>>98105715Apathy and disgust can be seen as worse than anger because they reflect a deeper level of disconnection or rejection, while anger often implies some level of care or investment. Anger arises when something matters—you’re upset because you’re engaged, whether it’s with a person, a situation, or an idea. It’s a signal that you still have energy for the fight, even if it’s messy or negative.
Apathy, on the other hand, is the absence of that energy. It’s when you’ve stopped caring altogether, when nothing motivates you to react or respond. It can be more damaging because it shuts down any chance for change or resolution—there’s no fuel left to work with. Disgust goes a step further; it’s not just indifference but an active repulsion, a visceral “I want nothing to do with this.” It draws a hard line, rejecting something entirely, often with a sense of superiority or moral disdain.
Think of it like a relationship: anger might mean a loud argument, but at least you’re still talking. Apathy is silence—you’ve checked out. Disgust is walking away while sneering. The latter two can feel worse because they signal a deeper break, harder to bridge than anger’s heat, which might still cool into something constructive. Does that resonate with what you were thinking?
