35 Things People Wish Society Would Stop Romanticizing And Instead Embrace Reality

I'm not here to inspire you. I'm just trying to get my groceries.

My dad was paralyzed at 20 during Vietnam. When i was born my dad was still in university (getting a degree that became worthless when he was 1 credit shy of graduating due to a shift to CAD) and we were living in an assisted living "community" War vets that had their legs blown off, MS, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, a world class skier and a model who both broke their necks. Up until i was 5 years old i was surrounded by the type of people most kids that age are told "don't stare" before being led away.....so i learned really early on that no matter what their physical issue, they're still just people, and just as likely to be insufferable twatwaffles as anyone else. That skier? For his 30th birthday, did a solo skydive. Had his chute rigged so he could pull it by moving his head. The model? Belligerent drunk and coke fiend. Treat people like people and stop defining them by their disabilities.

War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing.

Your friend was wrong, because war didn't stop after WWII, There have been conflicts continuously since 1945. Americans live in th eilliusion that there hasn't been a war, since most Americans aren't touched by these wars, and the US is so provincial, that wars elsewhere are no more than rumors, or, at best, simplified stories for the Americans to use for performative social justice. Also, there is no story in the world that will let somebody feel what it's like to be a combat soldier in a real combat situation.

True, with the Russian and Ukraine...

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ppl are romanticizing war....?

This process isn't confined only to war. It's part and parcel of ALL human interaction. Social memory is typically somewhere around 3-5 generations. It's why we keep doing the same thing over and over again. Today's society isn't help any when it actively erases visible reminders of bad things. They're not making the bad thing go away, they're simply making it so that the bad things will be forgotten much quicker. It would be far better to keep a reminder of the bad things and teach against them through generations.

Imagine when these 'alpha males' and 'trad women' realise that many us actually do cook and clean the house, nurture our kids, while having a career and bringing a second income. And that we share tasks with our husbands, cause they're just, hum, not jerks.

"Trad wife" is right wing astroturfing, a lie told to make women accept abusive and domineering males. As multiple studies have pointed out, women are better off, more successful, and ~~~safer~~~ by being single without kids.

And the rich women who "didn't work" were in charge of the household staff, some of whom were women.

My mom never vworked. My dad worked and provided for his family. My mom did do some babysitting. So in that way she did brought in a little bit of income.

If you wouldn't put up with abuse from a classmate or a romantic partner, then DON'T put up with it just because of genetics. Breeding doesn't grant special privileges. I cut off contact from abusers over 20 years ago, best decision ever.

Families are usually where the trauma comes from

Demanding you do something "because family helps family" Well, if the ones throwing that sh!t at you are so big on family helping, why don't they do it themselves. "Do it for the golden child, or you are selfish" Do it your own damm self if you want help for the golden child.

This!

This! People who brag about how much they work need to be ridiculed and shamed. There is nothing positive about working a lot.

Yeah, this is not glamorous. The only time I have done this was when I was working on something that made me HAPPY! I was happy to work 14-hour days. I enjoyed it. If you do not enjoy it, then it will grind you down to your very soul.

Gave me PTSD

Well, they can "glorify" it all they want to, but in the end, it typically ends up with prison or death. No one is prepared to live the way they would need to in order to live that lifestyle.

boy 2 houses down just died from being shot. this upsets me so much

It's tough and it usually comes with an unhealthy dose of depression and anxiety.

I'm just trying to remember why I walked into a room, I can't be cute and quirky all the time

Additionally... now there's yet ANOTHER standard we can't live up to. Like... now I'm the ugly-boring ADHD woman, and I'm not all fun and manic/tweaky/cute like I'm "supposed" to be?

i can't upvote this enough

Especially the “just focus” thing that everyone tells people

what are billionaires even saving up for?? Is hell that expensive???

Eat the rich.

Almost every billionaire is an immoral, selfish, greedy animal, and this proves that our tax system is truly fuucked up. It's time to take away their ill-gotten wealth and distribute it to the people who actually earned it.

The worship of the wealthy is why we have Kardashians. Quit it.

No we know they are just pedos who throw wild parties.