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I find it fascinating that this got downvoted; I'm not taking it personally, but think about this for a second: - Frank: People keep killing themselves. - Lar
by undoware 13y ago
I find it fascinating that this got downvoted; I'm not taking it personally, but think about this for a second:
- Frank: People keep killing themselves.
- Larry: Put up a wall.
- Frank: Nah, too expensive.
What do you really think of Frank and Larry in this sitch? Be honest.
Now, how is that different from what y'all were saying...?
Cognitive dissonance reaches for the -1. Had you paid slightly more attention to your discomfort, you could have learned something about yourselves.
- wonnage 13y agoYou don't find it fascinating, you're just being an asshole. You took a general problem and made it about yourself - because for whatever reason you've decided your interpretation of the problem rules above all else, and everyone else is blind uncaring sheeple for thinking otherwise. And now you're playing armchair psychiatrist for everyone who disagreed. By the way, I think Larry is a genius and a comedian in your situation because what the fuck else can you say to a blanket statement like "People keep killing themselves"?
- undoware 13y agoIs pointing out an ethical blind spot really 'being an asshole'? And yes, I'm playing armchair psychiatrist, because the only alternative is to think less of people. I'd rather understand them than judge. And you? HN will mature as a platform for discourse when it becomes less of a concentrator of one particular worldview and more of a reactor of many.
- 001sky 13y ago- Frank: People keep killing themselves. - Larry: Put up a wall. - Frank: Nah, they'll just jump off it FTFY
- undoware 13y agoOh, and also? The black humour was intentional. It is charming that you took it to be your discovery, but I will leave the obvious speculations on the table. While furiously glancing at them.