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CW: Doomerism. Probably trauma dumping.
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I’ve come to the conclusion that most people creep me out. It’s like whenever they smell vulnerability or trauma they go rabid at the smell of what they think is a weakness they can exploit. Like a sharks eyes turning black when it smells blood. There’s no humanity or compassion when people go like that. Just the instinctive eat or be eaten mentality our sick system has taught us.
It’s not doomerist, but sadly, a very accurate assessment of how things are. I’m gonna be a hopeful optimist and say “It can still be changed”, because I truly believe it can.
Unfortunately, you’re right, it really is this system who taught us, and oh my, it has taught us well. This exploitation you describe is all too real and I’ve seen it too.
I want you to know that there’s more people like us out there who do not pounce on others like this; people who accommodate and care instead of hurt and exploit. Don’t give up hope yet