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> if our divorced angry next door neighbor Why is “divorced” relevant. Maybe he should be the one worried about NIMBYs.

• RugnirViking 1y ago
  it's literally a hypothetical person. He studied marketing and made okay money for a while, but he's been out of a job for a bit over a year and a half now too :) His one good friend died a little while ago too. I made a profile of a person that fits the profile of somebody that might be a little angry at society. Clearly I've struck a nerve here, and maybe thats something worth interrogating. For what its worth, there are plenty of guys I know who are divorced, and it was probably the right decision, and they're great people. Most marriages end that way, in fact. It doesn't mean the "divorced jaded man who lost his social place in the world, struggles to find kindness or peers, and lashes out" is a stock character that will go away. It's a real problem
  • itishappy 1y ago
    Fun fact: The divorce rate spikes to about 60% for second marriages, but only about 40% of first marriages end in divorce.
    • HeyLaughingBoy 1y ago
      Yeahbut, 60% + 40% = 100% :-)
  • rapind 1y ago
    > Clearly I've struck a nerve here, and maybe thats something worth interrogating. Oh god… please fix me. Anyways it read to me like an obvious generalization. My bad if you weren’t. After all, some of your best friends are “x”.
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