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~~jwb~~ · 10-31-2019, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

the only time I could imagine "look on the bright side" as a helpful statement is if it were immediately followed with "I'm about to give you $100" or something of that nature

A lot of times there are both pros and cons involved when something happens.

Lucem Ferre · 10-31-2019, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by jwb

Alright maybe I was misreading you... So are you saying people who start off poor and get rich/better off typically agree that this is a relatively futile goal and that the system is so rigged that you might as well not bother?

That's the part I never said.

OccultHawk · 10-31-2019, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by jwb

i really think you guys miss the point of the phrase

It's not about just making lemonade. It's about using whatever you have to the best of your ability.
If you literally don't have sugar for the lemonade then you figure out a different use for them. That's how people with limited resources have gotten by for hundreds of thousands of years.

It’s either lemonade or it ain’t.

OccultHawk · 10-31-2019, 11:21 AM

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It works for me.

Lucem Ferre · 10-31-2019, 11:21 AM

What if life gives me ****ty dried up lemons from a trash can?

Edit: I like the saying, "When life gives you lemons throw them at pedestrians" better.

~~jwb~~ · 10-31-2019, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre

That's the part I never said.

OK at what was it.. so rigged you will probably fail?

~~jwb~~ · 10-31-2019, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Yea, it is working for me. I've dug quite a ditch of debt and past crimes for myself and previously would be so overwhelming that I would just ignore it and keep on doing the same ****.

By taking incremental steps I am actually better off as more time goes by rather than vice versa.

Sorry it's not the glamorous life of a dishwasher that "pays his rent" and has a wife he tries to hide for some weird reason.

OccultHawk · 10-31-2019, 11:39 AM

If you live to be a 1000 you’ll be set.

Lucem Ferre · 10-31-2019, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by jwb

OK at what was it.. so rigged you will probably fail?

Failure is a relative term.

It's rigged to keep you from financial success. Does it mean you will fail? No. It just means that it's not as simple as making the best of what you got. Which is term to keep working class people content with their oppression.

~~jwb~~ · 10-31-2019, 11:44 AM

@ OH

Lol. That's a good one. But either way it's better than any alternative I've heard from you guys.

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~~jwb~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 4,403	@ OH Lol. That's a good one. But either way it's better than any alternative I've heard from you guys.