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solarmist | 1 month ago

Bullshit. We built a world that constantly exploits human limits, then act surprised when people hit them. No one has infinite willpower.

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borroka|1 month ago

A most surprising remark.

Dressing with intention does not require any particular willpower, just some desire, intention, a bit of time, and a taste that may develop over time.

Avoiding doomscrolling is not that hard. The first few days are usually hard when we want to break a habit that's hanging around like a terrible smell, but after that, it is smooth sailing.

One can play victim not forever but for a long time: we have seen that in particular between 2010 and 2015, with people claiming to be abused by the most absurd things. But those abusers remain absurd, and the alleged victims--of food, social media, celebrities stealing their attention like a bully steals candy from a nerd-- pathetic.

mmooss|1 month ago

These are all empty claim, including a grand social theory. I'm not even sure what you're talking about for 2010-2015. You really need to be drowning in yourself to believe it all and then, on top of it, to judge other people.

People don't share your priorities or beliefs. Maybe that's why they act differently.

> Avoiding doomscrolling is not that hard.

If you mean addiction to social media, that's empirically not true. You can see how many people are addicted, and the research about it. Typing a few bytes into HN doesn't change or establish any facts.