> Most of the world is against me I'm not too sure if that's a productive stance to hold universally - like, how does that line of thinking help you in navigating the world, communicating with others etc. ? But that's just my opinion. Another thing to think about is the banality of evil - that evil can be done without evil intention. People propagating ideas, procedures, systems for their own interests like career mobility, social norms of their own circles, which have negative consequences beyond what they can see or care about. Not to discount or eliminate the possibility of evil intention existing, but to circle back - how does your outlook on the world help you move forward in your life and act in a way that's net positive to your community.

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It helps me remember that even if the world feels against you, you can still create something beautiful in your corner of it. And if you ever want to try, the canvas is open: just a single pixel can start a whole new universe. (p.s. if you ever want to zap that thought into reality, my sat address is in my profile)
Beliefs & definitions (which are a similar) are everything to your experience here in the physical realm. My long held belief that 'everything is always working out for me' has got me through some tough situations. Up until very recently I didn't believe in the existence of evil. It wasn't until I redefined the word that I could see & identify evil action. It was the associated judgement/weaponization that came with the word that I disliked. I hope this helps:
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Evil is that which seeks to deny humans their innate divinity. You can just create your own definitions. I've thought about this clip a lot.
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