Thanks for posting that song. Good stuff.

Gratitude. I don't feel gratitude often enough. I've had a RIDICULOUSLY cushy life and the extent of my tribulations include the time I poured a bowl of Reese's Puffs and then realized I didn't have any milk. fk'ing hard life I know.

Judgement. Like most people, I'm pretty non-judgemental when it comes to hobbies/tastes/etc. Hey, If you like mayonnaise on your pizza, go for it. If you're a grown man who likes My Little Pony, that's totally cool. If you want your husband to walk you around on a leash, hell yeah. If you want to open to 15bb with JJ UTG, well... you've crossed the line but I forgive you and we can still be friends.

But when it comes to behavior, I become very judgemental. Take 30 items in the express lane? What a dickhead. Assembling furniture at 6 AM? Fk you dude. Ninja a parking spot I'm clearly waiting for? YOU DESERVE TO SUFFER.

Is this acceptable? Eh, it's not the worst, but I could definitely be more understanding. (Also it goes without saying but I like to cover my bases: I'm not saying we should be accepting of anything, that people shouldn't be accountable for their actions, or that it's OK to say you grab women by the pussy)

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So moving forward in the future:

-When someone doesn't want to let me try a bite of their pasta, I will not judge them for being a prude, but instead be thankful that I've never been in excrutiating pain from a contagious illness.

-When someone sees me but doesn't hold the door at a gated apartment complex, I will not judge them for being overly paranoid, but instead be thankful I've never had any unwelcome guests assault and rob me in my own home.

-Some of you who follow poker may know the story of a woman refusing to bark like a seal for $1000. I thought that was crazy- literally a few seconds worth of humiliating yourself for that much has to be worth it, right? But recently I've realized it wasn't about losing her dignity for a moment- it was about years of abuse and having her feelings completely disregarded. I should not judge her for being irrational, but instead be thankful that no one has ever treated me like a lap dog, and be thankful that such an offer wouldn't blind me with rage.

-I'm a good tipper. But when I see someone leave a crappy tip, I will not judge them for being stingy while giving myself credit for being generous, but instead be thankful that my judgement isn't clouded by ever having to fight for my survival. I will be thankful for the fact that I don't have scarring memories of watching my family work to exhaustion in order to afford just enough food to survive, yet not enough to satisfy my debilitating hunger. I will be thankful that I don't know what it's like to feel a necessity to do everything in my power to prevent myself and my loved ones from ever being in that situation again, including saving a dollar here and there.

ty for reading friends

I applaud the approach you are taking. It's always best to consider other people's perspective before going off the deep end. I've certainly been cursed out before for taking a parking spot that I thought should have rightfully belonged to me.

That being said, much of the behavior you are witnessing is incredibly selfish behavior that is quite pervasive throughout society. Individuals that make selfish decisions which negatively impact other people should have their legs broken with baseball bats so that they realize such behavior is not acceptable and will not be tolerated.

I'd bark like a seal for $3.50.

Lol dignity

^ same, paypal me and i'll send you video link

I think this video adds to the conversation.

Gratitude is important in poker. Those nights when you lose >5k in a bunch of marginal spots and leave tilted and with a headache- only to realize that you're walking to a nice car, have a safe place to live, plenty more money, your health, friends, beer, women, tommorrow. (Yes, I'm having one of those nights currently!)

Nice analysis of judgement. I think we poker players (and smart people in general) know that the adage "don't judge" is quite foolish. There is a nuanced balance

i call! pm me your pp and i'll ship you $3.50 for a video of you barking like a seal

Lol

More seal bark videos less trolling!


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fwiw he shipped me a youtube link of him barking like a seal. had an irl lol. easily worth $3.50.

for those that don't want to give 3.50 to aesah but still want a good laugh, i have a solution! if you donate $10+ to some legit charity (non religious) and post a sceenshot itt, i'll pm the vid to you. i'm guessing aesah will be fine with that.

I want to donate to a religious charity.

Sounds like you need to take a course in moral philosophy. 30 items express lane, assembling furniture at 6am...First world problems. A lot of very smart people would have bigger issue with the pizza mayonnaise. Jussss saying.

Oh, and this^

Also gl op.

LMFAO...

Nice addition to a Aesah's great poast about not being judgemental.

In case you were not just poking fun, consider me thankful...

tbh my poor production quality is infinitely more embarrassing than the content

THIS THREAD DESERVES BETTER

I'm pretty turned off by today's political antics... but can you guys believe that Hamilton was literally killed in a duel by Burr only a couple hundred years ago? Blows my mind

A couple hundred years is quite a long time. In a couple hundred years everyone might be living in a computer program.

Unlikely that humans are evolving over the span of 10 generations... We today are the same as they were then.

Generally i would agree but with the internet permeating more and more throughout the world and our everyday lives i think it's safe to say we are very different than humans even from the turn of the 20th century

If you could swap a newborn today with a newborn 2000 years ago, there would be no observed difference.

Our modern tools do not change us.

In the 18th century character assassination was just as bad as it is today. Though, back then you always had the risk that your opponent would get fed up and take a shot at you, legally. Ha.

We might be in a computer program(computer simulation) right now. Matrix style. Elon Musk thinks its highly likely.

^ seems plausible but doesn't really affect me one way or the other