Thread 33305304 - /adv/ [Archived: 1193 hours ago]

Anonymous
7/2/2025, 2:21:45 PM No.33305304
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How the fuck do I decide on who to be. I feel like every few months I'm a completely different person. Like, I used to be super "tumblr blorbo everything is gay" person, then I became a "this is retarted that is retarted, trying to be unique is cringe, I'm so edgy I use this one single slur" person, then I became an "I'm so quirky I like dressing in cool alternative clothes and drawing cool characters" person, and then I became an "oohhh those westerners they just want to shove their SJW nonsense into everythingggg why is everyone so sensitive??" person, and so on and so on. I think I even had like a single day where I subscribed to tons of gym bros channels and then unsubbed from everyone the next day, confused on why I was so into fitness for like that one day.
I just feel like I'm all over the place on what to think and who to be and what communities to be in, and this has been going on for YEARS. I just can't decide on what person I should be. And this isn't about minor changes everyone has in their personality, I just change my opinions and personality in ways that completely contradict each other really fucking often.
What the fuck is wrong with me? Can I even do anything about this???
Replies: >>33305402 >>33305424 >>33306107 >>33306372
Anonymous
7/2/2025, 2:54:45 PM No.33305402
>>33305304 (OP)
Maybe approach things more skeptically. Like, when you encounter a new idea, think "is this true?" and try to find counterarguments and see if you actually agree with it. Maybe that'll stop you from the inevitable next step of finding out about Austrian economics and becoming a lolbertarian
Anonymous
7/2/2025, 3:01:56 PM No.33305424
>>33305304 (OP)
>What the fuck is wrong with me? Can I even do anything about this?
I'd say it depends on your age. To feel the way you describe as a young adult is perfectly normal and why students are often stereotyped as temporary communists/Buddhists and so on.
You feel pressure at that stage in life to distinguish yourself from others and give yourself a 'purpose'.
In most people, this desire for distinction abates as they settle into adult routine and discover absolutely noone gives one single solitary fuck who they are or claim to be.
The realisation that you're just background scenery for all but a tiny handful of people is a humbling and yet liberating one.
If you're well into your 20s and still feeling this way, I might suggest devoting that energy to distinguishing yourself professionally. While nobody truly cares about that either, it does permit you to improve your earnings and hence your life.
Anonymous
7/2/2025, 6:50:46 PM No.33306107
>>33305304 (OP)
Time passes and shit changes, you're overthinking it. From your examples it sounds to me like you've consistently been a retard this whole time so you haven't changed that much.
Anonymous
7/2/2025, 8:11:19 PM No.33306372
>>33305304 (OP)
t. 16 year old