• UlyssesT [he/him]
    hexagon
    ·
    13 hours ago

    It isn't and never has been. Making decisions under pretense of no emotions is itself an emotional decision. There's no escape and attempting to be emotionless is just selective blinders and contempt.

    • Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
      ·
      13 hours ago

      Reminds me of a study I once read where they used drugs to suppress emotions in rats.

      The rats all basically lost all desire to do anything, including eating and basic hygiene.

      • DragonBallZinn [he/him]
        ·
        11 hours ago

        Seconded, as someone who’s struggling with depression that’s what it feels like. Not just “the big sad” but more like “the big nothing”.

        I would not wish “no emotions” on anyone, not even my worst enemy.

      • UlyssesT [he/him]
        hexagon
        ·
        13 hours ago

        Contempt for emotion and a desire to LARP as a computer are both emotional impulses, as I constantly remind such Reddit-brains.