How I see people who don't follow my exact prescribed advice that I came up with without knowing the situation
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There's a word for this in mandarin - Dao Mei (forgive me if I got the spelling wrong). But from what I've been told, it doesn't quite mean "bad luck" which implies you had no control over it; but it means that bad things are happening to you because you put yourself into that position
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Yeah, this gets applied to things like addiction or poverty, too. βAll you gotta do is change stop doing the thingβ¦β. Sure, politically or about other things itβs probably a choice of willful ignorance. But sometimes not so much.
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This is like most people lol
In most cases I think it has to do with a large mismatch between human urges, carefully calibrated for a primitive, foraging lifestyle, and modern society.
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I knew a couple of different people who would fabricate drama if they were actually doing well for once. In a good relationship with a supportive partner? Starts talking to their ex who just got out of prison. Job and housing in order? Spends rent money on a $1200 dog. Things quieted down? Starts fights. I donβt need that nonsense anywhere near my life.
My hands are attached to my arms, how am I supposed to take them off?!
The usual neuroTs confused by neuroDs.
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Me scrolling Lemmy again, after my doctor explicitly forbid scrolling.
Iβm in this comic and I donβt like it
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USians voting Republican be like:
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A real life picture of Republican voters.
"Because then I would have to admit you were right."
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN, THEY DON'T COME OFF! DO YOURS DO THAT?!"
looking after mental health is important.
How ADHD feels
Why does Augie burn his hand on the quickie griddle?
"The society these days..."
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