▲ 86 ▼ Rant about something and I'll join you! (hexbear.net) submitted 3 years ago by Magician@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net 187 comments fedilink hide all child comments Anybody want to commiserate on something that sucks?
[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 42 points 3 years ago (2 children) It disgusts me at a deep primordial level that so many cultural norms in the west are rooted largely in one great overriding sentiment: caring about things is for stupid weaklings, and apathy is smart and for the strong. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] the_itsb@hexbear.net 22 points 3 years ago (1 child) Omfg me too, it makes me passionately angry to the point of inarticulate screaming. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ratboy@hexbear.net 3 points 3 years ago Fucking same. I always talk to people about individualist mindsets vs communalist mindsets. We are just so brainwashed into being individual that we (see:white westerners) don't have community, don't care about other people, don't care for our elders....And that's just it. I hate it permalink fedilink source parent [–] Magician@hexbear.net [S] 15 points 3 years ago And then there are bullshit things you're expected to care about, but ultimately just reinforce the status quo. Defend but if you use that same to talk about the US exploiting people in another country for our amusement, all of a sudden, that's cringe. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] the_itsb@hexbear.net 22 points 3 years ago (1 child) Omfg me too, it makes me passionately angry to the point of inarticulate screaming. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ratboy@hexbear.net 3 points 3 years ago Fucking same. I always talk to people about individualist mindsets vs communalist mindsets. We are just so brainwashed into being individual that we (see:white westerners) don't have community, don't care about other people, don't care for our elders....And that's just it. I hate it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ratboy@hexbear.net 3 points 3 years ago Fucking same. I always talk to people about individualist mindsets vs communalist mindsets. We are just so brainwashed into being individual that we (see:white westerners) don't have community, don't care about other people, don't care for our elders....And that's just it. I hate it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Magician@hexbear.net [S] 15 points 3 years ago And then there are bullshit things you're expected to care about, but ultimately just reinforce the status quo. Defend but if you use that same to talk about the US exploiting people in another country for our amusement, all of a sudden, that's cringe. permalink fedilink source parent
