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Utterly insane (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] -5 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I've read Vladimir Bukovsky (the Soviet dissident), and the way he describes Soviet courts I advise you to see.

Of course that was about political cases etc, but when you're complaining, remember that it can be worse.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (3 children)

"Stop complaining, pissant, it could be worse" - most abusive situations

The "it could be worse" Olympics is the game of the complacent. You may be complacent. Are you?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

In some things yes and I'm fighting it, it's more about understanding well how your situation evaluates among possible ones.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's fair. In that case, with that reasoning, it seems less like you're being pessimistic and more like you're trying to be realistic. I would caution though, reality isn't ALL negative, though the neutrality and negativity inside of it can always be improved. Heck, even most positives in reality can often be improved.

Personally, I think the Olympics game tends to start when focus becomes too great on one specific aspect, which leads to what is essentially a one upmanship of situational comparison, but that's all I really wanted to poke at.

Thanks for the even response! Sometimes me phrasing stuff like that starts fights even though I only want to poke a little bit. In any case, I hope your day goes well!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Sometimes me phrasing stuff like that starts fights even though I only want to poke a little bit.

Same here.

Good day to you too.

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