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Originally Posted by Odeseus
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So you are familiar with the opinion concept. Everyone has one, whether they express it or not. What I wonder is why do you continue to express it as if yours was the only one that matters? There have been pros and cons posted here as to why you were upset about this particular event. You fall on one side, others fall on the other. Why get upset that many disagree with you?
And, sorry, but of course someone will agree with your opinion. Hitler had an opinion that Aryans were the superior race. Many people agreed with him. Doesn't make him right. Or as another example, I think LeBron James is a dick. Many people disagree with me. Doesn't make me right or wrong. Tis the nature of opinions.
As for being idealistic. You have every right to be idealistic and I encourage it. But just be aware that you will ALWAYS run into things that fall well short of your ideal. Tis the nature of the world unfortunately. Sorry to disappoint you. But be prepared for this, and don't freak out when we (as fallen creatures) cannot live up to your ideal. We're human, and as you mentioned before, we are evil by nature. So why does it surprise you when we act according to our nature?
As for being nice, you simply cannot be nice all the time to everyone. A good example is my first few jobs that I held in RL. I was always the first one to be called in if someone called in sick or just didn't show up simply because everyone knew I was nice enough to come in. So I spent WAY more time at work than I should have, and eventually figured out that I was being used.
Or as another example, a couple of ex-girlfriends who used my generosity to string me along and buy shit for them. It is simply my nature to be nice, but they abused that. The same logic applies here. If I am nice 100% of the time, I will be used. I have been scammed a few times here because I was too trusting of random people. There are advantages to being nice but there are also some disadvantages as well that you ignore.
And finally, YES, we all have to figure out for ourselves what is right and wrong. Not everything is spelled out. So why is your version of what is right and wrong the only one that matters? How are you somehow the perfect moral being while the rest of us scum down below are not?
Just some thoughts, hope you can find the time to address them.
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A lot of this is basically summarized as "I used to let people walk all over me, therefore I now have no problem with people just taking anything the rules allow them to take."
Hey, maybe a lot of people think that since the rules allow it then it's an okay and not dick thing to do. That's their right, but there's also a lot of us who think it's a complete asshole thing to do, and will make sure to not have anything to do with people who are like that.