Тонкое искусство пофигизма

           Ionceheardanartistsaythatwhenapersonhasnoproblems,themindautomaticallyfindsawaytoinventsome.Ithinkwhatmostpeople—especiallyeducated,pamperedmiddle-classwhitepeople—consider“lifeproblems”arereallyjustsideeffectsofnothavinganythingmoreimportanttoworryabout.

           Itthenfollowsthatfindingsomethingimportantandmeaningfulinyourlifeisperhapsthemostproductiveuseofyourtimeandenergy.Becauseifyoudon’tfindthatmeaningfulsomething,yourfuckswillbegiventomeaninglessandfrivolouscauses.

           Subtlety#3:Whetheryourealizeitornot,youarealwayschoosingwhattogiveafuckabout.

           Peoplearen’tjustbornnotgivingafuck.Infact,we’reborngivingwaytoomanyfucks.Everwatchakidcryhiseyesoutbecausehishatisthewrongshadeofblue?Exactly.Fuckthatkid.

           Whenwe’reyoung,everythingisnewandexciting,andeverythingseemstomattersomuch.Therefore,wegivetonsoffucks.Wegiveafuckabouteverythingandeveryone—aboutwhatpeoplearesayingaboutus,aboutwhetherthatcuteboy/girlcalledusbackornot,aboutwhetheroursocksmatchornot,orwhatcolorourbirthdayballoonis.

           Aswegetolder,withthebenefitofexperience(andhavingseensomuchtimeslipby),webegintonoticethatmostofthesesortsofthingshavelittlelastingimpactonourlives.Thosepeoplewhoseopinionswecaredaboutsomuchbeforearenolongerpresentinourlives.