You are the average of the 5 people around you

[StarStruck]

What if you have nobody? Are you a nobody?

This made me think about nondualism. There is only you, and no other. 

[The_Alchemist]

You can't have nobody.

You will be what you do on the internet.

Around GOAT souls? You'll reach the same through osmosis.

Consume media that promotes fear, desire, anger and pride? You'll be that through osmosis.

[Origins]

Just feed your consciousness healthy influences, as for people, its good to keep in touch. 

It's a feedback loop, that's basically the underlying principle there. I mean if you're living on a military base then the likelihood is that your the average of the degree to which the ideology is followed and if its based on any number of people, its probably at least a 100. 5 is just a meme, they say 5 because well, I don't want to say because it sounds kind of mean even though its not just don't want to offend and its really okay if that's you're deal, if you're smart you'll understand why but it really has nothing to do with influences.

Quantity competes with ideology, both internally and externally, so in reality describing that narrative is a little more complicated than simply reducing it to 5 people but its all reduced to feedback loop and the capacity and processing constraints of that feedback loop. People matter though of course, I'd just focus on removing the people that bring you down if you can't negotiate better terms with them. You want people around you that raise you up.

Edited December 5, 2020 by Origins

[soos_mite_ah]

Don't underestimate the power and influence of parasocial relationships. You can take in the energy of the media you consume whether it be through forums, movies, books, influencers etc. Those can greatly impact your thinking and view of the world even when you are isolated or say in a difficult situation with toxic people you don't want to be around. 

[Blackhawk]

On 2020-12-04 at 9:15 PM, StarStruck said:

What if you have nobody? Are you a nobody?

This made me think about nondualism. There is only you, and no other. 

It feels like you are a nobody, yes. I don't have anyone.

It makes you sad, kinda lose your mind, give some suicidal thoughts sometimes, etc.