Another Peeve

[cbertsch]

I almost always learn more when a person tells me why they love something than when they tell me why they don't. But admitting one's preferences is dangerous business. So most people spend their time in the negative space of distaste. That can make for a great deal of amusement. For some reason, though, I'm not in the mood to be amused in that way right now. Maybe it's because I've been under the weather. At any rate, I'm going to be making a concerted effort to seek out moments of love-giving and shy away from moments of hate-giving. There. I've opened myself up to a massive dose of hipster ridicule. As Skylar would say, "Whatever."

Comments

[kdotdammit.livejournal.com]

Wow. Where does irony fit in all that? I adore this plan.

[cbertsch.livejournal.com]

I am living with you after all. Irony is not necessarily on the side of hate. Think about Woody Allen -- I know, a strange example -- and the way he always praises Ingmar Bergman.

[elizabeg.livejournal.com]

Funny--I was going to write some wonderfully witty or intelligent comment last night about how the hipster who can't remember that irony can be an edge without being an end just needs to get over him- or herself. But at 2 in the morning post-festivities, I decided I was feeling more tired than witty or wise.