• curiousaur@reddthat.com
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    6 hours ago

    False. I try my best to win at whatever ruleset is in front of me. Its human nature and game theory.

    The game of capitalism is absolute horseshit. You should hate it. Work to tear it down if you’re up for it.

    I took the cowardly - if you can’t beat them join them - approach.

    I’ll bet my life will be better than yours given our choices though. So who’s right?

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      Fuck me, for self-proclaimed coward you are unbelievably smug. Don’t you consider that a “better” life also means being able to take pride that the way you move through the world doesn’t actively harm others. Just awful.

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      Sorry, but I couldn’t live with myself if I made my outcome better by hurting others.

      And I’m a combat vet. I’ve learned through my mistakes what I’m willing to live with on my conscience. It’s guided who I’ve become since then.

      If you’re willing to give up your morals, ethics and self-consciousness for money, then I’d like to get in an octagon to teach you the difference between me and you.

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        You were a combat vet invading someone’s country for personal gain and fuck knows what other fucked up shit you did, you cant say shit about not hurting others

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        You are a combat vet? And you are here criticizing people for renting and teaching about morals? Holy molly, people have weird values.

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        5 hours ago

        We’re in a game. There are fake rules. Fake borders. Fake laws. It’s all made up. You can play, or not play. Try to tear it down, that’s awesome.

        Everyone playing a game should be trying to win though. Morals? Ethics? It’s a game, don’t you get it?

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          What you’re saying is akin to Jews that were selling out their peers in Nazi concentration camps. Because you’re just playing the game you’re in, right? That’s not your fault, right? You’re excusing doing horrible acts for personal survival. You’re no better than any Nazi trying to excuse their horrible choices during the Nuremberg trials.

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            5 hours ago

            I said hate the game didn’t I? Stop concerning yourself with the cowards looking out for their own skin, and bring down the system then. What exactly are you doing about it?

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              So you’re saying “what are you doing to stop me”? Because you literally said you’re on the side of succumbing to fascism and giving up. My favorite idea of doing something about it is putting you in your red and white shorts and meeting you in the octagon as a show that selfish cunts can be beaten.

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        5 hours ago

        Short term? Do you own acres of land you’re learning how to sustainably subsistence farm on?