Тонкое искусство пофигизма

           Thequestion,then,is,Whatdowegiveafuckabout?Whatarewechoosingtogiveafuckabout?Andhowcanwenotgiveafuckaboutwhatultimatelydoesnotmatter?

           Mymotherwasrecentlyscrewedoutofalargechunkofmoneybyaclosefriendofhers.HadIbeenindifferent,Iwouldhaveshruggedmyshoulders,sippedmymocha,anddownloadedanotherseasonofTheWire.Sorry,Mom.

           Butinstead,Iwasindignant.Iwaspissedoff.Isaid,“No,screwthat,Mom.We’regoingtolawyerthefuckupandgoafterthisasshole.Why?BecauseIdon’tgiveafuck.Iwillruinthisguy’slifeifIhaveto.”

           Thisillustratesthefirstsubtletyofnotgivingafuck.Whenwesay,“Damn,watchout,MarkMansonjustdon’tgiveafuck,”wedon’tmeanthatMarkMansondoesn’tcareaboutanything;onthecontrary,wemeanthatMarkMansondoesn’tcareaboutadversityinthefaceofhisgoals,hedoesn’tcareaboutpissingsomepeopleofftodowhathefeelsisrightorimportantornoble.WemeanthatMarkMansonisthetypeofguywhowouldwriteabouthimselfinthirdpersonjustbecausehethoughtitwastherightthingtodo.Hejustdoesn’tgiveafuck.

           Thisiswhatissoadmirable.No,notme,dumbass—theovercomingadversitystuff,thewillingnesstobedifferent,anoutcast,apariah,allforthesakeofone’sownvalues.Thewillingnesstostarefailureinthefaceandshoveyourmiddlefingerbackatit.Thepeoplewhodon’tgiveafuckaboutadversityorfailureorembarrassingthemselvesorshittingthebedafewtimes.