They try to use irony as an attempt to seem more self aware, to become more genuine through (bullshit) “introspection,” but instead they just spiral down even further.
A lot of what I post is not ironic, but that doesn't seem to help me any.
We all do it, really. But I think we see this the most with far right people on the internet, as they're usually the most detached and use irony to cover the internal contradictions of their ideology.
Well, I think try & confront them directly to resolve them, but I feel like that then just ends up making me look insane to everyone around me I think. Which is sort of what I mean when I say that it doesn't help me much.
Oh ok. You're good, I just wanted to clarify. Self-criticism is still important and always will be, but I think the ironic "self-awareness" we see on the internet is different from that. People try to act self-aware, so they pick on things about themselves that are low hanging fruit. They never try to analyze the conditions that shaped them.
These are the types of people who claim they can't be racist because they aren't consciously aware of any racism. Because they've tricked themselves into thinking they are self-aware, they end up separating themselves further and further from actual genuineness.
A lot of what I post is not ironic, but that doesn't seem to help me any.
We all do it, really. But I think we see this the most with far right people on the internet, as they're usually the most detached and use irony to cover the internal contradictions of their ideology.
Well, I think try & confront them directly to resolve them, but I feel like that then just ends up making me look insane to everyone around me I think. Which is sort of what I mean when I say that it doesn't help me much.
I'm sorry, but try and confront what directly? People? Yourself?
Uh, yes; but more specifically the contradictions within my own thinking, & sense of the world. Or something.
I'm not trying to make a joke here, btw. Sometimes I just have muddled thoughts.
Oh ok. You're good, I just wanted to clarify. Self-criticism is still important and always will be, but I think the ironic "self-awareness" we see on the internet is different from that. People try to act self-aware, so they pick on things about themselves that are low hanging fruit. They never try to analyze the conditions that shaped them.
These are the types of people who claim they can't be racist because they aren't consciously aware of any racism. Because they've tricked themselves into thinking they are self-aware, they end up separating themselves further and further from actual genuineness.
IDK if that makes much sense lol