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The term complaining is overloaded. What you describe is actively doing something to make the problem go away. The "no complaint challenge" [0] linked from the
by maltalex 5y ago
The term complaining is overloaded. What you describe is actively doing something to make the problem go away.
The "no complaint challenge" [0] linked from the article gives a pretty good definition of the type of complaining the author talks about:
I defined “complaining” for myself as follows: describing an event or person negatively without indicating next steps to fix the problem.
So "the teacher is just showing us YouTube videos, what a waste of time" is a complaint while "the teacher is just showing us YouTube videos, I'll go talk to whomever is in charge so he stops doing that" is not.
[0]: https://tim.blog/2007/09/18/real-mind-control-the-21-day-no-complaint-experiment/ https://tim.blog/2007/09/18/real-mind-control-the-21-day-no-...
- goodpoint 5y ago> "describing an event or person negatively without indicating next steps to fix the problem" That's an absurd restriction. 1) Complaining does not require people to have the expertise to provide a solution. You can complain about a painful tooth and the dentist will handle that. 2) Complaining has social value, especially in democracies. It created social movements that pushed for political change.