent lots of time (most of each day) just walking around cities and looking around. I felt so calm and balanced, even though there was tons of noise and traffic and things I might assume would induce stress. Garbage collection of social objects is an interesting way to put that phenomenon.
IMO spending time with animals doesn’t necessarily mean interact with them. I find it very peaceful and calming to just stop and watch wildlife in my neighborhood while I’m out for walks (granted I don’t live in a suburban wasteland).
You can certainly find a dark raincloud inside every silver lining if you look for it. Don't bother taking a vacation in Hawaii because you'll probably get sunburned and stung by a jellyfish. What kind of vacation is that, anyway? /s
hunter-gatherer|1 year ago
Tom3849|1 year ago
I get attacked weekly, and can not even carry peper spray, or tell anything to my attackers (they would turn on me). Last time I got attacked by 6 large dogs while walking on beach, and their owners would not even restraint the. After, they tried to steal my phone for recording the attack. Latter they told police, dogs were "stray" and they are not responsible for them. Despite providing shelter, food, vet and walking them on leash...
If I mugged people, trying to steal their food, I would be in jail!
Some "true" mythical countryside has even more dogs in large packs. It is outright dangerous to cycle here!
nordstreem|1 year ago
Outside is an endless miasma of geometric and color gradient state change overload for the brain, garbage collects the social objects we’re forced to hallucinate.
Sit in one spot too long and it all goes fractal.
babyshake|1 year ago
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