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Re:The outsize influence of middle-school friends by kossae on Thursday February 13, 2020 @02:52PM (#22320851)
Because the alternative is living your life in misery due to your past, constantly dwelling on something you can't change. People can overcome things to the best of their abilities, and it's normally good advice to at least try.
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Re:The outsize influence of middle-school friends by bsanr2 on Friday February 14, 2020 @08:17AM (#22326205)
I think it would be interesting to note how many of you find this an objectionable mindset because of its self-destructiveness, compared to how many of you find it objectionable because you simply cannot stand to be reminded of the wretchedness this world is capable of.

It's the difference between volunteering at a soup kitchen, and recommending the installation of those anti-homeless spikes at your building entrance.

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Re:The outsize influence of middle-school friends by bsanr2 on Thursday February 13, 2020 @06:55PM (#22322590)
Some of us are stubborn enough that this is the answer. Curse the universe that afflicted me with this, and if I must suffer it, let others know, viscerally, how debilitating it is. Maybe I can be the horrible warning that sparks change.

I may be miserable, but it's misery with purpose.

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