The worst part about it, is that 5 or 10 years ago, these sorts of shrill arguments weren't nearly as dominant or widespread.
But most unbearable of all, within the past 1 or 2 years, all of the same hideous internet conversations (same theme, same points, same tone, all on the same shrill topics) are now invading real life encounters. No longer is the bullshit confined to a few shitty websites.
Now, everywhere you turn some asshole is whining or complaining about imaginary problems they've conjured as a fad, and maybe half the time they are surrounded with sympathetic dipshits, their faces contorted with concern and mirrored sadness, nodding and patting sad person on the back.
So, somewhere along the line, people have figured out that as an introduction, when meeting new people, a good strategy for choosing friends among peers is to zoom to the bottom with a sad story, dominate the discussion with how bad everything feels, and then wait for hugs.
People test their audience for warm reactions to sad tales, and then based on the degree of empathy, polarize their response and etiher wage total war on enemies, or cuddle snuggly with their new surrogate therapist best friends.
Only some forms of sadness are lauded as acceptable. Others are correct in their suffering and are expected to remain penitent, and ostracize themselves for the greater good.
But most unbearable of all, within the past 1 or 2 years, all of the same hideous internet conversations (same theme, same points, same tone, all on the same shrill topics) are now invading real life encounters. No longer is the bullshit confined to a few shitty websites.
Now, everywhere you turn some asshole is whining or complaining about imaginary problems they've conjured as a fad, and maybe half the time they are surrounded with sympathetic dipshits, their faces contorted with concern and mirrored sadness, nodding and patting sad person on the back.
So, somewhere along the line, people have figured out that as an introduction, when meeting new people, a good strategy for choosing friends among peers is to zoom to the bottom with a sad story, dominate the discussion with how bad everything feels, and then wait for hugs.
People test their audience for warm reactions to sad tales, and then based on the degree of empathy, polarize their response and etiher wage total war on enemies, or cuddle snuggly with their new surrogate therapist best friends.
Only some forms of sadness are lauded as acceptable. Others are correct in their suffering and are expected to remain penitent, and ostracize themselves for the greater good.