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   Sunanda (theorem_poem@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Nov-2024 17:32:53 JST Sunanda

   Older generations gaslit themselves into thinking that they worked so hard to provide well for their children. Nah fam, you did it for *your* social standing. The instant a young person rejects what you thought as essential for the "good" life (buying a house, having children, getting married etc.) , you have a melt and start guilt tripping immediately. You can't fathom someone having an enjoyable life without paying in misery coins to conform first.

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     Luci for Chai Tea (zens@merveilles.town)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Nov-2024 17:32:45 JST Luci for Chai Tea

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     • Samuel Chase

     @Theorem_Poem @samebchase so many things are protestantism all along

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     Sunanda (theorem_poem@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Nov-2024 17:32:47 JST Sunanda

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     • Samuel Chase

     @samebchase there is this weird glorification of denying yourself joy. Someone has to tell them that it hasn't made them a better person, it has made them resentful towards young people. And that they frankly bought too many children into the world just to fit into societal norms. They're not ready to confront the truth that they would be exponentially better off with one or zero children.

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     Samuel Chase (samebchase@fantastic.earth)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Nov-2024 17:32:52 JST Samuel Chase

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     @Theorem_Poem Many of the people who paid in misery coins their whole life, are still unable to enjoy their lives.

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     Luci for Chai Tea (zens@merveilles.town)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Nov-2024 17:40:43 JST Luci for Chai Tea

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     • Samuel Chase

     @Theorem_Poem @samebchase does hindu asceticism come with the generational resentment?

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     Sunanda (theorem_poem@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Nov-2024 17:40:44 JST Sunanda

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     • Samuel Chase

     @zens even Hindu epics have this idea of extreme self sacrifice and extreme asceticism to gain special powers from the gods later.
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