escapism

sleep

taking responsibility

thinking

listening to music

makeup

video game

sleeping

stress management

happiness

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society

coping mechanism

avoidance

distraction

avoiding

acceptance

ignoring

being distracted

is the very function and purpose of human society -- society is not so much for meeting others as to escape ourselves.

We mingle in society not so much to meet others as to escape ourselves.

is not good or bad of itself. What is important is what you are escaping from and where you are escaping to.

Escapism isn't good or bad of itself. What is important is what you are escaping from and where you are escaping to. I write from experience, since in my case I escaped to the idea that books could be really enjoyable, an aspect of reading that teachers had not hitherto suggested.

is often leveled as a charge against drug-users, but it stands to reason that those who level the charge hardly dare dream to what degree they are escapist.

Escape into the dream. Escape, a key thing charged against these drugs, that they are for escapists. I think the people who make this charge hardly dare dream to what degree they are escapist.

is the imbecile’s favorite accusation to make.

“Escapism” is the imbecile’s favorite accusation to make.

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