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Some suffer from learned helplessness. This turbocharges their resentment towards their boss, their company, and all of capitalism. Appreciating the magic of l
by FredPret 1y ago
Some suffer from learned helplessness. This turbocharges their resentment towards their boss, their company, and all of capitalism.
Appreciating the magic of living in a thriving economy (true for most of the world for decades now) is partly attitude.
- steveBK123 1y ago> Appreciating the magic of living in a thriving economy (true for most of the world for decades now) is partly attitude. Yes. Louis CK did a bit ~15 years back about someone throwing a tantrum on a plane when the (then brand new tech) WiFi broke down. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me4BZBsHwZs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me4BZBsHwZs
- FredPret 1y agoExactly. Each of us is standing on the shoulders of giants - technological, scientific, commercial, political, and many other kinds of contributions. Life may not be perfect, but we all live downstream from Ugh the Caveman who once held a blunt rock in each hand, decided to whack them together, and bootstrapped the entire human tech tree, all while facing lions, sabre-toothed tigers, mammoths, ice ages, terrible diseases, and hunger.
- steveBK123 1y agoI like the way I’ve seen the inconveniences of life described as a tax one pays. Airplane delays are a tax on travel. Coordinating schedules is a tax on hanging out with friends. City noise is a tax on living in urban areas with vibrant street life. Framed this way one can be more grateful and recognize that life is not frictionless. The more you try to make it frictionless the more frivolous your grievances become.