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In reply to the discussion: "15 Things You Should Give Up in Order To be Happy"??? [View all]gtar100
(4,192 posts)44. Excellent response to a nasty thought virus that's been going around for years.
I first ran across this nonsense back in the 80's and saw it effect people around me by making them selfish and greedy. Quite the opposite of the superficial intention of these ideas.
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Old wine in new bottles; same advice that is always dictated to slave and serf societies
Tom Ripley
Apr 2012
#1
I guess the admin @ the link is deleting comments that are calling this for the RW BS that it is.
HughBeaumont
Apr 2012
#7
This was an excellent analysis from this perspective IMO. I agree with all you said!!! n/t
RKP5637
Apr 2012
#18
Ditto. The rules seem good, but no one can really do those 100% of the time.
Honeycombe8
Apr 2012
#19
I'll be the lone voice to say I feel some of these have merit -- to a certain point.
gateley
Apr 2012
#17
balance. happiness at the expense of making a better life for yourself and others is not a good goal
unblock
Apr 2012
#21
note that this is advice on how to be HAPPY. not on how to have an actually better life.
unblock
Apr 2012
#20
That may be true, but an ungodly number of corporations dish this bullshit onto their
Nay
Apr 2012
#41
Excellent response to a nasty thought virus that's been going around for years.
gtar100
Apr 2012
#44