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i do think, on that note, and i know some words on this have been said before, but:
we demonize Attention as a pitiful, self-destructive need, but i think that comes from the idea that everyone should be self-sustaining despite our existence as a highly social species. it is not only normal to desire attention but it is in fact healthy!
like anything, it's possible to pursue it to excess or have you brain rotted by its abundance or absence, but it's a simple human need.
