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nozh
Canada93 Posts
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Gamegene
United States8308 Posts
On August 04 2011 13:39 NearlyDead wrote: ^This is the kind of discussion that this post was meant to generate. If this blog can get one person to go "Man, my life actually doesn't suck as much as I think it does, I might just mail a letter AND do my laundry today," then I have accomplished my goal. I seriously doubt he has experienced divine intervention from reading this blog; it sounds like he's already had moments of self reflection way beforehand. Honestly it sounds like you're filtering a lot of what you read through your own mood. Just because someone is complaining about something doesn't mean they're trying to over dramatizing it Yes, I'm sure you can find plenty of examples of wangst and soap opera nonsense, but for the most part when people complain about something, it's because it's something to complain about. Not because it's the end of the world or anything like that. Considering the shit that you're telling us, I can see how you can read something like "I lost a game" and feel that they're being ungrateful/ignorant/whatever, but you have to realize that you don't have to take it so seriously. Also: On August 04 2011 13:47 nozh wrote: i hope you don't come home. Way to be a dick! | ||
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NearlyDead
United States72 Posts
On August 04 2011 13:47 nozh wrote: i hope you don't come home. Thanks, I appreciate your support. | ||
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StorkHwaiting
United States3465 Posts
On August 04 2011 13:19 NearlyDead wrote: Trying to figure out how you interpreted that from my post... Like I said, I can't draw on anyone's experiences but my own, so I used those. There was no actual bitching or whining in my post, The title is tongue-in-cheek. I just think people need to step out of their box and look at the world before they decide to bitch about losing in league of legends or their dad taking away their allowance money. I will accept judgmental. You however, spout hyperbole and make non sequitur comparisons in the hope of seeming intelligent and worldly. Which is worse? What is a non sequitur comparison? And why would a non sequitur comparison make someone seem worldly? | ||
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PharaohLarry
Canada70 Posts
I hate to be "tough love" but that's the way it is. I've lost a lot of people close to me, my sister died when I was like 10, but ya'know shit happens, life goes on. Also, you can pull out of the Army can't you? Like I'm not sure if you can now, but before I'm sure you could have quit. at the same time, sometimes people need a place to bitch lol, I understand you there, just let other people bitch too, kk? =+D We should start a like "Bitching About Life" thread.  | ||
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Mr. Wiggles
Canada5894 Posts
On August 04 2011 13:47 nozh wrote: i hope you don't come home. That's pretty low, dude... =/ | ||
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PharaohLarry
Canada70 Posts
Agreed, thats not nice >.> | ||
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StorkHwaiting
United States3465 Posts
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DyEnasTy
United States3714 Posts
On August 04 2011 13:47 nozh wrote: i hope you don't come home. wow i think ban incoming edit: reading that kinda made me shudder. | ||
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
The fact remains that one's definition of suffering is relative to what they've already experienced. It's clear their kind of complaints are minor compared to yours, but you're equally as short-minded as they are when you continue to make the comparison. In that particular aspect, you are "suffering" more than they are, but how do you know they haven't suffered some other trauma that you have no idea on, how silly do you look when taking that into account. It's all relative, comparing one's life to another is self-defeating and pointless. It's why people shouldn't compare their achievements and happiness to another. It destroys it. | ||
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DyEnasTy
United States3714 Posts
On August 04 2011 14:02 Torte de Lini wrote: There is always someone worse. The fact remains that one's definition of suffering is relative to what they've already experienced. It's clear their kind of complaints are minor compared to yours, but you're equally as short-minded as they are when you continue to make the comparison. In that particular aspect, you are "suffering" more than they are, but how do you know they haven't suffered some other trauma that you have no idea on, how silly do you look when taking that into account. It's all relative, comparing one's life to another is self-defeating and pointless. It's why people shouldn't compare their achievements and happiness to another. It destroys it. damn, straight up layin it down. | ||
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guN-viCe
United States687 Posts
You chose the military. You chose to not finish school right now. You chose to live away from your fiancee. You chose to be "guilted" into more service(wtf). Some people here are kids. Some don't have much control over their lives and the choices their parents make. Some people are going through hormonal changes, and have normal feelings of frustration, anger, etc. Complaining does not make you weak, nor does it make you a bad person. This is a natural thing. Pain is pain. | ||
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matjlav
Germany2435 Posts
Objective factors like wealthiness and social standing have so much less of an effect on how happy a person feels than they think they do... it's mostly about your outlook on life, i.e. hormones | ||
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EvilTeletubby
Baltimore, USA22259 Posts
Personally I'm an extremely optimistic person who always tries to look for the good, and I avoid letting situations bring me down. I see people get stressed out over the tinniest, most insignificant and trivial things, and I just don't see why. It seems crazy to me.  At the risk of it sounding like a brag (I promise I'm 100% modest/humble so please don't take it this way), I have a house, wife, easy job that pays the bills, no debt (other than the mortgage and car payment), good family, good health, etc. Yes annoyances pop-up but I honestly can't bitch about a thing. | ||
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NearlyDead
United States72 Posts
I realize that there are people that are in far worse conditions than I am, I have seen many people living in such squalor that it made me sick to my stomach. I have seen city streets lined with ditches full of shit baking in the sun, and I have carried a little boy to a US aid station while both of us tried to keep his intestines from falling out of his stomach. However, I personally have not experienced any of these conditions, but I know that they exist. I may be rambling a bit at this point, but I don't care, I am tired. | ||
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StorkHwaiting
United States3465 Posts
On August 04 2011 14:34 NearlyDead wrote: Ok, after doing a bit of reexamining and reading some of the replies, I realize that I may have come off a bit contradictory in my first post. The goal of this was to basically make the point that whatever problems you may think you have, someone out there has it worse. I realize that there are people that are in far worse conditions than I am, I have seen many people living in such squalor that it made me sick to my stomach. I have seen city streets lined with ditches full of shit baking in the sun, and I have carried a little boy to a US aid station while both of us tried to keep his intestines from falling out of his stomach. However, I personally have not experienced any of these conditions, but I know that they exist. I may be rambling a bit at this point, but I don't care, I am tired. People also created great change and improved humankind by finding what was not good enough and making it better. There's nothing wrong with wanting better. If all of humanity said "just suck it up and live with it," we'd still be killing things with rocks and running around in loincloths. There's nothing wrong with pointing out faults, as long as they take actions to improve their situation after complaining. | ||
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Redlol
United States181 Posts
A baby losing their bottle or a dictator losing their power are of equal import in the eyes of the beholder. We all have problems, and they're all relative to what we already know. I really dislike the point of view that people out there have worse problems, sure.. it's true, but I find myself caring as much about their problems as you care about everyone else's problems. | ||
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Gonff
United States686 Posts
 Get some sleep and know that back home we'll keep you in our thoughts. | ||
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redFF
United States3910 Posts
Naww but really op i get your point. | ||
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
On August 04 2011 14:34 NearlyDead wrote: Ok, after doing a bit of reexamining and reading some of the replies, I realize that I may have come off a bit contradictory in my first post. The goal of this was to basically make the point that whatever problems you may think you have, someone out there has it worse. I realize that there are people that are in far worse conditions than I am, I have seen many people living in such squalor that it made me sick to my stomach. I have seen city streets lined with ditches full of shit baking in the sun, and I have carried a little boy to a US aid station while both of us tried to keep his intestines from falling out of his stomach. However, I personally have not experienced any of these conditions, but I know that they exist. I may be rambling a bit at this point, but I don't care, I am tired. I think if we take into account that someone is way worse than us, we confront two predicaments: 1. That we can never be truly happy or satisfied with a point in our life if we focus and compare ourselves with someone who will always be worse 2. That because there is someone worse than us, there's no point in improving or trying to change it because another person has it worse and we should be "grateful" despite the things we dislike, but tolerate when we take other worlds in comparison. Ignorance is bliss to the point where we need to see where we are going rather than looking at those who will be forever left behind. | ||
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