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    11 months ago

    I’ve read Vladimir Bukovsky (the Soviet dissident), and the way he describes Soviet courts I advise you to see.

    Of course that was about political cases etc, but when you’re complaining, remember that it can be worse.

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      11 months ago

      “Stop complaining, pissant, it could be worse” - most abusive situations

      The “it could be worse” Olympics is the game of the complacent. You may be complacent. Are you?

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        11 months ago

        In some things yes and I’m fighting it, it’s more about understanding well how your situation evaluates among possible ones.

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          11 months ago

          That’s fair. In that case, with that reasoning, it seems less like you’re being pessimistic and more like you’re trying to be realistic. I would caution though, reality isn’t ALL negative, though the neutrality and negativity inside of it can always be improved. Heck, even most positives in reality can often be improved.

          Personally, I think the Olympics game tends to start when focus becomes too great on one specific aspect, which leads to what is essentially a one upmanship of situational comparison, but that’s all I really wanted to poke at.

          Thanks for the even response! Sometimes me phrasing stuff like that starts fights even though I only want to poke a little bit. In any case, I hope your day goes well!

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            Sometimes me phrasing stuff like that starts fights even though I only want to poke a little bit.

            Same here.

            Good day to you too.