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Originally Posted by maleficent
Until you've walked a mile or more in someone else's shoes... You absolutely cannot understand anyone's position.
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I think that is completely wrong.
As far as the OP goes, it fails in some areas that others have mentioned, but the premise that a vast majority of people are responsible for their own unhappiness is true. It takes balls to say that, especially on a forum like this with some professional whiners and complainers. I respect that a lot.
That being said, one can be candid and take a stand without being an asshole and alienating themselves from those they wish to address. If you push all the buttons at the same time, people who have some investment in what you are trying to discuss as wrong won't discuss the OP, they will start arguing with you (especially if what you are saying verges on hypocrisy) and turning the focus in a different direction. And yes, there is a difference.
I'm not sure if some people need some perspective or just someone giving them some tough love, but seriously, some people just need to shut the fuck up about their "problems" and actually go do something about them.