Тонкое искусство пофигизма
Chapter 1
Whyyouwouldwanttoemulateapsychopath,Ihavenofuckingclue.
Sowhatdoesnotgivingafuckmean?Let’slookatthree“subtleties”thatshouldhelpclarifythematter.
Subtlety#1:Notgivingafuckdoesnotmeanbeingindifferent;itmeansbeingcomfortablewithbeingdifferent.
Let’sbeclear.There’sabsolutelynothingadmirableorconfidentaboutindifference.Peoplewhoareindifferentarelameandscared.They’recouchpotatoesandInternettrolls.Infact,indifferentpeopleoftenattempttobeindifferentbecauseinrealitytheygivewaytoomanyfucks.Theygiveafuckaboutwhateveryonethinksoftheirhair,sotheyneverbotherwashingorcombingit.Theygiveafuckaboutwhateveryonethinksoftheirideas,sotheyhidebehindsarcasmandself-righteoussnark.They’reafraidtoletanyonegetclosetothem,sotheyimaginethemselvesassomespecial,uniquesnowflakewhohasproblemsthatnobodyelsewouldeverunderstand.
Indifferentpeopleareafraidoftheworldandtherepercussionsoftheirownchoices.That’swhytheydon’tmakeanymeaningfulchoices.Theyhideinagray,emotionlesspitoftheirownmaking,self-absorbedandself-pitying,perpetuallydistractingthemselvesfromthisunfortunatethingdemandingtheirtimeandenergycalledlife.
Becausehere’sasneakytruthaboutlife.There’snosuchthingasnotgivingafuck.Youmustgiveafuckaboutsomething.It’spartofourbiologytoalwayscareaboutsomethingandthereforetoalwaysgiveafuck.
