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[–] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 90 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is truth, not satire.

[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

And yet the jester is usually the wisest in the court.

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

And also incredibly depressed

[–] iheartneopets@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

Wisecracking isn't the same as being happy

[–] RustyShackleford@literature.cafe 44 points 1 month ago

Felt this since I was a child.

[–] mynamesnotrick@lemmy.zip 42 points 1 month ago

Smart enough to realize everything is shit is a real debilitating condition and honestly, one doesn't haven't to be very smart to realize that.

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't remember being interviewed.

[–] jwt@programming.dev 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's because you're a dumbass. Happy now?

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 10 points 1 month ago

You know what? Yes, yes I am!

[–] Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org 27 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Man Wishes He Was Dumb Enough to Be Happy All the Time

The prescription is 'tussin + alcohol, like in that one episode of House M.D.

😏

[–] DaCrazyJamez@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 month ago

This is sadly very true.... and also doxylamine, trazodone, melatonin, etc...

[–] BallsandBayonets@lemmings.world 26 points 1 month ago

I often also feel this way, although I also look at a lot of voting-aged people in the US and realize that being that dumb usually just means you are angry all the time.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

I don't recall giving consent to writing a story about my life.....

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] babybus@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

We are all you on this not so blessed day.

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[–] AtomicHotSauce@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

This hit me at my core.

[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

and that's how folks transition into puppygirls.

[–] Sierra_Is_Bee@beehaw.org 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh good, I was hoping to find a transition comment here as I felt the same way for a long time 😅

[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

And I want to make it clear I'm not even complaining OR criticizing! XD

It's wholesome in a peculiar way: people who want to embrace simple joy, and to love others with the same unbridled enthusiasm as dogs do? That's beautiful and sweet deep down at the heart of it.

Even though I KNOW that for many it's a "sex thing"... Honestly so what. Anyone who doesn't like it can choose to do literally anything else with their time.

I've stopped caring about pointless judgement, moralizing pearl clutching hand wringing self-righteous hysterical theatrics... What a waste of time and energy when instead happiness is actually an option.

Maybe it's jealousy. How dare someone be happy, right? Whatever! Let them be goodgirls. There are few things more harmless than that.

I don't think I could ever play the role of an "owner" (apparently that's a thing) but I'm happy when I see them, in the same way I'm happy when I see dogs. Because I see dogs.

[–] pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago

I mean, for most of petplay people I know it's much more of an everyday thing than a sex thing. Which makes sense, since that's generally more of a furry thing. It's less about being an animal and more about being someone's pet, very gentle sub and dom stuff. There's a good tumblr post

petplay? oh you mean that kink for burnt-out neurodivergent people with abandonment issues who need simple easy directions and assurance that the person giving them will still be there at the end of the night. yeah i got you i know what you're talking about

And like, mood.

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[–] smokebuddy 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I feel this one, but Vin Diesel is actually a decent actor? Find Me Guilty is a banger, Boiler Room is solid, he was good in Saving Private Ryan and he was The Iron Giant ffs

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Like Adam Sandler, Vin Diesel can act but chooses a lot of projects that do the opposite of showcasing that skill.

[–] Chuymatt@beehaw.org 4 points 1 month ago

I would say that he’s a better actor than The Rock, but he’s not winning any acting awards anytime soon.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Some days it feels like it would be easier to take a ball peen hammer to my prefrontal cortex than deal with the rest of my species.

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Too smart to be happy too dumb to be successful.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 month ago

Dunno about that, plenty of dumb successful people out there, this world ain't a fair one.

[–] Tixanou@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago

He just like me fr

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

It's me. I'm the man who wishes he was dumb enough to be happy all the time.

[–] flashgnash@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Is the intelligent thing not to be to recognise when things are out of your control and put them out of your mind

[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Depends on the reaching of the action, even if the event was out of their control but going to impact them, say an invasion or war breaking out at their location it'd be warranted. However in a general sense I agree, it causes undue stress if there's nothing directly they can change.

People thinking like that is how we get some people fighting for rights, the current fight may not directly impact them but they can see how it'll impact things in the near future when more rights are changed. I mostly agree with not adding undue stress but sometimes it can be difficult to know when it's undue or warranted because it can happen quickly once the ball starts rolling.

[–] flashgnash@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Putting things out of your mind doesn't mean you can't take action though

If the only reasonable thing I can do to make a change to a situation is to cast a vote there's no point worrying about it until I actually have the opportunity to do that

[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I see what you're saying, when you said put it out of your mind it more sounded like forget about it, which isn't helpful when people see a problem, but you have to know what you can reasonably impact. There is usually more that can be done but time and money are limited. Many people don't have the time to campaign for ideas which in itself is an issue with the way things are run in my opinion.

[–] flashgnash@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

I do find it crazy that despite all the technological advancement to save everyone time we just ended up spending all that free time working

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago
[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I feel seen!

[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

I'm too dumb to be happy!

[–] josephsh5@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

I've seen this on an episode of House MD

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

*any of the time ftfy

[–] lohky@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

"Better to be an animal than a man, an insect than an animal, a plant than an insect, and so on.

Salvation? Whatever diminishes the kingdom of consciousness and compromises its supremacy."

Yup.

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[–] redisdead@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Idk, republicans don't really seem to be a happy bunch.

[–] Sas@beehaw.org 1 points 1 month ago

Dumb people are not happy most of the time. They're perpetually angry and afraid because rich people manipulate them to be that way

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