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[โ€“] shneancy@lemmy.world 144 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

the good old "how dare you desire for your life to be better when there's people who's lives are worse!"

[โ€“] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 56 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

The go-to "you aren't allowed to complain" that I heard was "well there are children starving in Africa"

[โ€“] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We don't compare trauma. This isn't a competition.

[โ€“] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago

The trauma of hearing some weak ass reason of having to eat my peas? Lol

[โ€“] lars 5 points 2 weeks ago

There was a liberating moment when I learned that just feeling awful was not an effective way to stop wars.

[โ€“] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 weeks ago

"indeed there are, mother. that's why i won't eat this food and will instead put it in an insulated box and ship it to them, so they can enjoy it."

If I hear that, I show the stupidity by doing the opposite:

How can you be happy? There are people getting married today, they are much happier!

.Yeah yeah, not all who marry are happy, you get the point