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PrepareToTyEdition t1_jcd0921 wrote

Reply to comment by MrCrash in I am worthy. [Image] by BodaciousRaven

At the risk of entering circle-jerk territory, I want to say 'thank you' for making me feel less insane & isolated for being kind of disgusted by this post.

Don't hate yourself needlessly & deprive yourself of basic needs, but sweet gherkin, you can't have everything you want! That's like, rule #1 of life, not just a rule of society.

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vegancookie t1_jcdd7lc wrote

A lot of “wholesome” is toxic positivity, rule of thumb for me is, would this encourage or justify abhorrently evil things, if yes, it’s not wholesome, it’s a form of toxic positivity.

Same with does it erase legitimate emotional reactions, if it’s blindly telling someone to be happy when they are depressed, sad, grieving so on so forth, it is not wholesome.

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LeonDeSchal t1_jcf20hu wrote

That’s how capitalism works though isn’t it? Create a consumer society that wants stuff so that we buy the products we create.

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PrepareToTyEdition t1_jcf8bpz wrote

There's no such thing as a perfect society, but I'll defend society as far as this: if a society is going to work, there has to be checks and balances of power. The concept of everyone deserving exactly what they want is the antithesis of checks and balances.

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