• Evia@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    My ‘resolution’ this year was to be ruder to people. I’ve spent my whole adult life feeling obliged to be chronically nice and polite at all times. It’s definitely the right position to take generally but sometimes a little bit of rudeness is warranted. I don’t have to let old people at the bus stop talk at me rather than with me; I can tell them to fuck off if they’re being bigoted or obnoxious. I don’t have to let the pharmacist condescend to me when I was right about my prescription being ready; I can say ‘I told you so’, no matter how childish it might be.

    The I-don’t-give-a-fuck attitude has done wonders for my mental health

    • militaryintelligence@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Same. If I hear you say out loud some anti-lgbtq crap you read on Facebook I’m calling you out, and I don’t need to be a prick about it, but condescension goes a long way.