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What's the underrated quote that will stick with you for life? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by needthosepylons@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Even better if you can provide your own understanding of its meaning.

Mine would be :

"Nothing kills a man as much as being forced to represent a country" (and err considering the context, I must stress it has nothing to do with the current US shitshow), by a WW1 soldier, illustrator and writer named Jacques Vaché.

For me it just means being forced into representing a group (national, of course, but maybe also social, racial, sexual, professional, any kind of group) or defining one's identity only by reference to a group is to be avoided at all costs.

Note : Its not the same, imho, as engaging in a collective struggle or defense against a common oppression.

How about you?

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[–] DeadNinja@lemmy.world 39 points 1 day ago (4 children)

"Hurt people hurt people"

Ever since I heard this, I became relatively more compassionate towards people, even if they piss me off.

[–] HaveMouseWillTravel@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

This makes a song I've been listening to make more sense. "Gary" by Dave Hause. I was interpreting the line as "Hurt People. Hurt people..." Instead of "Hurt people hurt people". Thanks!

[–] Flagstaff@programming.dev 10 points 1 day ago

"If they knew better, they'd do better."

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 0 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

But who hurt elon?

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

I mean, he's autistic in addition to being a bad person, so probably a large collection of people throughout his life who may or may not have even comprehended his side of the interaction. Comorbidity of autism with severe mental health problems is stupid high.

That being said, the cycle would have died out long ago if some people weren't dicks for no reason as well.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

His father is a real piece of shit. Like evej when compared to Elon. But also he grew up in a society defined by a particular level of violence. Even though he was the privileged group there the violence was still present and there was violence to all, including the violence to teach the white children to be the oppressors.

[–] Phunter@lemm.ee 4 points 9 hours ago

Having untold wealth is actually not that good for you in a lot of cases. Generally, getting everything you want all the time is not good for your brain.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 0 points 23 hours ago

Yes. It's a doozy but true.