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Re:Quitting the Rat Race by BaseballPhysics on Monday January 16, 2023 @07:44PM (#34407678)
> What does age have to do with it? You're one person. It's anecdotal data.

Actually an entire field of psychology is based on the idea: cognitive behavioral therapy.

But you seem like you need to pick a fight, and I'm honestly not in the mood, so carry on.

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Re:Quitting the Rat Race by lapcat on Monday January 16, 2023 @07:57PM (#34407797)
> But you seem like you need to pick a fight

No, if you hadn't made a false generalization, then I wouldn't have said anything. ;-)

> I'm honestly not in the mood

These kind of seem like fighting words though: "Bluntly, every person I know who's expressed these kinds of sentiments is guilty of the same mistake"

> so carry on.

I'm done.

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Re:Quitting the Rat Race by lapcat on Monday January 16, 2023 @09:13PM (#34408350)
> you need to pick a fight, and I'm honestly not in the mood

"Bluntly, every person I know who's expressed these kinds of sentiments is guilty of the same mistake"

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