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Nobody believed in me (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Conversely, those who have encountered evil have a tendency to overestimate how much evil there actually is.

See also: PTSD, trust issues, control freaks. Possibly martyr syndrome/victim complex.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago

Yes. As Bruce Lee says, don’t be tense; be ready.

The optimal is to recognize that all situations warrant readiness for evil, which doesn’t have to mean actually seeing evil everywhere one goes.

I carry a knife at all times, because I was jumped by a drunk guy while homeless. He threw me down and kicked my head repeatedly until others pulled him off me. He did it because I asked him if he could spare a dollar.

But the other night, I was sitting at a traffic light. Three people walked by, two men and a woman. They were all giving me hostile stares.

I rolled down my window and said “Do you guys have a problem with me?” and they just said “No you’re just so cute”. The guys were gay I guess.

Realized I broke the rule of being ready, but not tense.

I appreciate your reminder, too.