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Re:“Be yourself” is terrible advice by booleandilemma on Friday April 19, 2019 @05:55PM (#19703348)
What is an example of a person for whom this is terrible advice?

Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, etc.

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Re:“Be yourself” is terrible advice by benj111 on Friday April 19, 2019 @06:24PM (#19703521)
How do we know they were being themselves?

Maybe Hitler's true self was being a painter, maybe the horrors of the trenches or Germanys humiliation pushed him to it? Maybe it was the rejection of not being able to sell any paintings.

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Re:“Be yourself” is terrible advice by booleandilemma on Friday April 19, 2019 @08:01PM (#19704016)
HN, the place on the web I can visit if I want to find people defending Hitler.

You’re right benj111, maybe he was just misunderstood.

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Re:“Be yourself” is terrible advice by benj111 on Saturday April 20, 2019 @06:40AM (#19705790)
Lol, I'll take that as a compliment.

I don't think I was defending him though? If he's killing millions of people whilst not being himself isn't that in some ways worse?

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