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Beaulen1 t1_ixbj64k wrote

If you fall 7 times wouldn’t you also get up 7?

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iDoNotDegree t1_ixbn3wb wrote

You had to get up in the first place. No one is born up so get upside and start rounding up on all of your purchases. Just last week I made $120 by buying the same amount of hot dogs I usually would. So anyways, that’s why it’s 8, like the amount of hot dogs in a pack.

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Bland-fantasie t1_ixbryg5 wrote

That’s true, no one is born up.

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joan_wilder t1_ixbs495 wrote

Yeah, it’s not about falling down, and getting up. It’s about down and up. Lol

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BadMedAdvice t1_ixd304l wrote

Eh. The privileged are born up.

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Trap_setup_4u t1_ixd7fff wrote

Everyone has some sort of privilege.

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BadMedAdvice t1_ixdejm8 wrote

While true, I don't think my fortune of being white passing is really comparable to being born a multi-millionaire.

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slickslash27 t1_ixd08sh wrote

I get what youre trying to mean but also you do realize the royal family and the children of the ungodly wealthy exists, right? Some people are born with a silver spoon in their mouth and acting like they dont exist isnt gonna help motivate others to improve themselves

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WildIsland-S-E t1_ixd8k7e wrote

Even the wealthiest people have challenges.

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slickslash27 t1_ixd9z2n wrote

In fact I would entirely avoid this view because it tells the poor even if they get motivated about their situation life will continue to rain bullshit, which with many make them wonder why they would even try to improve their living standard if the wealthy have it awful too

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WildIsland-S-E t1_ixdbn8c wrote

Yeah, and people can be happy owning very little.

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slickslash27 t1_ixddnl7 wrote

Yeah, but I imagine food and shelter is still something they need. How fucking out of touch with reality are you? It's like you're like that clip of Bill Gates on price is right having zero clue how much lower class people pay for groceries, just all the energy of ignorance and fake humility rolled up into one post.

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WildIsland-S-E t1_ixdh9q9 wrote

Wow, are you okay?

If you had any idea what I've survived..... I'm not the stuck up wef hedge fund manager you're angry at. Believe me when I say. I know what sorrow is. It's the reason I have learned to keep getting back up, and to look for a silver lining.

Lots of people are happy, not spending life comparing themselves to the wealth of others, and acquiring possessions. It's a thing called minimalism. It's not the same as Bill Gates stealing, and manipulation. He's a criminal for sure. I'd even add that he's probably not a very happy person anyway.

You can find reasons to be happy, and not approve of exploitation, and evil.

Chill.

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slickslash27 t1_ixdnk98 wrote

Im fine, but its pretty telling that you got defensive asking me if I was, and also felt the need to bring up an anecdote about your past, instead of reflecting on your words and how they come across to people on a sub about motivating others, talk about narcissism. I'm blocking you for your own good, you need to sit and think instead of raging.

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Key_Spare6796 t1_ixgmyd2 wrote

Haha I like to believe you use hotdogs for all references 😂🥰🙂

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Beaulen1 t1_ixdib5m wrote

Do we count all the times we get up before that first knock down, or the times we’ve gotten up between knock downs? Or just the one time?

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TONKAHANAH t1_ixbtmwa wrote

its not enough that you should rise 7 times, you must also make sure your opponent does not rise which counts as a +1 rise for you so ultimately 8.

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daywalkker t1_ixd1u7h wrote

At what point does the "Sunk cost fallacy" factor in? Is it always worth getting up if we know we will just get knocked back down every time forever?

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DarthDannyBoy t1_ixd9c4v wrote

No because to even be up to fall down you had to get up to begin with.

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Beaulen1 t1_ixdhm5j wrote

Let’s say you first get knocked down at age 10. You’re suggesting we count just one of the many times you’ve gotten up before you’ve been knocked down? Why not count them all?

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