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garry4321 t1_j8e842m wrote

Reply to [Image] Health is wealth. Once you lose it, then you realize how true the saying is by crm_expert

No offence, but this is the stupidest fucking "motivational poster" I've seen.

All the zeros mean that this person is unemployed, has no money, has no family and no dreams. So sure, health is all they have left. Kinda seems like their life is shit to be honest, and probably want that 1 to be a 0.

So, everyone else who has any of those things, would have more than 0, and thus take away health and there is still a number. Therefore by this posters own logic, you can be completely fine without your health if you still have any of the other things. Hell, just having a job gives you a number that beats having both money and a family?

What the fuck is this garbage?

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maniacalmustacheride t1_j8e3wwc wrote

Reply to comment by TheEternalKhaos in [Image] Health is wealth. Once you lose it, then you realize how true the saying is by crm_expert

In a hunter/gatherer society, most of the time was spent together. Women and men helped gather, though women did the bulk and the food processing. Taking down a large animal was calorie taxing, and there was no refrigerator so meat was a feast time while gathering still happened, and was sorted and stored, and then the group was back together to a) rest after the hunt or b) be a woman and continue the constant maintenance of children, food, clothing, etc.

Like lions, men brought food to buy in to society that was matriarchal. You see it in elephants and deer, younger men/older boys are expected to look after smaller children when the adults are doing the heavy lifting. Society only demands work first instead of family because that’s what’s been sold to you and now you’re stuck in the system. Having a family, having a tribe, biological or not, strengthens the group. If you can hunt and she can fish and I can cook and she can weave, we’re okay, as long as we work together.

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[deleted] t1_j8e2uz1 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in [IMAGE] Be careful what you feed… by Rocky9711

Ancient white guys lived very similar lifestyles to Native Americans. They hunted deer, elk and bison. They worshipped gods based on animals before Christianity was introduced to them. They wore loin cloths and animal skins to keep warm during Winter. So this idea that hurting animals is isolated to Europeans is really a dumb comment lacking any deep thinking.

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Maternalnudge t1_j8e2i5j wrote

Reply to How do you get yourself motivated when you've always been driven by threat/anxiety/trauma? [Discussion] by ElegantCherries

This is my personal way of coping. Imagine the journey of life as a path you walk down. When you focus on negative things, like past trauma, you turn your focus away from everything else. It is almost like you stop walking and turn around, facing backwards on life’s trail and then walk with your back turned to your future. You’re afraid to turn around because everything in your past is so important and maybe not fully processed. It’s so important to understand that you should be MORE afraid of progressing through life backwards than you are afraid of what is behind you.

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Nytonial t1_j8e1krp wrote

Reply to [Image] Health is wealth. Once you lose it, then you realize how true the saying is by crm_expert

The amount of people who don't understand the message and trying to interpret it as a number or a list of most important to least important is shocking...

People:

You generally need to be healthy to work.

You generally need to work to have money

You need money (or some form of possessions) to be able support a family, especially starting one and having children to feed/develop.

In most cases people aspire to have a family to fulfill part of their dreams, and to support them. If a family isn't part of your dreams you probably still need the previous 3 to achieve whatever else it is you wish from life.

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