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The point is there's no one who is not irrational. It's foundationally human.

• Retric 3y ago
  Ignoring differences in magnitude is a mistake. Buying a lottery ticket when the jackpot hits a billion dollars and blowing 100k in Las Vegas are both gambling, but the first is essentially harmless fun while the second is a sign of deeper issues.
  • oezi 3y ago
    Right, but OP didn't focus on magnitudes. He found irrationality unacceptable. So likely he wouldn't marry a lottery player or horoscope reader.
• serf 3y ago
  there is a difference between people who see in themselves that irrationality and express a desire to change or improve, and those that decide that the world needs to bend towards the irrationality, regardless of how uncomfortable that makes others. A line should be drawn when the irrationality of one causes inarguable and debilitating friction in the relationships of that person. In other words : It's okay to be the person who loves pink, dresses in pink, bathes in pink -- until it disallows that person to find meaningful work/friends/mates/whatever; then it's more than just human irrationality, it's the inability to cope with others and the world at large.
• nonrandomstring 3y ago
  When considering any long term commitment one should ask "In what ways are you mad?". If both of you have enough insight to answer, that's a very solid foundation to work with.