• Dave@lemmy.nz
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    2 days ago

    I think they just never consider it to be an option. People tend to underestimate how much impact they can have.

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      2 days ago

      My mom’s favorite phrase was “life’s not fair.” A lot of people think the best you can do is keep your head down and endure.

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        21 hours ago

        A very sad outcome of very cruel conditioning, being subject to prolongued abuse with no means of escape, so long, that even when there are means of escape, you end up staying, enduring the abuse.