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In a world... (slrpnk.net)
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Skeletor meme: In a world full of toxic positivitym be authentic chaos. Skeletor holds a hissing cat in his arms.
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[–] 11 points 2 years ago (9 children)

Where's this toxic positivity the world is so full of?

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago

    Christmas carols playing in shops.

    Genocide denial.

    People refusing to talk about politics.

    Climate change apathy.

    Carnism apologism.

    Talking about the world's problems is hard and people don't want to do it. They want to think positive. But playing your fiddle while the world burns just leads to ruins.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I only see toxic negativity at every turn

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Miley Cyrus's I can buy myself flowers is what comes to mind.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Huh. I thought that has a "respect yourself" vibe, not a "house is burning, but life is great" vibe.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Thank you for sharing what the song meant to you. I can see how it highlights self-respect.

    For me, it meant, I don't need anybody else, I can do everything on my own and please myself. Because once I start mingking with others, I'm bound to get hurt. Hence, I can buy myself flowers. Yes, it's great being self-reliant, however I feel it is limited as we are humans and can not make it through this world on our own as each of us brings some needed value to our society.

    I'm thinking about our ancestors living in tribes and that we evolved and still exist because of our ancestors highlights on togetherness, and community, which is why our species survived. Yes, I admit that with tech advancement, it may be masked that we can make it out on our own. More importantly, we are social creatures and our well-being is deeply factored by belonging, relating and connecting with others. If the aforementioned negates, our well-being will pay the price.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    google “positive vibes only”
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    also “hi how are you?” “good how are you?”.
    “oh you dropped your smile!”.
    look on the bright side….
    …
    also you can’t get a job anywhere without pretending like you’re happy….
    write depressing shit asking for help on facebook? that gets filtered out….
    have a tragedy happen that makes you sad? watch all of your friends disappear….
    women are especially expected to fake happiness all the time and never be angry….
    …
    i could go on, but hey, cheer up! or else…

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Another silver lining of the pandemic. I feel like it pushed toxic positivity back by decades. You can find toxic positivity burried under the mountains of PPE trash floating in the ocean.

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