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Old 01-22-2010, 03:14 PM   #30 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Wes Mantooth View Post
[...] So yes I consider it quite arrogant and very sad that people living in a world with access to so many things most people will never have are getting depressed because life isn't as good as a fantasy.
By this, it would seem to me that you either haven't watched the movie or you don't understand why they're having this reaction to it.

That they have access to so many things is a part of the problem.

That and they're probably already depressives (yes, I reiterate).
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