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OK.... what the heck is a "hair shirt mentality"? Dictionaries say it means someone who is ascetic-- but I don't think that's what you mean?
by crispyambulance 10y ago
OK.... what the heck is a "hair shirt mentality"? Dictionaries say it means someone who is ascetic-- but I don't think that's what you mean?
- ArkyBeagle 10y agoI'm nearly afraid to answer that. There is masochism in the world. I won't participate in your masochism if that's your thing. A "hair shirt" is a garment ascetics wore for purposes of "mortification of the flesh." It's just masochism. It has unpleasant overtones. An example is: everybody must chronically work 80 hours a week, as a sacrifice to the Tiki God, when the real solution is to sit down and figure out the best path forward. It'd be fine if masochism were effective; I'd have nothing to say. It's just not. Fold the work better to get it done faster. There is always a way. Some thing are just inherent Manhattan projects and will consume your life, at least for a while. These are much less likely than one might think.