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Fascist Trump hates the free market. Amazon is my favorite company, so if he does a single thing to raise their prices or damage them in any way, then I’m going to lose control.
The Person in Question
This might be the funniest thing I’ve ever read.
Because nothing says “Happily Ever After” or “Follow Your Heart” like unwanted pregnancy or destroying human fetuses; Disney Animated Studios also is certainly the best to tackle this topic; and the target audience obviously should be young children.
Disney movies are all about people who have perfect lives and overcome a threat to that perfect life so they can go back to living their perfect lives. I think that abortion, politics, and illegal immigration drama would clash with that tone.
The Person in Question
On the contrary, abortion, politics, and illegal immigration all present threats to the perfect life!
This might be the funniest thing I’ve ever read.
Because nothing says “Happily Ever After” or “Follow Your Heart” like unwanted pregnancy or destroying human fetuses; Disney Animated Studios also is certainly the best to tackle this topic; and the target audience obviously should be young children.
Disney movies are all about people who have perfect lives and overcome a threat to that perfect life so they can go back to living their perfect lives.
Methinks you haven’t seen an animated Disney movie in a very long time. Certainly the main characters can have a mostly positive outlook on their situation, but that doesn’t mean they have perfect lives.
Just because the movies aren’t brutal like their original versions, that doesn’t make them bad. And life sucks enough already on it’s own, so why should we be obligated to fill our very young children’s minds with thoughts of torture and pain?
chyron just put a big Ric pic in your sig and be done with it.
On the contrary, abortion, politics, and illegal immigration all present threats to the perfect life!
That’s all a bit too compelling to be in a Disney film. Just put a big fat monster in there and call it a threat.
The Person in Question
chyron8472 said:
And life sucks enough already on it’s own, so why should we be obligated to fill our very young children’s minds with thoughts of torture and pain?
So they aren’t surprised when they get older?
The Person in Question
chyron8472 said:
And life sucks enough already on it’s own, so why should we be obligated to fill our very young children’s minds with thoughts of torture and pain?So they aren’t surprised when they get older?
Surprised? That suggests having a shitty outlook on life is beneficial. It is not.
I grew up watching the same movies. Was I surprised that life isn’t the same as is in cartoons? No. Did they trick me or delude me into thinking life is easy? No.
Come on now. Kids are smart enough to know life isn’t exactly like the movies. But the movies also don’t have to be exactly like life.
chyron just put a big Ric pic in your sig and be done with it.
At least you get the satisfaction of being right more often if you do. And then when you’re wrong you still get something good! So really being a pessimist is the most win-win way to live life up the fullest.
chyron8472 said:
And life sucks enough already on it’s own, so why should we be obligated to fill our very young children’s minds with thoughts of torture and pain?So they aren’t surprised when they get older?
Surprised?
That suggests having a shitty outlook on life is beneficial. It is not.
Well, it’s accurate and honest.
The Person in Question
chyron8472 said:
And life sucks enough already on it’s own, so why should we be obligated to fill our very young children’s minds with thoughts of torture and pain?So they aren’t surprised when they get older?
Surprised?
That suggests having a shitty outlook on life is beneficial. It is not.
Well, it’s accurate and honest.
And how has it helped you to have such an outlook?
chyron just put a big Ric pic in your sig and be done with it.
chyron8472 said:
And life sucks enough already on it’s own, so why should we be obligated to fill our very young children’s minds with thoughts of torture and pain?So they aren’t surprised when they get older?
Surprised?
That suggests having a shitty outlook on life is beneficial. It is not.
Well, it’s accurate and honest.
And how has it helped you to have such an outlook?
I’m sure it hasn’t but at least I’m not lying to myself.
The Person in Question
chyron8472 said:
And life sucks enough already on it’s own, so why should we be obligated to fill our very young children’s minds with thoughts of torture and pain?So they aren’t surprised when they get older?
Surprised?
That suggests having a shitty outlook on life is beneficial. It is not.
Well, it’s accurate and honest.
And how has it helped you to have such an outlook?
I’m sure it hasn’t but at least I’m not lying to myself.
Life is what you make of it. Both the good and the bad in life exist, but it’s your choice what you focus on. It’s not a lie to endeavor to find good in things.
chyron just put a big Ric pic in your sig and be done with it.
chyron8472 said:
And life sucks enough already on it’s own, so why should we be obligated to fill our very young children’s minds with thoughts of torture and pain?So they aren’t surprised when they get older?
Surprised?
That suggests having a shitty outlook on life is beneficial. It is not.
Well, it’s accurate and honest.
And how has it helped you to have such an outlook?
I’m sure it hasn’t but at least I’m not lying to myself.
Life is what you make of it. Both the good and the bad in life exist, but it’s your choice what you focus on. It’s not a lie to endeavor to find good in things.
Fake news
chyron8472 said:
And life sucks enough already on it’s own, so why should we be obligated to fill our very young children’s minds with thoughts of torture and pain?So they aren’t surprised when they get older?
Surprised?
That suggests having a shitty outlook on life is beneficial. It is not.
Well, it’s accurate and honest.
And how has it helped you to have such an outlook?
I’m sure it hasn’t but at least I’m not lying to myself.
Life is what you make of it.
Nope.
Both the good and the bad in life exist, but it’s your choice what you focus on. It’s not a lie to endeavor to find good in things.
That’s not a lie, but it’s still futile.
The Person in Question
chyron8472 said:
And life sucks enough already on it’s own, so why should we be obligated to fill our very young children’s minds with thoughts of torture and pain?So they aren’t surprised when they get older?
Surprised?
That suggests having a shitty outlook on life is beneficial. It is not.
Well, it’s accurate and honest.
And how has it helped you to have such an outlook?
I’m sure it hasn’t but at least I’m not lying to myself.
Life is what you make of it.
Nope.
Yes.
Both the good and the bad in life exist, but it’s your choice what you focus on. It’s not a lie to endeavor to find good in things.
That’s not a lie, but it’s still futile.
No it isn’t. If all you can see in life is your shit job and your shit living space, with your shit financial problems and your shit car, then it’s no surprise when people don’t like you if you never have anything nice to say.
chyron just put a big Ric pic in your sig and be done with it.
chyron8472 said:
Both the good and the bad in life exist, but it’s your choice what you focus on. It’s not a lie to endeavor to find good in things.That’s not a lie, but it’s still futile.
No it isn’t. If all you can see in life is your shit job and your shit living space, with your shit financial problems and your shit car, then it’s no surprise when people don’t like you if you never have anything nice to say.
Why would I want people to like me? And by the way I do “see the good in things” when I actually see things that have good in them. I watched a great movie the other day.
The Person in Question
chyron8472 said:
Both the good and the bad in life exist, but it’s your choice what you focus on. It’s not a lie to endeavor to find good in things.That’s not a lie, but it’s still futile.
No it isn’t. If all you can see in life is your shit job and your shit living space, with your shit financial problems and your shit car, then it’s no surprise when people don’t like you if you never have anything nice to say.
Why would I want people to like me?
Because regular positive social interaction has psychological and emotional benefits. Among other reasons.
chyron just put a big Ric pic in your sig and be done with it.
chyron8472 said:
Both the good and the bad in life exist, but it’s your choice what you focus on. It’s not a lie to endeavor to find good in things.That’s not a lie, but it’s still futile.
No it isn’t. If all you can see in life is your shit job and your shit living space, with your shit financial problems and your shit car, then it’s no surprise when people don’t like you if you never have anything nice to say.
Why would I want people to like me?
Because regular positive social interaction has psychological and emotional benefits. Among other reasons.
Lol, yeah right.
The Person in Question
chyron8472 said:
Both the good and the bad in life exist, but it’s your choice what you focus on. It’s not a lie to endeavor to find good in things.That’s not a lie, but it’s still futile.
No it isn’t. If all you can see in life is your shit job and your shit living space, with your shit financial problems and your shit car, then it’s no surprise when people don’t like you if you never have anything nice to say.
Why would I want people to like me?
Because regular positive social interaction has psychological and emotional benefits. Among other reasons.
Lol, yeah right.
This is all just from a single google search.
Research Suggests a Positive Correlation between Social Interaction and Health
https://www.nia.nih.gov/about/living-long-well-21st-century-strategic-directions-research-aging/research-suggests-positive
Social Interaction Is Critical for Mental and Physical Health
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/12/well/live/having-friends-is-good-for-you.html
Face-to-Face Social Contact Reduces Risk of Depression
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201510/face-face-social-contact-reduces-risk-depression
Mental health and social relationships
http://www.esrc.ac.uk/news-events-and-publications/evidence-briefings/mental-health-and-social-relationships/
Key findings
Adults with no friends are the worst off psychologically. There are significant health cost implications from the impact of this social isolation.
The importance of friendships and family networks is not affected by education, employment or marital/cohabiting status.
For women, regular contact with a large family network doesn’t necessarily lead to a higher level of wellbeing. These networks can actually place more obligations and burdens on them. Instead, the research found that women’s friendship networks are more important.
However, men did better when they had a large number of friends or family members. Family networks don’t seem to place the same burdens on men as on women.
Volunteering is not as effective as a social network in protecting the psychological health of working-age people. It does not compensate for the loss of work relationships for people without jobs. However, volunteering was positive for the wellbeing of older people who had retired.
Friendships appear to be important across many nations. A French study showed that having no social exchange with neighbours has a large negative impact on men’s and women’s quality of life. This found that people physically isolated from their friends who maintained wellbeing did so by establishing relationships with neighbours instead.
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https://www.kidsmatter.edu.au/mental-health-matters/social-and-emotional-learning
chyron just put a big Ric pic in your sig and be done with it.
chyron8472 said:
Both the good and the bad in life exist, but it’s your choice what you focus on. It’s not a lie to endeavor to find good in things.That’s not a lie, but it’s still futile.
No it isn’t. If all you can see in life is your shit job and your shit living space, with your shit financial problems and your shit car, then it’s no surprise when people don’t like you if you never have anything nice to say.
Why would I want people to like me?
Because regular positive social interaction has psychological and emotional benefits. Among other reasons.
Lol, yeah right.
This is all just from a single google search.
Research Suggests a Positive Correlation between Social Interaction and Health
https://www.nia.nih.gov/about/living-long-well-21st-century-strategic-directions-research-aging/research-suggests-positiveSocial Interaction Is Critical for Mental and Physical Health
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/12/well/live/having-friends-is-good-for-you.htmlFace-to-Face Social Contact Reduces Risk of Depression
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201510/face-face-social-contact-reduces-risk-depressionMental health and social relationships
http://www.esrc.ac.uk/news-events-and-publications/evidence-briefings/mental-health-and-social-relationships/KidsMatter is currently offline for maintenance - please check in again soon.
https://www.kidsmatter.edu.au/mental-health-matters/social-and-emotional-learning
Doesn’t work for me. That’s my personal experience. Respect my personal experience, goddammit! 😉 😛 😉 😃
The Person in Question
So really being a pessimist is the most win-win way to live life up the fullest.
Pretty much have to agree with this. A life with no disappointments and some happy surprises, what’s not to like?
So really being a pessimist is the most win-win way to live life up the fullest.
Pretty much have to agree with this. A life with no disappointments and some happy surprises, what’s not to like?
There’s plenty not to like, but at least it’s reality.
The Person in Question
chyron8472 said:
And life sucks enough already on it’s own, so why should we be obligated to fill our very young children’s minds with thoughts of torture and pain?So they aren’t surprised when they get older?
Surprised?
That suggests having a shitty outlook on life is beneficial. It is not.
Well, it’s accurate and honest.
And how has it helped you to have such an outlook?
I’m sure it hasn’t but at least I’m not lying to myself.
Life is what you make of it.
Sometimes. Also easier said than done.
As someone who avoids social interaction, I do notice certain benefits on the odd occasion that I socialize. Helps get you out of your own head.
The blue elephant in the room.
In the long term I’m an optimist, I don’t get my hopes high in the meanwhile. Trouble with pessimism is not taking chances or appreciating a good thing until after it’s gone.
The blue elephant in the room.