Jokes on him I’m immune to validation
You are, and we're very proud of you for being so resilient 😘
I've received so much that I've built up natural immunity. They hyped me up and now I regularly fail expectations, and when I do I cannot be consoled.
So yeah, the comic is right: external validation can fuck one up.
That sounds less like validation, and more like praise. Validation comes without expectations. You are valued. Your existence matters. You are okay, and we like you. Its nice to have you around. You cannot fail to live up to this; its an intrinsic value you have (perhaps up to the point where your crimes exceed in to the unforgivable, but for the sake of argument, I'll just assume you're not a serial killer or whatever).
"Hey, good job there Gramathy."
Gramathy:
what's that from
Requiem for a Dream (2000). A harsh, but enlightening movie about addiction. One of those you can watch once and need not ever again.
This just reminded me of something I saw the other day. Walked past the same guy both directions on a quick errand and he had a bunch of passports laid out on the sidewalk. I didn't stop to inquire, but it seemed pretty clear to me what was going on.
