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In response to "I'm very realistic about things I cannot change. Why worry about something that either will or won't come to pass." by Beaker

in my experience, worry is probably the most useless human emotion. -- nm

Posted by znufrii Mar 9 '10, 13:14

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They're all based on evolutionary biological needs. They just sometimes go haywire in our current societal model. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 13:18 1
- true. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 13:21
right up there with envy and jealasy -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 13:17 15
- actually envy can be very useful as a motivation to acheive for yourself what someone else has - znufrii Mar 9, 13:20 14
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    - not in my experience. - znufrii Mar 9, 13:36
  - But you can worry that something is wrong, then check and fix it if it is. -- nm - Roger More Mar 9, 13:21 7
    - the thread is about worry about things you can't change - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 13:24 6
      - and if you're worrying about stuff you can change, and not just going and changing it, there are deeper issues at hand. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 13:25 5
        
        in some cases sadness and worry seem alike especially when family, death and that stuff is involved - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 13:29
        
        Just like if you're envious of someone, but don't use that envy to improve your life, there are deeper issues at hand? -- nm - Roger More Mar 9, 13:28 3
        
        definitely. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 13:36 1
        
        Heh - I've tried writing several replies to this, but each time I realise I sound like Dawson, and delete it -- nm - Roger More Mar 9, 13:42
        
        it's far easier just to be envious and jealous then to change your own life - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 13:31
  - thats desire -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 13:20 3
    - there's a distinction in motivation. desire is wanting something in its own right, envy is wanting something because you see that someone else has it. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 13:22 2
      - well perhaps but envy often leads to a wish to destroy -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 9, 13:25 1
        
        envy can lead to jealousy, sure -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 13:26
this is so true, yet i worry incessantly about the smallest things. i really fight it. -- nm - Andie Mar 9, 13:16
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- hmmm? -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 13:17

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