I’d like to do a series on 56 different emotions which we’ll eventually get through as time permits.

Anger

Anger is an intense emotion defined as a perceived provocation, the invasion of one’s boundaries, or a threat. From an evolutionary standpoint, anger serves to mobilize psychological resources in order to address the threat/invasion. Anger is directed at an individual of equal status.

Try to keep it fresh by what is current but its also cool to retrospect

  • Prison Mike@links.hackliberty.org
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    2 months ago

    Distracted driving because it seems like the government completely gave up on enforcing texting while driving laws.

    More generally, drivers being completely unaware of their surroundings and causing almost accidents everywhere they go because everyone around them has to correct for them as to not cause an accident.

  • AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Abuse of authority.

    Any other form of misbehavior might make me feel sad, or sickened, or determined to make things better; but the only time I actually feel angry at the people involved is if they sought out a position of public trust and then betrayed that trust.

    • cheese_greater@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 months ago

      One of the emotions (Resentment) says its directed at those of higher status or authority. I wonder what the practical distinctions of that are if any. In any case, I consider them of lower status (contempt) because they engage in bad faith and destroy public trust and faith in systems meant to serve them, but it means we need to think strategically like how a corporation would think to mitigate their playbook

      • Volkditty@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Can you post the list of 56 emotions? I would hate to burn a good story on Anger when Resentment is right around the corner and more applicable.

        • cheese_greater@lemmy.worldOP
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          2 months ago

          Save it for resentment aha, as for the list its trade secret and all that business ;) We’ll get there, enjoy the ride. I figure I’ll give each about 2 days of engagement and then move along to the next

  • taiyang@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Everyday angry is usually due to stupid and/or entitled people, but as a teen I experienced blind rage before and that’s a lot harder to explain. You kind of blank out and go after someone, fast heart rate, high blood pressure, truly beast mode. That was usually from bullying or dealing with my alcoholic father, though.

    Now a days anger is probably closer to irritation than anything. Which is kind of a shame, I used to use anger to get things done. I once was so angry at a teacher for an unfair C in an art class that I channeled that into the most haunted self portrait I think he ever saw for the final. I ultimately got an A. Does spite count as it’s own emotion? Lol

    • cheese_greater@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 months ago

      Like it says, these emotions are “designed” to mobilize you and your resources so that sounds perfectly on-brand :) Irritation and frustration are great too, they seem like bridge emotions to anger that you encounter first often and can limit the fallout from if you attend to them before they progress to anger

      The question I like to ask myself is “What is this emotion trying to tell me” and “What would things look like longer term externally and internally if the trigger kept happening but I didn’t have the cue of whatever emotion like anger or fear or irritation” haha.

      I’m notoriously good and becoming better by the day at like “Lets deal with this once and now and put it to bed” cuz I hate ongoing issues that could have otherwise been attenuated had I followed my instinct towards working it

  • muntedcrocodile@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Lemmy censorship. U cant say the word “retarded” but you can call for the literal murder elon musk. It makes me angry the mods are too blinded by political bias to apply the rules equally.