• davehtaylor@beehaw.org
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      7 months ago

      That’s such a meaningless sentiment. Sure, I can try to “feel positive” about my ability to navigate or overcome systemic issues, but that doesn’t make it so that I actually can. This is just “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” thinking with a toxic positivity veneer.

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      7 months ago

      Sorta, this kind of thinking can only take you so far before the dissonance destroys your mental health.

      Additionally, not everyone believes that just your mental state is yours to control. Many folks justify their own wealth by believing that they deserve everything they have and that people who have less by extension deserve their poverty.