• petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 days ago

    Are these supposed to be examples to the contrary?

    Having autism isn’t an excuse to be an asshole.

    Neither is being a slave, really. It’s just that, coming from me, that’s kind of like an abusive father telling you not to be angry after I hit you.

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      1 day ago

      Telling a person who doesn’t know better to just do better will at best do nothing and at worst exacerbate the problem.

      Sure, telling people to do better makes me feel better about myself, but it does nothing beyond that.

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        23 hours ago

        I wouldn’t tell someone to just do better, but that’s because I have tact.

        I have plenty of sympathy for the difficulties of self-improvement, but only for people who actually try. Life is about steeling oneself against harsh winds so that you may see the sun again. If you have forgotten all about the sun, I don’t know what to do with you. It’s sad, is what it is.