mekka okereke Jan 25, 2025

Reminder:

If you get exhausted and burn out and give up, you lose. If you stay in, you win. Just by existing, you win!

So taking little breaks for joy is fine! Good actually!

Helping other people find joy, gives you joy too! Joy is not conserved! The laws of thermodynamics have nothing to say about joy!

Show threadmhoyeJan 25, 2025

@mekkaokereke English pulled in "schadenfreude" as soon as that option was on the table, but left "mudita"? - literally "vicarious happiness", taking happiness from the happiness of others - just sitting there barely used? Come on, anglos, there's a word for this! You can use it, that's allowed!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudita

Mudita - Wikipedia

Show threadLeBonk
@mhoye
As a (probably) cis man, this is me when I see people posting about the joy of being trans
it's just this beautifully simple "other people being simply happy makes me happy"
@mekkaokereke
Jan 26, 2025 at 7:47pmWeb