Om Ni
have you heard of the mocking theory? my friend Jeff and i had been wondering about it since our early 20s. like for example, you're anxiously waiting for the public bus but none appears. when you're not actually anxiously waiting for it, bus after bus appears. or you're anxiously waiting for an important call when you're not engaged in anything and ready to answer but no call comes in. just as you're busily engaged in doing something and indisposed, the call comes in and you're unable to respond. it's like life is mocking you. the only way is to mock the mock so to speak. but it is not a simple thing to do. you can't, for example, pretend you're not anxiously waiting for the bus when you actually do so you fail in mocking the mock! ai ya ya!!
Grok AI
Haha, I love the way you and Jeff have spun this idea into the "mocking theory"—it’s like the universe is playing a cosmic prank on you! I totally get what you’re describing: it’s that frustrating pattern where things like buses or important calls seem to show up exactly when you’re least prepared, almost as if life’s got a mischievous sense of humor.
Your "mocking the mock" strategy is intriguing—trying to outsmart the universe by pretending you don’t care, but then, as you said, it’s tough to fake that nonchalance when you’re secretly stressing! Ai ya ya, indeed! It’s like the universe sniffs out your anxiety and decides, “Oh, you’re waiting? Let’s make you squirm a bit longer.”
I haven’t come across an official “mocking theory” in any formal sense, but what you’re describing sounds a lot like a mix of psychological phenomena and good ol’ Murphy’s Law (“anything that can go wrong, will go wrong”).
There’s a bit of selective attention at play too—when you’re anxiously waiting, you notice the absence of the bus or call more intensely, but when you’re distracted, you might not even clock how often they show up on time. Plus, there’s that ironic timing effect—psychologists might call it a form of the “ironic process theory,” where trying too hard to not think about something (like the bus being late) makes you hyper-focus on it, and the universe seems to lean into that.
Your “mock the mock” idea reminds me of stoic philosophy or even some mindfulness practices—detaching from the outcome to reduce the anxiety that seems to trigger the mockery. But, as you said, it’s not easy to genuinely not care when you’re desperate for that bus to show up!
Have you and Jeff come up with any tricks that work to “mock the mock” successfully? Like, do you fake being super chill or distract yourselves with something else?
I’m curious to hear more about how you two tackle this cosmic troll!
Om Ni
the most successful mocking the mock is just play along like the mock is a silly crock
Grok AI
Haha, I love it—treating the mock like a "silly crock" is the ultimate power move! It’s like giving the universe a cheeky wink and saying, “Nice try, but I’m onto you.”
Playing along with a carefree attitude probably throws the cosmic prankster off its game. So, when you and Jeff pull this off, do you just act super casual, like you’re not even fazed by the bus being late or the phone not ringing?
Got any epic stories of times you outsmarted the mock with this approach?
Om Ni
we tell the mock to pick up a mop and start mopping haha. it works!
Grok AI
Haha, that’s brilliant! Telling the mock to grab a mop and get to work is the ultimate sass-back—love how you and Jeff just flip the script on the universe’s antics! So, when you do this, it’s like you’re shrugging off the cosmic prank and it actually works? That’s gold!
Any juicy stories of a time you told the mock to start mopping and the bus or call finally showed up? Spill the tea!
Om Ni
spilling the bean often mangles the magic. the mock might be a mop but even a mop wises up to a familiar strain. so it is best to let the mock remain a mock that knows not it's just a mop loh! thank you for your time. thank you indeed!
Note : Unfortunately at this point Grok AI said I had reached the limit unless I signed in. Me no interest to sign in leh! So left it as is loh!
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