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Ugh. I don't even know where to begin... so, I like reading, a lot. and I think this is a really stupid comment. I read constantly all sorts of things and 99%

Ugh. I don't even know where to begin... so, I like reading, a lot. and I think this is a really stupid comment. I read constantly all sorts of things and 99% of the time they are partial things; some academic paper, some weekly fantasy series that go on forever, books, websites, whatever! There is not particular harm done if someone can't finish a story by themselves, I have read so many stories (and all of tvtropes) that in my internal world all these different stories come together. You read one story like song of ice and fire and then another one like the first blade and then another one and another one and another one and eventually you see how they play out and what can happen and you learn to enjoy the glimpses rather than getting all huffed up that the author didn't put enough into it. Seriously awful to be in a society that is so entitled that you can get top comment on the heading "Entitlement issues" with such an entitled comment.

imgabe 5y ago
Here's the thing, you can feel disappointed that something didn't happen, even if there was no particular obligation for it to happen. You're allowed to feel that way. It doesn't mean you think it was owed to you or that you were entitled to it. If you were looking forward to something, and then it doesn't happen, then you're going to feel bummed and let down. And if a specific person told you repeatedly that they were going to make it happen and then they don't, yeah, you're going to feel like that person let you down. I get it, it feels bad to let people down. George R.R. Martin probably doesn't want to feel bad. But telling people they aren't allowed to feel disappointed because you never technically had a legally binding contract that obligated you to provide the thing they expected is a little ridiculous.
- openfuture 5y ago
  Bah, why is it my problem that you feel bad? The thing is; if someone lies to you repeatedly, then why do you trust them? If you liked the story that got told up to the point it got told then you are the benificiary in the situation. If you got bummed out because it couldn't sustain your orgasm then well boohoo, go take some MDMA or whatever it is you do to keep a 24/7 hardon. The rest of us will enjoy the ups _and downs_ of life.
  - imgabe 5y ago
    Apparently it's your problem because you feel the need to read long threads on Hacker News about it and get upset that other people don't like it when they don't get to hear the end of a story they were enjoying. > The rest of us will enjoy the ups _and downs_ of life. Yeah, this would be one of the downs. By definition, it doesn't feel good. Telling someone "enjoy feeling bad" is an oxymoron. If you enjoy it, it doesn't feel bad now does it?
    - openfuture 5y ago
      Why do you choose to suffer?
RonaldOlzheim 5y ago
Do you have Medium or Linkedin?

imgabe 5y ago

Here's the thing, you can feel disappointed that something didn't happen, even if there was no particular obligation for it to happen. You're allowed to feel that way. It doesn't mean you think it was owed to you or that you were entitled to it. If you were looking forward to something, and then it doesn't happen, then you're going to feel bummed and let down. And if a specific person told you repeatedly that they were going to make it happen and then they don't, yeah, you're going to feel like that person let you down. I get it, it feels bad to let people down. George R.R. Martin probably doesn't want to feel bad. But telling people they aren't allowed to feel disappointed because you never technically had a legally binding contract that obligated you to provide the thing they expected is a little ridiculous.

openfuture 5y ago
Bah, why is it my problem that you feel bad? The thing is; if someone lies to you repeatedly, then why do you trust them? If you liked the story that got told up to the point it got told then you are the benificiary in the situation. If you got bummed out because it couldn't sustain your orgasm then well boohoo, go take some MDMA or whatever it is you do to keep a 24/7 hardon. The rest of us will enjoy the ups _and downs_ of life.
- imgabe 5y ago
  Apparently it's your problem because you feel the need to read long threads on Hacker News about it and get upset that other people don't like it when they don't get to hear the end of a story they were enjoying. > The rest of us will enjoy the ups _and downs_ of life. Yeah, this would be one of the downs. By definition, it doesn't feel good. Telling someone "enjoy feeling bad" is an oxymoron. If you enjoy it, it doesn't feel bad now does it?
  - openfuture 5y ago
    Why do you choose to suffer?

RonaldOlzheim 5y ago

Do you have Medium or Linkedin?