/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>25275

well, if it works for you there's no arguing with it.

for people looking to "try it and find out" though, i'd warn that you'll probably look right past a lot of the stuff that happens to you, and not realize until it's too late that you're developing weird anxieties and can no longer successfully integrate with the outside world even if you try to.

nothing in the world affects all people uniformly, except maybe things that are guaranteed to cause instant death. i'm just as certain that the warnings i'm giving won't apply to some people (even if they lived my exact circumstances) as i am certain that they *would* apply to many people, and surprise them greatly.

the problem is basically how aimlessness and isolation erode motivation. they also erode certain freedoms... after you spend a few years doing nothing but watch anime and go online, you have even more trouble making interesting conversation with people than you did before, and thus can't really establish many new connections with the world.

none of this is... "bad" i guess. i can definitely relate to a point of view that goes "well, if people aren't interested in the shit that i'm interested in, what the fuck do i care that i can't make contact with them?" even at the expense of one's own sanity and happiness.

i mean, don't get me wrong. i don't regret my lifestyle, and i wouldn't apologize for my 3 years of inactivity. i don't owe it to anyone to make friends or money. at the same time, i can see the effects it's having on me, and i don't particularly like them.