I ****ing loathe cynicism.

[xferrarix]

Re: I ****ing loathe cynicism.

lol i work at a dollar tree and all i can say is wow

the people i have come in are the most cynical people. some will get pissed i won't give them a cash refund of a dollar for their one return (?????????????????????), and others will down talk me like i'm retarded when i'm bagging their stuff (please separate my window cleaner from my animal crackers, because i know you'll put them together you sick son of a bitch of a cashier)

dayum i'm 19 i can't do much about my working life when i'm only one year through school and have no experience outside of dollar tree and extracurricular stuff from school i participated in

[lumphoboextreme]

Re: I ****ing loathe cynicism.

Sometimes I wish I had a stable job, everything has it's ups and downs. A lot of people look down on me for gambling for income. :/

No matter how far you go there will always be someone looking down on you in almost all cases.

Hope I never turn into some rich douche who puts down everyone else.

[i heart candy]

Re: I ****ing loathe cynicism.

Lol, sadly it's happened a couple of times on FFR. *cough* Anaru

[Tristana]

Re: I ****ing loathe cynicism.

my girlfriend is having a seizure better post on ffr

my life sucks better post on ffr !!!!!!!

[moches]

Re: I ****ing loathe cynicism.

One thing that all these cynics have in common is that they completely lack empathy and understanding for the circumstances other people are in. They believe that if people are in bad situations, it must be because they are bad people, and that justifies their looking down on them. They're the same people who shout about how nobody tries hard enough when they were handed everything on a silver platter.

[Tristana]

Re: I ****ing loathe cynicism.

i'm one of those so called cynics but i choose to be a dick to certain people

i'll admit i'm a huge asshole to people on this website (jprox, midnight, justinator, noisore, thatskier, etc) but that's because they've been massive assholes to me before as well

i dont look down on people that are stuck in bad situations, if anything i've helped a ton of people get up on their feet from depression and bad situations in high school because i was one of those dejected kids

anyhow i'm a cynic and i dont lack empathy and understanding
i've been through similar paths, maybe ive been too harsh on some of the people on this website but i hope you guys realize i've been treated like utter shit by many people from this website even before i bashed people on this website

its just that usually the people i have beef with on this website.. well.. they have minimum wages jobs or no respectable aspect to their lives so i poke at that


oops treat others how you want to be treated

[moches]

Re: I ****ing loathe cynicism.

Understandable. I wasn't pointing that at anybody, just an observation.

[xferrarix]

Re: I ****ing loathe cynicism.

okay thats it

everyone grab your gamecube controllers

final destination fox only no items

[m0de]

Re: I ****ing loathe cynicism.

They're doing something productive with their time, and yeah, working at McDonalds, or Kroger, or Wal-Mart - they might not be the best jobs in the world, but at least they're doing honest work, and you MOCK them!

well put. my job title is considered equal to a mcdonalds worker, but my income is a bit more ($500 a week). i get looked at as a "dirty mexican that doesnt speak english and spends my earnings on cocaine". although ive learned to shrug off these douche bag comments, and im quite content with what i have even if it isnt much.

[UserNameGoesHere]

Re: I ****ing loathe cynicism.

One thing that all these cynics have in common is that they completely lack empathy and understanding for the circumstances other people are in. They believe that if people are in bad situations, it must be because they are bad people, and that justifies their looking down on them. They're the same people who shout about how nobody tries hard enough when they were handed everything on a silver platter.

This! This! 1000 times this!

See: right-wing political pundits.
See Also: Howard Stern (Why hasn't this guy retired by now? He's useless and remains relevant and "edgy" only to the 50-60 year old demographic of which he is a part. He's completely out of touch with the younger generations and it's a joke he considers himself 'The King of All Media' when he's a virtual nothing on the biggest medium of all -- The Internet! Very cynical, no-talent, big-talker guy.)

[Niala]

Re: I ****ing loathe cynicism.

I could say a lot on the subject but I'll leave it at something simple:

Treat others how you want to be treated. Tacky but true.

[Xx{Midnight}xX]

Re: I ****ing loathe cynicism.

if anything I've helped a ton of people get up on their feet from depression and bad situations in high school because I was one of those dejected kids

anyhow I'm a cynic and I don't lack empathy and understanding
I've been through similar paths, maybe I've been too harsh on some of the people on this website but i hope you guys realize I've been treated like utter shit by many people from this website even before i bashed people on this website

No one here would think I was telling the truth but I've helped a good deal of people I know myself. I wouldn't say I was "dejected" more like I was kind of the one doing the rejecting, if that makes any sense. I'm pretty sure anyone who frequents here can/has figured out I'm not the best with people. I'm just very mistrusting due to things that have happened in my life, such as my first four years of elementary school being picked on, coming to terms with my mental condition and the like.

I'm also very much considered a cynic (I don't agree with it but majority rules or some nonsense like that) and also again contrary to what you think I'm not completely void of empathy. If I was, to argue my point here, I wouldn't be able to figure out what buttons to push to piss off people so quickly. You can read the emotions of things you're told and use it to drive a conversation to make someone leave ect. You might argue I'm countering my argument by admitting I'd actually do and have done that. But, it proves I can in fact recognize emotions and react in a way of my choice.

Another thing is, I wouldn't go far enough to say cynics can't be polite and courteous people, I'd just say they're extremely picky and blunt people. You could go far enough to say they're slightly misguided, but that may or may not be true depending on the person.

Just my shortened two cents I guess. I only skimmed the posts really.

[dAnceguy117]

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Cynics don't help at all when they mock someone for working at a minimum wage job, like they're second-class beings. THEY'RE NOT, YOU JACKASS. They're doing something productive with their time, and yeah, working at McDonalds, or Kroger, or Wal-Mart - they might not be the best jobs in the world, but at least they're doing honest work, and you MOCK them!

I really don't understand the mentality behind the insults and mockery, on any level. Why are you concerned with how much money someone else is paid per hour? Why would you care enough to open your trap about it? What the hell would you do if there weren't anyone to work these jobs, do them yourself? Clearly that's "below" you, so I guess you absolutely rely on these workers. Sounds like a fantastic reason to spit in someone's face! Yeah!

maybe ive been too harsh on some of the people on this website but i hope you guys realize i've been treated like utter shit by many people from this website even before i bashed people on this website

That's not an acceptable justification.

[infinity.]

Re: I ****ing loathe cynicism.

cynicism isn't wisdom, it's just a lazy way to say that you've been burned

it seems, if anything, you'd be less certain after everything you ever learned

[qqwref]

Re: I ****ing loathe cynicism.

I dunno about cynicism, but as far as looking down on people for things that aren't entirely their fault, I agree it just shows a lack of empathy and understanding. A lot of the Republican platform this year is based on that idea of thinking entire groups of people are categorically worse than you, and honestly it's pretty hard to respect anyone who thinks like that. People used to talk about walking a mile in another man's shoes, although you don't hear that much anymore. But I still think you can't really understand someone else's situation unless you at least make a serious effort to imagine yourself in their position (and not some idealized form of it, either).

I'm not the best with people.

Officially nominating this for understatement of the year 2012