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Not Giving a F*ck Is Not Indifference
The people who care about nothing are the most miserable people you know.
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Lesson notes
Tell 'not giving a f*ck' apart from indifference, using Manson's definition
Key points
- Picture a UMaT classmate who picks an unusual course, hears the gossip in the hostel, and simply shrugs it off.
- But that same student studies late every night, because mastering the course is what truly matters to them.
- Manson says not giving a f*ck means being comfortable with being different and caring only about what truly matters.
- Indifference is the opposite trap: not caring about anything, which Manson says his idea is not. Which one is our student?
Definitions
- Not giving a f*ck
- Being comfortable with being different and caring only about what truly matters
Takeaway: Don't care less overall; care about fewer, better things.
Quick check: How does Manson's idea differ from indifference?
- Indifference means calm
- It means caring selectively
- It means caring about all
Manson means caring only about what truly matters, while indifference cares about nothing.
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