Edit: You are using the false dilemma wrongly. Here’s an example of a false dilemma: “Well, we need to be happy. So, do you want consumerism? Or communism? There’s no third option.” We can still find ways to be happy in a bad system, whether or not we engage in politics.
Original reply: That’s what I’m saying. How would you know the concept of “health” if being unhealthy wasn’t a thing? Same thing with happiness.
You can’t have happiness without having sadness. In the same way, you couldn’t have things get better if things couldn’t get worse. They are two parts of the same coin. So enjoy the moment. Do not let some roadbumps throw you off the road. ;)
Man, I hate question headlines. They entice you to click a link while promising an answer that may not come. You do get ads, though.
Wish we lived in a society were titles were like:
Edit: Nothing against OP. I’m just venting about this little thing.
Every side has propaganda. This is good propaganda.
I’m a programmer as well, but being good at your job does not mean your political ideas are better as a consequence. It just means you have the capacity for it, not that it’s being used.
Also, programmers are paid better, so I’d imagine they would believe we live in a meritocracy and tend to ignore those below them (they don’t know they exist).
I’m sure it’s not just programmers who have this issue.
I think the term “manly” has been so polluted. I don’t think there is nothing “unmanly” with:
We are capable of very complex modes of existing. There is no reason to keep being the same hateful person every day. It takes courage to go out of your confort zone. It takes courage to be a “man”. Whatever it is that word means. Love you all. <3
Edit: Guys, are comments like this valuable? On Reddit I felt the need to write this way, but everyone seems so chill here…
I just meant it was an aggressive tone, which might put off new members. Also, I might have equated “hate speech” with speech in which you show hate for something (ex, an admin team). Which is clearly wrong looking back, but I won’t edit it now.
Wait, chill. Won’t comments like this give them an example of “hate-speech” they can use against this instance? If they lie, it’s their problem. Hopefully their users realize it, but if not, we don’t need to feed into their narrative and prove their point. This is my opinion, anyway.
Edit: I have already been convinced I was wrong. I’ll still leave this comment up, despite the downvotes, so that replies still make sense.
We live in a capitalistic society. I’m a programmer myself, and the way I see it, if we can game the system as workers, we should. The bosses do it. The investors do it. Why shouldn’t we?
You misunderstand. You don’t have to know disease to have health. However, the term “health” implies by its definition the existence of “non-health”, or “disease”. It’s a contrast. If that were not the case, if disease didn’t exist anywhere, then you wouldn’t even know what “healthy” meant, because that would imply the existence of non health which wouldn’t exist.
So if you want to be healthy, you must accept that some unhealthiness exists somewhere, otherwise you wouldn’t know if you were healthy or not. The same way for light to exist, darkness must exist as well. You wouldn’t know what a melody was without the spaces between the notes.
I’m not saying wishing to be happy is bad, btw. However, do realize you wouldn’t know what happiness was if that was all you ever experienced. So being unhappy is not all bad. It will pass. The same way happiness will eventually come and pass. Don’t let these roadbumps and fluctuations of emotions stand in the way of your goals, is what I’m saying.