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In an interesting and not entirely purely theoretical way, one is wondering whether or not it is possible for, shall we say, the complicated types and the normies to get along?
And by one I mean me.
And I don't mean the good and the bad or anything all Cool and Epic in any super romantic story lines about love leading to redemption or anything like that, though those are some tasty fantasy goodness. I mean like...those with difficult backgrounds, those who are unconventional in thought or act, the creative types and the weirdos, being around on a regular basis with...those with normal backgrounds.
And don't yell about me for saying "normal". I mean it in the way that Christopher Titus uses it, those with backgrounds classified as "dysfunctional" versus those who had the usual childhood traumas but nothing too shocking. Or those who've had to deal with real shit. Or just with incredibly odd and unusual thought patterns. That sort of thing.
Does hanging around with those who have yet to experience that level of crap, or those who just have no concept of anything other than what they know, however nice it may be, is it like a relief? Is it fun? Is it frustrating and/or infuriating?
Considering the "dysfunctional" types (who usually function just fine, actually) are SO not the majority and yet must exist and work and live in this world, they have obviously dealt with this issue. (Though a large portion do seem to live separately, in glorious little enclaves. And the number of innovations and works of art that have come out of those really sort of tell me that the normal people can go suck it, but that's another issue for another day).
Breaking it all down and from what I've seen, the weirdos of the world do make an effort to get along. This implies that something is gained from these social transactions, even if it's only something as basic as job security.
So what is it?
*addition*: not to say that genius and artistry can't appear out of the whitest of bland-ass suburbs either. genius is genius, it appears whenever, wherever.
And by one I mean me.
And I don't mean the good and the bad or anything all Cool and Epic in any super romantic story lines about love leading to redemption or anything like that, though those are some tasty fantasy goodness. I mean like...those with difficult backgrounds, those who are unconventional in thought or act, the creative types and the weirdos, being around on a regular basis with...those with normal backgrounds.
And don't yell about me for saying "normal". I mean it in the way that Christopher Titus uses it, those with backgrounds classified as "dysfunctional" versus those who had the usual childhood traumas but nothing too shocking. Or those who've had to deal with real shit. Or just with incredibly odd and unusual thought patterns. That sort of thing.
Does hanging around with those who have yet to experience that level of crap, or those who just have no concept of anything other than what they know, however nice it may be, is it like a relief? Is it fun? Is it frustrating and/or infuriating?
Considering the "dysfunctional" types (who usually function just fine, actually) are SO not the majority and yet must exist and work and live in this world, they have obviously dealt with this issue. (Though a large portion do seem to live separately, in glorious little enclaves. And the number of innovations and works of art that have come out of those really sort of tell me that the normal people can go suck it, but that's another issue for another day).
Breaking it all down and from what I've seen, the weirdos of the world do make an effort to get along. This implies that something is gained from these social transactions, even if it's only something as basic as job security.
So what is it?
*addition*: not to say that genius and artistry can't appear out of the whitest of bland-ass suburbs either. genius is genius, it appears whenever, wherever.
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