Nobody cares?

I went to the gym earlier. I wasn't sure if I should go or not. I was pretty sure that just doing the upper body wouldn't hurt my knee at all, and I was starting to feel bad about not having gone since my injury, and I didn't want the whole starting over again process when I did fully recover, so I went.

I also just wanted to get away from home and be by myself to clear my mind.

I thought a bit about the photos Bobby uploaded of his new Audi. Of course, my reaction was "who the fuck cares". And then I started deriving a possible 'general rules in life' from that (I'm trying to collate and collect them).

It is this: nobody cares.

Think about it. Apart from your family and those who will be affected - directly or indirectly - by your actions, nobody really cares about what you do, what happenes to you, and basically, just you. Everyone has better things to do than to be interested in you.

It seems like a simple, and already established rule. But perhaps the invent of facebook has made us forget about that. Why are we all posting photos and status updates about ourselves? I can understand that everyone is self-absorbed in their own lives, but what really makes them think others could or would give a crap?

Depending on the extent, facebook and twitter appears to just be another medium for boasting. And what does boasting achieve? Nothing beneficial. Possible resentment from those who are envious or jealous.

And then this made me think (more): I was a bit of a show-off in high school, and I wonder if this aroused some sort of resentment or jealousy within Egghead, hence him wanting to part ways with me. If you recall, one time when I caught up with him a few years ago, he said "you're so modest now".

Maybe he felt the same way I feel towards Bobby?

I suppose the bottom line is, humility > boastfulness.