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Re:Nobody ever gets credit for fixing problems that never ha... by dasil003 on Thursday February 22, 2024 @09:00PM (#39475997)
This kind jaded, reductive answer reeks of sour grapes. I've seen so many adopt a transactional mentality as a sort of defense mechanism against the indifference of the universe, and in the process they unintentionally blind themselves to numerous daily examples of people just trying to do the right thing. Sure the world has problems, but if we can't see both the good and the bad then we become embittered and small, hateful to ourselves and those around us.
Re:Nobody ever gets credit for fixing problems that never ha... by wolverine876 on Thursday February 22, 2024 @10:58PM (#39476788)
> I've seen so many adopt a transactional mentality as a sort of defense mechanism against the indifference of the universe

Well thought and expressed. Thanks.

> numerous daily examples of people just trying to do the right thing

And most people reading HN can do that.

Re:Nobody ever gets credit for fixing problems that never ha... by antihipocrat on Thursday February 22, 2024 @09:54PM (#39476416)
That's a tremendous amount of assumption being piled onto that one line comment.
Re:Nobody ever gets credit for fixing problems that never ha... by pintxo on Friday February 23, 2024 @01:40AM (#39477670)
The key is learning to identify the situations where a transactional mentality is the rational thing to do to protect yourself.