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Re:A Stoic Philosopher in a Hanoi Prison by nabla9 on Thursday July 15, 2021 @05:54AM (#27843006)
You are thrown off because I tried to make positive statement and everything is interpreted as normative in the internet.

positive vs. normative statements.

positive: opinion about what is, the state of the world.

normative: what ought to be. a value judgment.

Re:A Stoic Philosopher in a Hanoi Prison by stanrivers on Thursday July 15, 2021 @06:10AM (#27843116)
Fair enough, it was an interesting comment the way I read it though; makes me think about all the things I complain about where I am complaining about “the rules of the game” - like in a job or something.

I picked to play that game, if the rules are whatever playing that game are using, then if I am frustrated by the rules, am I not the one who should look in the mirror and say “hmm, maybe I shouldn’t play this specific game”