It's hard not to succumb to this. This isn't a single-isolated thought-process; lots of people feel this at some point in their lives — even when it's personally not what they believe in.ScotL wrote: ↑Mon Apr 17, 2023 12:10 pmMy experience is people do perceive this because they cannot understand the persons circumstances until they get to know them. And having a “FU” mentality is not conducive to getting to know someone. It sets up a self-fulfilling prophecy of “everyone sucks.” Just MY opinion.TSH wrote: ↑Mon Apr 17, 2023 11:04 am People could perceive that particular individual to be as such, but that would be ignoring all the circumstances that caused the person to hold such a cynical viewpoint. You mentioned your work on this website before, so I'm sure you've met at least someone who had a similar perspective and opinion on people. These sentiments don't just materialize into someone's mentality.
Aren't we already at that point?
Lots of my venting is from people trying to make laws that harm others; asserting their own ideological beliefs to those who don't (and won't) share them; arguing more about the right to bear arms than the actual protection of those who, too often, find themselves victims of those who bear said arms. These are issues that affect the entire country; the fact that I have to justify what I'm wearing to my family just accentuates my already cranky and irritable mood and my sordid outlook on humanity. Women don't have to explain themselves, so why should men? That's why I concur with what Andrea said earlier. People don't think, at least enough, to realize the hypocrisy right in front of their eyes.ScotL wrote: ↑Mon Apr 17, 2023 12:19 pmYou’re right. I have. And I’ve learned from them. Their perspective makes them their own worst enemy. When your preconceived notion is “everyone’s out to get you” you focus only on the things that prove your point not realizing most people are too engrossed in their own lives to give two snots about you to expend the effort.
Iligitimi non carborundum
Edited to add: this is just MY opinion.
Also, you don't have to state that your opinion is... your opinion. No one here is gonna shame you for having one.