The Oatmeal

  • HugeNerd@lemmy.ca
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    8 days ago

    Strange. When I needed social contact and the same humanity afforded murderers in jail, all I got was “you’re weird, go away”. So I did. Now don’t complain if I’m far away.

    If I’m such a social animal, where were these people when I was young? Where was the compassion? Nowhere.

    Ah but the moment I was useful to fix someone’s problems, all of a sudden everyone remembers my name and my phone number.

    • cazssiew@lemmy.world
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      8 days ago

      I get that you’ve given up. I’m just saying you’re worse off for it. I’m sorry you’ve had such terrible experiences.

      • HugeNerd@lemmy.ca
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        8 days ago

        You’ve heard the adage “the squeaky wheel gets the grease”? In social situations, the greasy wheel gets more grease, and the squeaky wheel gets replaced and thrown away.