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The people who believe the self-help nonsense of "Life isn't what happens to you, it's how you react to what happens" have never really struggled or faced a cascading series of bad luck scenarios. (lemmy.world)
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Mellencamp was right: "Life goes on...long after the thrill of livin' is gone." (lemmy.world)
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"You'll end up in a van down by the river" if you do drugs, don't go to college, etc. advice never includes the warning: "Don't suffer major Depression that gives you complete apathy for existence." (lemmy.world)
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