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At the time the article was written, she was in the last few years of her life. If they're spent doing nothing but hustling to pay bills, and there is no enjoy
by jstarfish 9y ago
At the time the article was written, she was in the last few years of her life.
If they're spent doing nothing but hustling to pay bills, and there is no enjoyment to be afforded outside of that, why bother finishing the last few? Being old sucks enough as it is, with all your faculties failing and everybody abandoning you.
She's dead now. She got to enjoy the museum and a steak while she still had a chance. I don't begrudge her that.
- Balgair 9y agoI'm not sure there is a name for the GP's 'fallacy', but I think there should be. The idea is that one person in the whole history of the world had the worst, most painful, most terrible, most suffered, most miserable life that ever happened anywhere and for all time. All other people are just griping and moaning; they could have had it worse, so shut-up. Like, how mean is that thought process? We need to be helping each other out, not comparing the size of our scars and the length of our therapy sessions. So what if someone hasn't had it was bad as you or some hypothetical person? Be kind.
- derekp7 9y agoThat is the fallacy of relative priation, I think.