What is your view on apathy

[SGOS]

I don't agree with the new neo-apathy.

[Johan]

If apathy were honesty, I could not tell a lie.

[Sal1981]

As long as there is no call to action, I don't see any danger in apathy.

The problem starts when people are apathetic when a response is necessary.

[dgirl1986]

I do not really have an opinion on it. It is what it is. You cannot force interest or care on something.

[GrinningYMIR]

"Apathy is death"

That's been said to me before, I'm laid back to a fault really. Something really shitty can happen and I'll just deal with it, without having the huge emotional response.

For instance: when my mom got diagnosed with breast cancer I just sighed and cracked upon a soda, sat on the couch and, asked when she was going to have her surgery. (she ended up getting her breasts completely removed in 2011)

Is being ultra laid back apathy? Not quite, but the two are related.

[Jason78]

That was the shortest line you could find, wasn't it?

Yes.

[Shiranu]

Apathy is...

[Sal1981]

Apathy is...

A close brother to procrastination.

[Shol'va]

As long as there is no call to action, I don't see any danger in apathy.

The problem starts when people are apathetic when a response is necessary.

Exactly.
And in addition to that, we are all apathetic. The question is towards what.

[FinalSomnia]

Apathy? I could take it or leave it.

[Aupmanyav]

It is prohibited in Hinduism:

"Karmanni eva adhik?rah te, m? phale?u kad?chana;
m? karma-phala-hetuh bh?h, m? te sa?gah astu akarma?i." Bhagawad-Gita 2.47
SYNONYMS

karma?i — in prescribed duties; eva — certainly; adhik?ra? — right; te — of you; m? — never; phale?u — in the fruits; kad?cana — at any time; m? — never; karma-phala — in the result of the work; hetu? — cause; bh?? — become; m? — never; te — of you; sa?ga? — attachment; astu — there should be; akarma?i — in not doing prescribed duties.
TRANSLATION

(You right extends only to perform your duty, but not to the fruits of action;
Never consider yourself the (only) cause of the results of your actions*, never be attached to inaction.)

* There are many other variables involved.

[Aupmanyav]

It is prohibited in Hinduism:

"Karmanni eva adhik?rah te, m? phale?u kad?chana;
m? karma-phala-hetuh bh?h, m? te sa?gah astu akarma?i." Bhagawad-Gita 2.47

(You right extends only to perform your duty, but not to the fruits of action;
Never consider yourself the (only) cause of the results of your actions*, never be attached to inaction.)

* There are many other variables involved.

[Solitary]

I'm an apathetic, sympathetic, diabetic old man with a tendency towards procrastination and sloth and I love it. :shock:  :P  Solitary

[GrinningYMIR]

I'm an apathetic, sympathetic, diabetic old man with a tendency towards procrastination and sloth and I love it. :shock: :P Solitary

Procrastination gives you something to do tomorrow