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Wow, what’s the secret to being so awesome? A whole generation just gets it.

Arrath 4y ago
Growing up, my dad would always reply "If I was in that much of a hurry, I would have come in yesterday." whenever e.g. a bank teller or cashier or whoever apologized for a slight delay. That kind of laid back attitude really took hold with me. Over the years I have realized that the rush and push really just adds stress (both to yourself and others) for no true benefit. Just as how for the average commute, speeding will generally save you at most a few minutes. To the GP's point about screaming at HVAC folks to come fix their equipment right now? Currently I'm waiting for a service guy to come look at my swamp cooler, when I reached out he was 10 days out thanks to being quite busy this time of year. To be expected, certainly. Sure, maybe I'll spend a day or two a little more uncomfortable than I might otherwise be since the cooler is not in service and its forecast to get warmer in the coming days, but what of it? Short term uncomfort is no big deal, maybe I'll sweat a little. I can always turn a fan on and take a cold shower. My grandparents didn't even have the luxury of a swamp cooler. I spend enough of my day under the gun of project managers, lawyers, owner's reps and schedulers all breathing down my neck to gain a day or two on a schedule, to make up for a delay that ate into float. That stress just isn't cool, I won't turn around and pass it on to anyone else, especially if they're going to be doing something good for me.
- CoastalCoder 4y ago
  Well dang, now I just want to spend a day fishing with you.
  - Arrath 4y ago
    You bring the boat, I'll bring the beer ;)
uoaei 4y ago
Growing up in a time when the to-be-inherited extractivist mindset was challenged by the broad-range scarcity of affordable housing and other necessities caused by those who were extracting before they had capital to work with.
lmm 4y ago
Moral progress has happened before, is it so hard to believe it could happen again? If you go back a couple of generations, approximately everyone would beat their kids and think nothing of it.

Growing up, my dad would always reply "If I was in that much of a hurry, I would have come in yesterday." whenever e.g. a bank teller or cashier or whoever apologized for a slight delay. That kind of laid back attitude really took hold with me. Over the years I have realized that the rush and push really just adds stress (both to yourself and others) for no true benefit. Just as how for the average commute, speeding will generally save you at most a few minutes. To the GP's point about screaming at HVAC folks to come fix their equipment right now? Currently I'm waiting for a service guy to come look at my swamp cooler, when I reached out he was 10 days out thanks to being quite busy this time of year. To be expected, certainly. Sure, maybe I'll spend a day or two a little more uncomfortable than I might otherwise be since the cooler is not in service and its forecast to get warmer in the coming days, but what of it? Short term uncomfort is no big deal, maybe I'll sweat a little. I can always turn a fan on and take a cold shower. My grandparents didn't even have the luxury of a swamp cooler. I spend enough of my day under the gun of project managers, lawyers, owner's reps and schedulers all breathing down my neck to gain a day or two on a schedule, to make up for a delay that ate into float. That stress just isn't cool, I won't turn around and pass it on to anyone else, especially if they're going to be doing something good for me.

CoastalCoder 4y ago
Well dang, now I just want to spend a day fishing with you.
- Arrath 4y ago
  You bring the boat, I'll bring the beer ;)

uoaei 4y ago

Growing up in a time when the to-be-inherited extractivist mindset was challenged by the broad-range scarcity of affordable housing and other necessities caused by those who were extracting before they had capital to work with.

lmm 4y ago

Moral progress has happened before, is it so hard to believe it could happen again? If you go back a couple of generations, approximately everyone would beat their kids and think nothing of it.