Learning to Shrug: One Man's Misadventures in Apathy

"Holy Cynicism, Batman... You had some pretty harsh words for humankind in your first post. It was your first effing post . Have you always been such a dick ?" I do apologize for that. The honest answer is... well... kind of, yeah. It's manifested itself in various ways depending on the period of my life we're discussing, but the underlying causal personality trait has always been the same.  To a harsher critic, it would seem as though my attitudes are laced with skepticism. To a more sympathetic crowd (my mother comes to mind here), it's a much kinder word: curiosity . When asked to describe yourself, especially at a certain point in your life, you could do a couple of different things: 1) compose a list of traits that you possessed at that time, or 2) tell a story that is very you . We all have these stories. They don't necessarily have to be long, but they say a lot . A list of personality characteristics will give people a pretty accurate idea of y

I'm new to this. And I'm nervous . I like to write - don't get me wrong - but I normally do it maybe twice a year. Relatedly, now that I'm no longer required to write for school, I only write things with any real length or substance when I develop a strong enough opinion that I feel the need to share it. One could logically (and alarmingly accurately) conclude from the prior statements that, on average, I develop a strong opinion about something roughly every six months. Judging by my daily encounters with others, I am the exception in this department, and the rule is annoying as fuck. Hate is a strong word to use in any context, but those who know me well will tell you that, at the bare minimum, I don't have a lot of faith in my fellow human beings. I may hate them. I may not. I'm not entirely sure yet. Science tells me that I'm the same species as Paris Hilton or Justin Bieber   or the lady a while back who faked her own death to get out of work that