Why do some people go on about how little they care about something? If they don't care, why do they talk about it all the time?
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lady fuschia
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It is my belief (and my belief is shared by many psychologists) that such people are trying to convince themselves more than anyone else. Denial is not a river in Egypt. :P
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I agree with AntigoneRising. These people, if confronted, will spout a diatribe even more vociferously and vitriolically, then reiterate their lack of feeling on the subject/personality. They also signally fail to recognise the irony of their actions.
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Because they are unhappy people who are not willing to look at themselves for the source of their dissatisfaction with their own lives. They have an incessant need to blame outside influences for the lack in their lives. They are constantly on the watch for anything they can launch a petty tirade about. It gives them the opportunity to point at things over which they have no control, and say, "See! THIS is what is wrong with this world and why I am so miserable." They don't realize it is this very, constant searching for fault in others that is making them miserable! It's an unwillingness to look in the mirror, see their own faults, and make some changes. It's the proverbial "pot" calling the "kettle" black. Here's my source: My own former self! I used to be just like that! What a waste! No, I am not the pot commenting on the kettle. I am the "former" kettle commenting on the kettle.
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I think it's easier than saying that you do care but in a negative way. It's a form of apologizing for the fact that something not worth caring about is bothering you. It's dismissing your involvement.
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They certainly care about something; it's probably something related to the subject, but not the subject itself. Take politics, for example. I don't care about politics because it is irrelevant. That makes me angry, because I care about the welfare of my compatriots. Or religion. I can go on about how little I care about religion, in a very heated way, because actually I care a great deal about spirituality and psychology and the soul, but I think religion misses the point. If you can figure out the underlying value behind the topic, then you will know what it is they care about that gets them so heated on the subject that they (correctly) profess to not care about.
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