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post 1688486263 08-16-2023, 07:32 PM
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Are people really unhappy irl?

Im always going out and everyone looks happy and there smiling and gen z does not look socially awkward at all. There fat yes, but they dont come off as depressed.

Is the internet lying?
post 1688486353 08-16-2023, 07:34 PM
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1. The internet is often used as a medium for disgruntled folks to congregate and whine. E.g., this forum;
2. Gen Z face a gigantic problem, but hope isn't necessarily lost:



3. Many persons are unhappy - but a significant portion of them live in a misery of their own creation. E.g., "Life isn't fair - I wasn't born wealthy, so may as well not try." - wildly irrational choices that have a devastating impact on one's life prospects.
post 1688486723 08-16-2023, 07:41 PM
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Miserable ppl are more vocal about it. If you're happy you don't feel the need to announce it to the world

Step away from the media, doom scrolling, and the internet, and the world isn't nearly as terrible as you think it is
post 1688486893 08-16-2023, 07:44 PM
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Yes I'm insanely unhappy with life.
"One day I won't be able to lift any more. Not I won't want to lift. I mean physically unable. That day could be decades from now or it could be tomorrow. All I know is that's the day I'll wish I could lift more than ever. The day I'd give anything for one more workout, one more set, or one more cardio session. So go hard and enjoy every workout, every set, every rep. Because one day you will wake up and you will never get it back."
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post 1688486983 08-16-2023, 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted By LogicalLifts⏩
1. The internet is often used as a medium for disgruntled folks to congregate and whine. E.g., this forum;
2. Gen Z face a gigantic problem, but hope isn't necessarily lost:



3. Many persons are unhappy - but a significant portion of them live in a misery of their own creation. E.g., "Life isn't fair - I wasn't born wealthy, so may as well not try." - wildly irrational choices that have a devastating impact on one's life prospects.
juden peterson lol

the rest of your post is reasonable, babydiksucker
post 1688487143 08-16-2023, 07:47 PM
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I don't get this weird idea that the point of life is to be happy all the time. Or even most of the time. You're supposed to feel a lot of stuff, at different times, over different things.

Though I do think that the balance is a bit messed up these days, with a catastrophe on the news every 3 seconds, and a bullchit economy.
post 1688487233 08-16-2023, 07:49 PM
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A lot of people smile and joke around a lot even though inside they are miserable. People have different ways of coping and it’s not always possible to tell from the outside.
post 1688487333 08-16-2023, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted By Adam16121⏩
I don't get this weird idea that the point of life is to be happy all the time. Or even most of the time.
your goal should be contentment with bouts of happiness. only blissfully ignorant downsies are happy all the time
post 1688487603 08-16-2023, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted By Dogkrack⏩
juden peterson lol

the rest of your post is reasonable, babydiksucker
In what universe am I Jewish? You drunk/high? Hint: I'm militant anti-circumcision, lol.
Originally Posted By seeker477⏩
A lot of people smile and joke around a lot even though inside they are miserable. People have different ways of coping and it’s not always possible to tell from the outside.
That doesn't mean you can assume everyone is unhappy.

Some folks are, but somewhere along the way folks think something is wrong if they are unhappy. If you have reason to be unhappy: they may be weighty ones, e.g., your wife died suddenly in your arms. That can "stain" your potential for happiness for a very long time, and...that's fine.
post 1688488033 08-16-2023, 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted By seeker477⏩
A lot of people smile and joke around a lot even though inside they are miserable. People have different ways of coping and it’s not always possible to tell from the outside.
Based.

Chris Farley and Robin Williams are good examples.
post 1688488383 08-16-2023, 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted By seeker477⏩
A lot of people smile and joke around a lot even though inside they are miserable. People have different ways of coping and it’s not always possible to tell from the outside.
There is some truth to this. When I'm feeling down I force myself to be extraverted to shift my mood. It works sometimes

If I have my usual resting b!tchface you can assume I'm pretty content
post 1688489683 08-16-2023, 08:26 PM
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Well op when life was tough we used to come here and laugh with the boys, talk cars, vacations, purchases, women, bodybuilding, and fitness.
Now it is the reverse here, where the stories are weirdly sad and depressing and very few posted like before which was positive supportive bros.
There is an unspoken thing, we are iron brothers and sisters, we are to support each other and...It is our duty to support our brothers and sisters in the iron game!
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