Revengineer
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It's not that I necessarily disagree with the idea, just that it's too often used as a justification to brush off other people's concerns. For example, how often do you hear a conversation like this:
A: I've been working here 5 years longer than the CEO's nephew, and he got promoted ahead of me? That's bullshit.
B: Stop whining, it's how the real world works and we all have to deal with it. Life isn't fair, you know.
Or my favorite, when you're upset about something and someone pulls the "first world problems" card. Discussion ended. Can't argue against it, and 99% of the time it makes you feel worse. But it's sure nice for them to feel morally superior.
I get it. We're not clones of each other, and as a result there will always be some unfairness inherent in life. Some people will always be taller than others and that's that. But there's a difference between wanting to minimize the effects of injustice and passively accepting them as unchangeable laws of life. Of course at this point in the conversation you start getting into personal interpretations about "responsibility" and "fairness" and everyone ends up getting really nasty towards each other.
Not sure if I'm making any sense here... I guess I'm just generally frustrated at the world right now.
A: I've been working here 5 years longer than the CEO's nephew, and he got promoted ahead of me? That's bullshit.
B: Stop whining, it's how the real world works and we all have to deal with it. Life isn't fair, you know.
Or my favorite, when you're upset about something and someone pulls the "first world problems" card. Discussion ended. Can't argue against it, and 99% of the time it makes you feel worse. But it's sure nice for them to feel morally superior.
I get it. We're not clones of each other, and as a result there will always be some unfairness inherent in life. Some people will always be taller than others and that's that. But there's a difference between wanting to minimize the effects of injustice and passively accepting them as unchangeable laws of life. Of course at this point in the conversation you start getting into personal interpretations about "responsibility" and "fairness" and everyone ends up getting really nasty towards each other.
Not sure if I'm making any sense here... I guess I'm just generally frustrated at the world right now.