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> there is no virtue in negativity or pessimism if we're oblivous to even the smallest things (boring pictures) that negatively impact us, we hinder ourselves

by arpa 5y ago

> there is no virtue in negativity or pessimism if we're oblivous to even the smallest things (boring pictures) that negatively impact us, we hinder ourselves to making the world better. And that's not something we want, everything is shit already. Oh and this whole "Just don't" dissmissal... Check your privilege, man, and develop some damn empathy.

the_third_wave 5y ago
> Oh and this whole "Just don't" dissmissal... Check your privilege, man, and develop some damn empathy. Soft healers make smelly wounds [1]: British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, v47 n2 p200-209 2019 Genuine happiness is impossible without authentic concern for and corresponding behaviour towards the well-being of others. Such an incorporation of others into the self refers to a "democratic self" and the related regard for the common good. The author argues that the honesty of professionals who work in or for an educational or vocational setting is vital for the good of the individual and the common good. By introducing "democratic selves", recent advancements in Dialogical Self Theory (DST) point to an inclusion of the common good. However, given the importance of virtues for one's own and the common good, the theory and its applications are in need of integrating virtues *and in particular honesty.* Also, drop the "privilege" stuff, this is not twitter. [1] https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1216616 https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1216616
- arpa 5y ago
  If you can "JUST don't" (a privilege), it doesn't mean someone else can "JUST don't". You're being an asshole, not "honest". also you probably meant tumblr, not twitter.
  - the_third_wave 5y ago
    Go back to the root cause here: boring images cause someone to become depressed. My advice is to refrain from looking at the things, your approach is to pat the person on the head. You can try to spin it into a long meandering rant about the vicariousness of life and the eternity of suffering which makes it all so much richer but when all that seems to do is cause depression it is clearly not the right path unless you consider depression to be virtuous. Also, twitter, not tumblr. I've never been to tumblr and I try to avoid twitter but from what I've seen of the place it is full of keyboard-side vicars full of holier-than-thou attitude which they're wont to express in 140 characters or less.
    - arpa 5y ago
      edit: ok.
    - notriddle 5y ago
      > Go back to the root cause here: boring images cause someone to become depressed. My advice is to refrain from looking at the things We are talking about reCAPTCHA, a tool that is used to prevent botting the websites that people sometimes have no choice but to use.
      - the_third_wave 5y ago
        That is why I suggested to use the audio version instead of the images, this is what I always do - I never look at those pictures.
closeparen 5y ago
Privilege is having exposure to so few and so mild negative experiences that the way a CAPTCHA makes you feel seems important.
- arpa 5y ago
  edit: nevermind

by arpa 5y ago

the_third_wave 5y ago

> Oh and this whole "Just don't" dissmissal... Check your privilege, man, and develop some damn empathy. Soft healers make smelly wounds [1]: British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, v47 n2 p200-209 2019 Genuine happiness is impossible without authentic concern for and corresponding behaviour towards the well-being of others. Such an incorporation of others into the self refers to a "democratic self" and the related regard for the common good. The author argues that the honesty of professionals who work in or for an educational or vocational setting is vital for the good of the individual and the common good. By introducing "democratic selves", recent advancements in Dialogical Self Theory (DST) point to an inclusion of the common good. However, given the importance of virtues for one's own and the common good, the theory and its applications are in need of integrating virtues *and in particular honesty.* Also, drop the "privilege" stuff, this is not twitter. [1] https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1216616 https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1216616

arpa 5y ago
If you can "JUST don't" (a privilege), it doesn't mean someone else can "JUST don't". You're being an asshole, not "honest". also you probably meant tumblr, not twitter.
- the_third_wave 5y ago
  Go back to the root cause here: boring images cause someone to become depressed. My advice is to refrain from looking at the things, your approach is to pat the person on the head. You can try to spin it into a long meandering rant about the vicariousness of life and the eternity of suffering which makes it all so much richer but when all that seems to do is cause depression it is clearly not the right path unless you consider depression to be virtuous. Also, twitter, not tumblr. I've never been to tumblr and I try to avoid twitter but from what I've seen of the place it is full of keyboard-side vicars full of holier-than-thou attitude which they're wont to express in 140 characters or less.
  - arpa 5y ago
    edit: ok.
  - notriddle 5y ago
    > Go back to the root cause here: boring images cause someone to become depressed. My advice is to refrain from looking at the things We are talking about reCAPTCHA, a tool that is used to prevent botting the websites that people sometimes have no choice but to use.
    - the_third_wave 5y ago
      That is why I suggested to use the audio version instead of the images, this is what I always do - I never look at those pictures.

closeparen 5y ago

Privilege is having exposure to so few and so mild negative experiences that the way a CAPTCHA makes you feel seems important.

arpa 5y ago
edit: nevermind