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split_by_nine
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OutsideOfMyMind
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I've suffered through hard times so I don't think anyone in America should ever have to struggle.
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split_by_nine
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OutsideOfMyMind said: I don't think anyone in America should ever have to struggle.
this i can agree with. but, there is a difference between working hard and struggling.
i dont think people should struggle. we have the wealth and resources to help with meeting peoples basic needs, but that doesnt mean that people shouldnt be working hard to be successful
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Re: The official unpopular opinion thread [Re: split_by_nine]
#27522335 - 10/29/21 01:16 AM (2 years, 2 months ago) |
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I think just regular working is good enough. I don't believe in working "hard." We should be allowed to work at a pace that is comfortable for ourselves.
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split_by_nine
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working hard doesnt only mean backbreaking labor. it also means putting in extra hours to shape and improve your abilities.
think about art. impressive art is most usually conceived by someone who put the time in to make something above average.
its okay if you want to be baseline average, but there are others whom wish to do something noticable.
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Re: The official unpopular opinion thread [Re: split_by_nine]
#27522360 - 10/29/21 02:00 AM (2 years, 2 months ago) |
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That's called working "a lot" not working "hard."
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split_by_nine
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OutsideOfMyMind said: That's called working "a lot" not working "hard."
same thing to me. others would agree
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OutsideOfMyMind said: This may not be that unpopular, but I think colleges should get rid of majors that don't have any demand, and for majors that require a masters, just get rid of the bachelors program and turn it into a masters with bs attached to it. What the hell is "women's studies" anyway? Just a bunch of women sitting in a circle looking at their vaginas in the mirror talking about girl shit? What the hell is a "theater arts" major??? Like, do you want to set movie scenes all day or something?
You sound a lot like my father, he is practical to the point that it limits him as a well rounded person.
Why not just put a warning label or have information readily available on those majors that reads something like "for informational purposes only, do not expect to pay bills with this degree"? Universities were originally safe havens for the pursuit and maintenance of human knowledge. Now, some people go to school for the sake of knowledge and it's pursuit/maintenance, some go because it's all but required to make a good living. Just because some knowledge isn't currently optimized for the modern economy doesn't mean it shouldn't be passed down to the next generation, especially if there are people out there who are passionate about the subject and able to support their life in ways that don't rely on that particular bit of study.
Good unpopular opinion
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OutsideOfMyMind said: I think just regular working is good enough. I don't believe in working "hard." We should be allowed to work at a pace that is comfortable for ourselves.
Not working hard and being comfortable is for children and women. Which one are you?
How much of what's around you today that improves your life would not be here if it wasn't for someone else's hard work?
That being said, I like to work smarter AND harder
Enjoy that comfortable pace and being stuck at your parent's house indefinitely. You're parents are doing you a serious dis-service by letting you live there. They are robbing you of having a sense of desperation which is usually necessary in order for someone to push themselves
No one achieves shit from their comfort zone. You are what is wrong with so much of society today and I love it because with no one else wanting to do the hard work, I'm able to make 20x what I made 10 years ago because it's all about supply and demand
For real though, if you're cool with it, I hope you enjoy your life of comfortable mediocrity
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So what are you doing for others? Sounds like you're just selling some shit. It's not exactly a service to society. So what exactly are you achieving? Money? It doesn't seem like it's making you happy, that's for sure. People overwork themselves all the time. They waste their lives doing it. More than likely, you can too. If you want to achieve something then by all means, invent. Innovate. Change laws and create support services for those who need it. But don't act like you're better than someone just because you made a few bucks. You're the same bottom scraping serf that the rest of us are, and more than likely your name will be forgotten a generation or two after you've passed. If you want an achievement worth lambasting someone over then make it past that barrier.
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Wow dude. You have no idea what you're talking about
I would be willing to address some of your questions but I don't believe you're willing to do much besides project shit given your list of wild assumptions about my post which are totally inaccurate
The money is nice, but it isn't what makes me happy. The actual work does though I will say I'm not a salesman. Salesmen are schmucks and I could never work in sales
I'm gonna guess you don't like work very much either larry
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larry.fisherman said: But don't act like you're better than someone just because you made a few bucks
I'm trying reeeeaaal hard to see how anyone could think that I think I'm better than anyone based on what I said
I think it's more accurate to say that YOU think I'm better than you because of my success
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Re: The official unpopular opinion thread [Re: The Blind Ass]
#27522591 - 10/29/21 09:14 AM (2 years, 2 months ago) |
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Well said, reminds me of one of my oldest favorite quotes. I believe it was Socrates that said "the first thing we must know is that we know nothing"
Magical thinking is for people that don't want to have a sense of accountability for their lives
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larry.fisherman said: But don't act like you're better than someone just because you made a few bucks
I'm trying reeeeaaal hard to see how anyone could think that I think I'm better than anyone based on what I said
I think it's more accurate to say that YOU think I'm better than you because of my success
Jealousy is a bitch my man! Don't let it run you
You literally told someone they are "what's wrong with society", gave numerous examples why they are inferior, and then contrasted that claim of inferiority with you working "harder and smarter" and loving their allegedly inferior work ethic because you can make more money because of their alleged inferiority. In order for that to work the way you claim, you have to be assuming (and are clearly indicating) that you are superior to the inferior person, and thus...better than them. You don't have to try that hard to understand this. Maybe you didn't intend to come across this way, but you're posts are being interpreted this way by most. 
You seem to forget that most people are not in a job where they are passionate about what they do, a lot of people are just trying to make ends meet. Those types of jobs are typically provided by larger companies that will literally take as much unpaid overtime and unreported work behind the scenes as you are willing to give, but will lay you off at the first sign of an economic downturn. In this scenario, working hard beyond what is being paid is not really worth it, and not providing one's self with adequate free time to look for opportunities to better one's situation or change one's career trajectory in that scenario is just plain stupid.
The vast majority of people in this world will not make it into the history books, and most will not be remembered for more than a few generations beyond their immediate descendants. You can choose to work yourself into the ground for some imaginary sense of glory, or you can choose to take your time and experience this life while its here, and realize its not all about hard work and sacrifice. If you have a job you love, and it makes you good money, then good for you, you are one of the lucky few who have that combination. While it does take hard work to get there, it doesn't have to be 100% sacrifice all of the time, and a lot of success in a career has a lot to do with who you know, and being in the right places at the right time. Its pretty arrogant to emasculate and judge others as inferior just because you choose to work hard and managed to be successful at what you do.
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TheStallionMang said: Well said, reminds me of one of my oldest favorite quotes. I believe it was Socrates that said "the first thing we must know is that we know nothing"
Magical thinking is for people that don't want to have a sense of accountability for their lives
The shroomery certainly condones and protects magical thinking especially here in the pub and I catch shit any time i point out the "magic thinking"
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Re: The official unpopular opinion thread *DELETED* [Re: tyrannicalrex]
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Re: The official unpopular opinion thread [Re: Solidstate420]
#27522750 - 10/29/21 11:56 AM (2 years, 2 months ago) |
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Solidstate420 said: Did Hitler demonize or put a big black cloud over euthanizing disabled people that are suffering more than they are living?
I feel like infants that reach a required level of birth defects should be euthanized if the parent chooses so.
Maybe if they are brain dead, but its generally considered bad juju to take the life of a sentient human without their consent. I fully support people having the choice of ending their life if they are suffering, but not necessarily the parents being able to decide when its ok to kill their kid.
Now, using modern tech to detect birth defects in the womb, and choosing to aborting the pregnancy before the 3rd trimester, that is something that I can get behind.
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