>>1909964There comes a time in every person's life where they almost face the idea "this is stupid and counterproductive but I'm going to do it anyway for reasons I'm not ready to admit to myself."
In that moment, they have the chance to take that one step farther and admit what they're really doing, or to buy whole-heartedly into a delusion that they're doing the stupid thing for very good reasons.
The problem with the first scenario is that you have to learn things about yourself you might not like.
The problem with the second is that people who aren't equally eager to let themselves off the hook are going to see you as goddamn insane.
