As I've gotten older I've realized that a lot of very mainstream advice people get about dealing with careers, society, etc is like "don't do XYZ* or you'll be eaten alive out there." Instead of like "don't eat people alive out there."

*XYZ is just normal human behavior.

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[–] -1 points 5 hours ago (1 child)

too many people engage in idiotic behavior that dramatically increases risk and then expect everyone else to provide sympathy and aid, everyone blames republicans for voting red when they suffer higher gas prices. If that's ok why isn't doing the same to a woman who got raped when wearing skimpy clothing and walking in the rape district of town?

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  • Is dressing provocatively and then getting sexually assaulted, and being actually inhumane/hateful and/or dumb enough to be swindled by someone who shares nothing with you besides an ethnocultural background the same, either in the moral weight of the action or the repercussions of the reaction? And, for the record, you're supposed to feel bad for both, just to different degrees.

    Also, where is all of this coming from? If you believe women should be raped just for dressing a certain way (or for any reason whatsoever) and they don't "deserve" your sympathy, I cannot help you and I don't think anyone can. And God help the women in your life.

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