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WCDT Strips 3256-3260 (4-8 July 2016)
Morituri:
--- Quote from: themacnut on 07 Jul 2016, 08:39 ---I get that going through traumatic experiences can screw people all the way up, but being damaged is no excuse for lashing out at people, especially with little or no provocation. Many people have no tolerance for that kind of behavior (remember, even Jeph himself has said he wouldn't like a real-life Faye). They find out the person acting like an asshole towards them is damaged, they are likely to just consider them a damaged asshole.
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True... There's a huge difference between an excuse (bears less responsibility for being that way because X) and an explanation (is that way because X). It's the sort of distinction that is lost though, to people who think that something not being fair is a reason why it shouldn't happen.
When we are unfair, that's bad on us and we're responsible for it. When the universe is unfair, that's nobody's fault but it's unfair anyway.
Somebody goes through traumatic experiences? Totally unfair to them. They get traumatic experiences, and then often as not they have to live with being an asshole for the rest of their lives too.
Oenone:
Re: Dora
I'm waiting for the strip where her shrink suggests she get tested for ADHD or something like that. The issues w emotional regulation and her struggles with school and their impact on her self esteem would make a lot more sense then.
Is it cold in here?:
--- Quote from: themacnut on 07 Jul 2016, 08:39 ---Faye and others like her need extensive and ongoing therapy if they have any hopes of living a normal life.
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To have any hopes of living a normal life they should also move to a different webcomic.
Thrillho:
--- Quote from: themacnut on 07 Jul 2016, 08:39 ---I get that going through traumatic experiences can screw people all the way up, but being damaged is no excuse for lashing out at people, especially with little or no provocation
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Sometimes that's how depression works. It's not always straightforward or understandable and tolerance levels will vary. It's not about having an excuse, it's about having a reason for some understanding.
--- Quote ---Many people have no tolerance for that kind of behavior (remember, even Jeph himself has said he wouldn't like a real-life Faye).
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Maybe if people were treated better originally, there would be less mental health problems, less damaged people, and less of this behaviour. And maybe if there was less of this behaviour there'd be less tragic cases in the world. I'm not saying people have no right to get pissed off at it. I'm just saying that I put up with more of it than others because I've seen how shit like this works and sometimes somebody like Faye just needs one person to not turn away from her. Right now that's Bubbles.
--- Quote ---They find out the person acting like an asshole towards them is damaged, they are likely to just consider them a damaged asshole.
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Cool. They can do that. I'll just consider then a damaged person.
--- Quote ---Faye and others like her need extensive and ongoing therapy if they have any hopes of living a normal life.
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I never said they didn't. I am well in favour of therapy. That said, mental health is still in its dark ages and provision is at an appallingly low level in my neck of the woods, so your average Joe being more understanding would do wonders on a very small scale. Some people's suicide notes say that if only one person had acknowledged them with a smile that day, it would be enough to keep them from the brink.
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Gyrre:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 07 Jul 2016, 11:33 ---
--- Quote from: themacnut on 07 Jul 2016, 08:39 ---Faye and others like her need extensive and ongoing therapy if they have any hopes of living a normal life.
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To have any hopes of living a normal life they should also move to a different webcomic.
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"It is quite abnormal to be normal. "
- Michael Stevens, from Vsauce 'Some Surprising Things'
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