Growing older means more peeves. Frankly, you are more experienced. You have more mileage on you, have been around the block more than once, and it’s not your first rodeo. As a result, it’s a proven scientific fact more pisses you off.
Not to preach or appear shallow, but several approaches exist. You can just become the neighborhood crank and idly accost people on the street – “Hey, there’s something I wanna pull on your coat sleeve about!” Eventually, they’ll pick you up and put you in a “facility” because you were assaulting people. Try your routine in there, and they’ll juice you so full of anti-psychotics that you’ll forget what you’re mad about.
A safer way is to attend municipal meetings. They are thrilled that someone actually showed up. Usually, there is no one there to listen to them drone on. After a while, they’ll drone on while you complain, but that’s what they usually do to the public- so don’t take it personally.
Right about now, you are about to have an emotional crash because none of my suggestions are of any help. So, here’s what I do. I blog.
The blogosphere is large enough that you will likely attract at least a small audience of other cranks who’ll read your posts, get up, shout “Right ON!” and hit the like button. A few of my friends have also reported good results regarding peevishness using TikTok. It attracts a younger crowd, but the peeve potential in that audience is excellent.
I’m saying that you no longer have to grab your deaf neighbor or shout from your balcony. There are options available to you.
A good peeve is a terrible thing to waste!
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Right ON!! 🤣
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I knew you were my people, Lou… hugs
I’m glad you choose blogging; that way I get to meet you! It serves me well to gripe and complain here. I tell myself that even if no one reads it, at least I feel like I told the whole Interwebs and I feel a little better. I agree about TikTok – it’s a good place to find a community with like gripes. <3
My university advisor was a pioneer in exploring online communities. He argued that the Internet did not eliminate communities, as people back in the 90s and 00s, insisted, but rather it created new communities that those people just didn't recognize. I think that today most people can see it more clearly; that our communities have moved from a place we can walk to, to places we can click to.
True. Knowing that you have an anthropologist background I’ll mention that the shift for a sort of Redfield influenced view of community ( face to face contact) to a more fluid one has been hard for many people in social science. But I don’t see any recourse.
Also AFC Wallace’s view of referance groups cognitively focussed on common interests comes into play ( I forget
what term Tony actually used)
Ouch! You got me onto an anthropology binge!
Ha! Glad I could be of service, heh heh.
I think I’ve gotten less peevish and more accepting as I’ve gotten older. But I’m pretty good at doing things the wrong way around!