Impulsive Honesty

[sinbad]

I find it very difficult to lie and hold back my honesty.

It takes a lot of mental strength and willpower to not speak up and tear to shreds the falsehood and retardation of modern beliefs.

But obviously, people will think I am a lunatic and it makes me hate interacting with them since I am unable to tolerate a world of lies.

I am not a misanthrope, but these modern goofs really test my limits.

I really wish I could just speak freely, of what is literally common sense to me.

It is like being in a mental asylum of schizophrenics, and you are the only sane patient there, trying to convince the other's you are also a schizophrenic. And if they find out you're not, they'll set the death penalty... and you have to stay in this state of being permanently vigilant against "being caught in a truth".

How can I learn to become more detached?

 

[Seeker in the Dark]

They don't deserve your honesty. Lying to them about things that could hurt you is recommended. Don't treat all people as if they're all the same. They aren't.

It's not worth it really. You won't convince them most of time and depending on the topic and person involved the results could vary from a mild unpleasant disagreement to them litterally lunging at you because you signaled to them that you were an "evil Nazi/Satanist".

Silence is golden, and if you have to lie, lie. We're not Kantians. Survival is more important than holding standards that aren't meant to be held and would only harm you.

Those who deserve the truth will, for the most part, be guided to it on their own. You may have a "truthteller" ego within you to enlighten others, but that's how a lot of people got themselves jailed/killed. That may never happen to you, but it's better to be safe than sorry.

 

[Seeker in the Dark]

Spend your truth-telling energies anonymously, mainly to help your spiritual kin and guests here out. I found that to be helpful for me. Those who wish to believe in falsehoods I'll leave them to it. I'm not risking myself for them. It's their job to figure it out.