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{Series and Serious} 1/56. What do you feel [Anger] about? Why? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by cheese_greater to c/asklemmy

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I'd like to do a series on 56 different emotions which we'll eventually get through as time permits.

Anger

Anger is an intense emotion defined as a perceived provocation, the invasion of one's boundaries, or a threat. From an evolutionary standpoint, anger serves to mobilize psychological resources in order to address the threat/invasion. Anger is directed at an individual of equal status.

Try to keep it fresh by what is current but its also cool to retrospect

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[–] AbouBenAdhem 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Abuse of authority.

Any other form of misbehavior might make me feel sad, or sickened, or determined to make things better; but the only time I actually feel angry at the people involved is if they sought out a position of public trust and then betrayed that trust.

[–] cheese_greater 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

One of the emotions (Resentment) says its directed at those of higher status or authority. I wonder what the practical distinctions of that are if any. In any case, I consider them of lower status (contempt) because they engage in bad faith and destroy public trust and faith in systems meant to serve them, but it means we need to think strategically like how a corporation would think to mitigate their playbook

[–] AbouBenAdhem 3 points 2 months ago

I would distinguish between authorities who engage in ”bad“ behavior that’s inherent to the institutional role they’ve assumed (in which case my negative feelings are directed more toward the institution than the individual), and authorities who exploit their institutional roles to serve themselves.

[–] Volkditty 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Can you post the list of 56 emotions? I would hate to burn a good story on Anger when Resentment is right around the corner and more applicable.

[–] cheese_greater 0 points 2 months ago

Save it for resentment aha, as for the list its trade secret and all that business ;) We'll get there, enjoy the ride. I figure I'll give each about 2 days of engagement and then move along to the next