• Unpopular opinions v3: I think genocide is GREAT!
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[QUOTE=James xX;47548166]Increased rate of transmission of HIV, therefore gay people are statistically a higher tax burden on a country with free healthcare. I'm gay, I don't hate gays, you asked for a valid reason and I did. I have the same mindset though, if someone wants to be homophobic, I'm only ok with it if they can come up with a non-religious reason. If they are homophobic because the "bible says so", then they are stupid. My unpopular opinion is people should have to have a license to have children. There are too many parents who are unprepared for the burden of child care, and if driving a car requires a license because it can endanger lives, so should caring for children.[/QUOTE] Too much pushing leads to rectal failure and they don't sell dentals dams at the local 7 11.
[QUOTE=Hat-Wearing Man;47563502]I personally like ASOIAF because it's a fantasy series that downplays or subverts typical fantasy elements. Whereas so much fantasy stuff out there follows Tolkien's medieval formula very closely it seems[/QUOTE] Martin made nobles squabbling actually fairly entertaining also the lore, the lore is so goood
[img]http://i.imgur.com/r590x0Z.png[/img] I don't care about ratings, but I don't know how that statement I made could be disagreed with. Not everyone in your life is going to be persistently with you, and you have to develop the ability to break apart relationships and improve yourself. It's experience, and although there's shitty feelings associated you need to be able to get over it and keep yourself in check. (I say that instead of "finding another partner" because a partner will not fix what's wrong with you or fix the causes of your pain)
[QUOTE=wauterboi;47564258]Love and loss builds character.[/QUOTE] Also I dislike this phrase. Like, what does "character" mean in this context? I know what characters in a story are, but that seems hardly relevant.
[QUOTE=DiscoInferno;47564468]Also I dislike this phrase. Like, what does "character" mean in this context? I know what characters in a story are, but that seems hardly relevant.[/QUOTE] Your own person, probably.
[QUOTE=wauterboi;47564379][img]http://i.imgur.com/r590x0Z.png[/img] I don't care about ratings, but I don't know how that statement I made could be disagreed with. Not everyone in your life is going to be persistently with you, and you have to develop the ability to break apart relationships and improve yourself. It's experience, and although there's shitty feelings associated you need to be able to get over it and keep yourself in check. (I say that instead of "finding another partner" because a partner will not fix what's wrong with you or fix the causes of your pain)[/QUOTE] I agree with that, but I disagreed with how you phrased it earlier. It just sounds like Calvin's dad, saying that any kind of discomfort is good for you, when it's not.
[QUOTE=Recurracy;47564483]Your own person, probably.[/QUOTE] Well then the phrase is not true, a significant loss or traumatic event can destroy someone, and cause their life to collapse or just retreat from the world. Or it can cause you to grow bitter and hateful and just be a mean person. Let's not try to say bad things are good things just because there's a chance something might mitigate some of the badness. That's not good, that's still bad. [editline]20th April 2015[/editline] Also what does "your own person" mean? I'm me and always going to be me. I'm not going to be you or anyone else.
[QUOTE=DiscoInferno;47564583]Well then the phrase is not true, a significant loss or traumatic event can destroy someone, and cause their life to collapse or just retreat from the world. Or it can cause you to grow bitter and hateful and just be a mean person. Let's not try to say bad things are good things just because there's a chance something might mitigate some of the badness. That's not good, that's still bad. [editline]20th April 2015[/editline] Also what does "your own person" mean? I'm me and always going to be me. I'm not going to be you or anyone else.[/QUOTE] character means how much self-control you have over your own emotions, actions, and morality
[QUOTE=NixNax123;47564637]character means how much self-control you have over your own emotions, actions, and morality[/QUOTE] That seems like a radical departure from the way "character" is used in other contexts. Regardless, bad things haven't done me an ounce of good.
[QUOTE=DiscoInferno;47564661]That seems like a radical departure from the way "character" is used in other contexts. Regardless, bad things haven't done me an ounce of good.[/QUOTE] the expression means, that if you are able to get over those traumatic experiences and focus on the things you learned from them, you gain more self-control over your own emotions e.g. build character if you dwell on a loss too much then that means you hold on to the past too much [editline]20th April 2015[/editline] everything you've ever experienced, whether good or bad, makes you the person you are today. it is simply naïve to think otherwise
[QUOTE=NixNax123;47564702]the expression means, that if you are able to get over those traumatic experiences and focus on the things you learned from them, you gain more self-control over your own emotions e.g. build character if you dwell on a loss too much then that means you hold on to the past too much [editline]20th April 2015[/editline] everything you've ever experienced, whether good or bad, makes you the person you are today. it is simply naïve to think otherwise[/QUOTE] Why don't I get the credit for overcoming adversity? Why do the bad things get all the praise then? Why should I not drink poison so next time the poison will be less lethal? Why should I not break my legs so they heal stronger? What's so bad about being mad at the horrible things I and many other people go through? Why can't I sympathise and try to help people rather than slap them around the head and tell them to quit whining? Fuck off telling me how to react to what's happening around me, you're not helping one bit. If you want to help, don't imply that if they're mad, or show some pain, or feel anything that they're weak and should just magically get over things like they can just turn it off. Yes, it's something people have to do for themselves, but it's not a simple matter at all and fuck off trying to reduce other people's genuine pain into just them being bitches crying over nothing. Other people aren't you, and people are complex enough that what may be something easy for you to say may not be easily done by someone else. And at the end of it all, the hurt and the emotions were still real and unpleasant and should not be sugarcoated or disrespected. [highlight](User was banned for this post ("flaming" - Orkel))[/highlight]
[QUOTE=wauterboi;47564379][img]http://i.imgur.com/r590x0Z.png[/img] I don't care about ratings, but I don't know how that statement I made could be disagreed with. Not everyone in your life is going to be persistently with you, and you have to develop the ability to break apart relationships and improve yourself. It's experience, and although there's shitty feelings associated you need to be able to get over it and keep yourself in check. (I say that instead of "finding another partner" because a partner will not fix what's wrong with you or fix the causes of your pain)[/QUOTE] that guy exclusively spams pissy ratings, ignore it
[QUOTE=DiscoInferno;47564764]Why don't I get the credit for overcoming adversity? Why do the bad things get all the praise then? Why should I not drink poison so next time the poison will be less lethal? Why should I not break my legs so they heal stronger? What's so bad about being mad at the horrible things I and many other people go through? Why can't I sympathise and try to help people rather than slap them around the head and tell them to quit whining? Fuck off telling me how to react to what's happening around me, you're not helping one bit. If you want to help, don't imply that if they're mad, or show some pain, or feel anything that they're weak and should just magically get over things like they can just turn it off. Yes, it's something people have to do for themselves, but it's not a simple matter at all and fuck off trying to reduce other people's genuine pain into just them being bitches crying over nothing. Other people aren't you, and people are complex enough that what may be something easy for you to say may not be easily done by someone else. And at the end of it all, the hurt and the emotions were still real and unpleasant and should not be sugarcoated or disrespected.[/QUOTE] You're right in saying that bad things should not happen. Nobody in their right minds would believe they should. I'd like to see the world be a merry place as much as you do, but sometimes [I]life is a bitch[/I], and there is absolutely [I]nothing [/I]you can do about it other than accepting it and move on. You can't undo the bad shit that happened, all you can do is help to prevent it, and to aid whoever is dealing/has dealt with terrible events through it. And even then, even if you hope to prevent it, even if you hope to be a saint to everyone around you, shit still happens sometimes. I'm not saying 'sugercoating' pain is a way to deal with it. I'm not saying nobody 'disrespects' your pain. I'm not saying you shouldn't sympathise. I'm all for understanding and I'm all for sympathising. But to understand part of what causes pain and how to heal it, you have to understand that sometimes it is inevitable, and the way I see it, you gain understanding by looking at the facts that are presented to you as they are, not through an optimistic mindset or a pessimistic mindset, but a neutral one. Please don't take this the wrong way, I've dealt with some shit myself, and I see people around me that are suffering. I know a guy who's drinking away his sadness. His mother has terminal cancer and she's got 6 months to live. He turned 20 yesterday. I understand what demons people can have inside them, and I'm not trying to reduce your pain into, as you call it, people bitching over nothing. But if you really want me to understand you, tell what's on your mind. Open up Pandora's Box, and remember that on the bottom of the box lies hope.
[QUOTE=Recurracy;47565118]You're right in saying that bad things should not happen. Nobody in their right minds would believe they should. I'd like to see the world be a merry place as much as you do, but sometimes [I]life is a bitch[/I], and there is absolutely [I]nothing [/I]you can do about it other than accepting it and move on. You can't undo the bad shit that happened, all you can do is help to prevent it, and to aid whoever is dealing/has dealt with terrible events through it. And even then, even if you hope to prevent it, even if you hope to be a saint to everyone around you, shit still happens sometimes. I'm not saying 'sugercoating' pain is a way to deal with it. I'm not saying nobody 'disrespects' your pain. I'm not saying you shouldn't sympathise. I'm all for understanding and I'm all for sympathising. But to understand part of what causes pain and how to heal it, you have to understand that sometimes it is inevitable, and the way I see it, you gain understanding by looking at the facts that are presented to you as they are, not through an optimistic mindset or a pessimistic mindset, but a neutral one.[/QUOTE] Well, I don't think that helps at all. Sounds like an excuse to me, really.
It doesn't really matter what you want. Reality isn't going to change. You need to be able to handle breakups and stuff, and if you can't you need to go see a therapist and stay away from further relationships until you can handle it.
[QUOTE=DiscoInferno;47565177]Well, I don't think that helps at all. Sounds like an excuse to me, really.[/QUOTE] Excuse my ass. The only way to deal with issues is by confronting them directly. You can't walk away, that's just kicking the ball further down the road. I know what I'm talking about. I just edited my post, I included a story of someone that might hit home. Idk. Your bitterness, understandable but not justifiable, will only alienate you from people willing to actually help you. Open up to them instead of pushing them away. Maybe this sounds all spiritual and shit and like complete bogus to you. If so, please don't get angry, but help me look at things from your perspective. [editline]20th April 2015[/editline] Do you think that it's fair that people become assholes themselves because someone's been an asshole to them? Because I don't. I strongly believe that you should be above fuckwits like that, no matter what.
Every time I've broken up or lost someone otherwise, I've tried to think about what I could have done differently in efforts to improve myself for later on. I also think shitty thoughts and feel as shitty as the next guy, but none of us can say "it shouldn't be like this!" and have useful results. You just have to deal with it. And everything that holds you down can be a lesson that improves you for later in life.
[QUOTE=Recurracy;47565219]Excuse my ass. The only way to deal with issues is by confronting them directly. You can't walk away, that's just kicking the ball further down the road. I know what I'm talking about. I just edited my post, I included a story of someone that might hit home. Idk. Your bitterness, understandable but not justifiable, will only alienate you from people willing to actually help you. Open up to them instead of pushing them away. Maybe this sounds all spiritual and shit and like complete bogus to you. If so, please don't get angry, but help me look at things from your perspective. [editline]20th April 2015[/editline] Do you think that it's fair that people become assholes themselves because someone's been an asshole to them? Because I don't. I strongly believe that you should be above fuckwits like that, no matter what.[/QUOTE] I don't really have much of a point, I'm just very angry. I'm basically of the opinion that I'll sort out my problems myself without help, but that probably won't be much use to anyone else. My reasoning basically just coming down to "fuck you I'll do what I want". I generally don't take advice on personal stuff well.
There are so many occadions that I feel likr I fucked up really, really fucking hard and sometimes I wonder how I'm able to still wander on, and all that thinking in circles for the past 8 months really doesnt help. On top of that came ridiulous anxiety issues, insecurity issues, freelings of worthlessness, bleak, dull, hopeless.moments that dragged on for weeks on end, and Im still right.in the middle of it. Also fear of what to do with my life, fear in social activities, all that shit you name it. Ive been fucked over by some idiots that really didnt give fuck all about me in the end and Ive built up some issues from thar shit, further catalysed by weed a and alcohol abuse buse after that shit happened. Those were the worst 8 months of my life so far, and I know that there may be worse shit coming up down the way to my grave, but as I said lifes a bitch and then you die. Sometimes things simply arent that eutopic. All I can do now is suck it up and take it as a lear.ing experience
[QUOTE=DiscoInferno;47565328]I don't really have much of a point, I'm just very angry. I'm basically of the opinion that I'll sort out my problems myself without help, but that probably won't be much use to anyone else. My reasoning basically just coming down to "fuck you I'll do what I want". I generally don't take advice on personal stuff well.[/QUOTE] You don't have to do everything on your own though.
[QUOTE=wauterboi;47565355]You don't have to do everything on your own though.[/QUOTE] I prefer to, though.
[QUOTE=DiscoInferno;47565328]I don't really have much of a point, I'm just very angry. I'm basically of the opinion that I'll sort out my problems myself without help, but that probably won't be much use to anyone else. My reasoning basically just coming down to "fuck you I'll do what I want". I generally don't take advice on personal stuff well.[/QUOTE] If youre not willing to accept help or advicd then I or anioyone cannot hel you. The least you can do is ask how others dealt with issues. You dont have to go through shit on your own, Because there are people out there WILLING to help, whove seen the shity end of the spectrum of life, mood and all, and who can help you so much and you dont realise it beause you think you have tobe strong and independandt. Nobody tells you thats true and the people that do dontknow jack shit about anythig. Its okay to show weakness. What isnt okay is losing your mind to it.
Welp. There you have it folks. My increasingly unpopular belief is that most people are Tumblr are legitimate. My friends are starting to say things like "triggers" and I've already lost one to the bowels of ultra-feminism. Regardless of the amount of fake accounts, they are transforming their sects of society simply because people are willing to believe them.
[QUOTE=Recurracy;47565393]If youre not willing to accept help or advicd then I or anioyone cannot hel you. The least you can do is ask how others dealt with issues. You dont have to go through shit on your own, Because there are people out there WILLING to help, whove seen the shity end of the spectrum of life, mood and all, and who can help you so much and you dont realise it beause you think you have tobe strong and independandt. Nobody tells you thats true and the people that do dontknow jack shit about anythig. Its okay to show weakness. What isnt okay is losing your mind to it.[/QUOTE] I'm fine with that.
[QUOTE=DiscoInferno;47565377]I prefer to, though.[/QUOTE] Its okay to ask for help. I dont know your story, but I know that when people are like this, theyve een conditioned into it by whatever happened to them or what they think. Doing things purely on your own even when you absolutely cant is malicious, even if you think its what makes you a strong individual.o
I don't / didn't like sport and I believe teaching PE in schools takes up periods and is useless. It doesn't lead to weight loss in the fat kids and I think it just splits the classes into 2 groups. "I like PE" -Teachers know the names of these pupils and pay full attention. "I don't like PE" -Teachers don't know your name and usually ignore you.
I like Day of the Dead more than Night of the Living Dead.
[QUOTE=Potaji;47565430]I don't / didn't like sport and I believe teaching PE in schools takes up periods and is useless. It doesn't lead to weight loss in the fat kids and I think it just splits the classes into 2 groups. "I like PE" -Teachers know the names of these pupils and pay full attention. "I don't like PE" -Teachers don't know your name and usually ignore you.[/QUOTE] PE is there to tell you taking care of your body is.important as fuck. Its the basis of livig a good life... Sane mende il sane ce corpus. Yes, its unfortunate it divides children into groups
[QUOTE=Recurracy;47565453]PE is there to tell you taking care of your body is.important as fuck. Its the basis of livig a good life... Sane mende il sane ce corpus. Yes, its unfortunate it divides children into groups[/QUOTE] Only GCSE kids got taught about that. Every other kid just spent 2 hours playing some random sport. I don't need a subject telling me that taking care of my body is important, that's logic. And if they need to incorporate that message into a subject, put it into the curriculum of Biology. Don't make me spend 2 hours in wet mud for 4+ years just to teach me about quads.
But PE was awesome.
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