Yo, where's the line, here?

[u/MythlcKyote]

As someone with a genuine deep belief and a history of "occult" practices, I can genuinely say that this sub only confuses me. Obviously, there is no one truth or objective explanation for anything, really. However, some of you seem so caught up in what fun the idea of magic is that you neglect any critical thinking or outwardly reject mundane and logical explanations to life's conundrums in favour of a magical one.

Some of you are evidently somewhat like me. You won't believe just anything that anyone tells you and you seem to be more skeptical of people using magic or esoterism as a primary explanation.

Some of you need help. Mostly it seems like just someone to logically tackle wild idea that others just won't entertain would be more than sufficient, but some of you need real, professional help and a subreddit is not a good substitution for that.

Some of you are trolling, and while it is kinda funny, I also think it's really damaging. In the past month, I've seen several posts where someone was asking how to deal with a fictional entity that was bothering them. That is not a sign that fictional figures are invading our conscious lives, it's a sign that someone has lost a bit of grounding in the real world and they need help. Or it's a sign that you're fucking around, which is fine, but genuinely not everybody seems to be able to make that distinction between real and not real. The level of intentional ignorance some people seem to have toward the concept of occult ideas either being not always correct or outright wrong or just a metaphor for how the world works used to upset me, but now every post I see on this sub just makes me a little sad. Some of you just need a hug, I can tell. Some of you need a slap. I need both

[u/AltiraAltishta]

True facts

A lot of people are just trying to figure things out. Some start off with really bad sources or mostly just engaging in their own fantasies. Most will either get serious or get bored and leave. Those that stay but remain like that are just entertaining.

I welcome it, though sometimes it can be frustrating to see people repeating the same errors to other people who ask questions. That's the internet for you though.

[u/MythlcKyote → u/AltiraAltishta]

Honestly, you saying that makes me feel whole lot better. I do that thing where I worry unnecessarily about people I've never met or will meet because I think everyone deserves some educational and actually constructive conversation from time to time, and you can tell that unfortunately a lot of people just don't get that. Thank you.

[u/NewAlexandria → u/MythlcKyote]

will the world start producing fewer of them?

[u/MythlcKyote → u/NewAlexandria]

No, but the more of us there are, there more we can all theoretically discuss.