• EatATaco@lemm.ee
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      3 months ago

      The article talks about how this is not them being assholes, but because if they have more money then their peers, it tends to make them feel isolated and self-conscious and fears about being taken advantage of. They even quote the expert at the end who says “They don’t care about the $4.”

      You would ditch a friend for struggling with someone? I find that hard to believe.

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          3 months ago

          True, but people do things they shouldn’t do all the time because they are struggling. Like if your depressed friend flakes on hanging out, that’s “shitty behavior” too. Are they are bad person who you should ditch? Or a friend suffering that needs your support? In both cases, it seems to be the latter.

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            3 months ago

            If they need my support, they can ask for my support. They’re asking for money.

            If you can’t open up to me enough to say “I need your help,” I don’t think we were very good friends in the first place.

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              3 months ago

              So, a depressed person who flakes on hanging out is a bad person you should ditch.

              You and I are very different with our friends.

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                  3 months ago

                  You answered the question indirectly. Or intentionally avoided it because you don’t want to admit some inconsistency. I figured the former, but maybe I was wrong. So which is it?

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            3 months ago

            You’re right. I do cover other people’s meals when I can afford to do so. But I don’t send someone $4 for no reason. You keep bringing up irrelevancies.

            And insults are not called for. I did not insult you once.

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              3 months ago

              This is the first time I’ve engaged with you on this topic, idk what you’re talking about. “seems like an ass” is not an insult, please learn how to read or get thicker skin

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                3 months ago

                So you’re telling me that if you told a complete stranger “you seem like a total ass” when you could look them in the eye, they wouldn’t feel insulted? Really? Because I think it sounds like a good way to provoke a physical altercation.