When someone gives an ultimatum of "me or them" (a or b), the best choice is almost always never a. It is the least restrictive choice.
If there were an actual reason to not choose b, the best choice is likely neither.
I understand the argument that "she is struggling" but the moment they make their struggle your struggle they are choosing to spread the pain rather than deal with it. This is never acceptable in a parent child relationship, more so if the child is a minor.
So if he goes against them all I'm sure he'll bring a lot of followers.
Still not buying a Tesla.
Throw out the whole thing instead and buy something new. Assholes.
The lesson is to never purchase that brand again for any product and to not replace it with anything that has the same planned obsolescence.
Are you aware of the term scab in the union world? One doesn't forgive a scab.
This situation is no different.
You cannot have solidarity with people who will betray you. You are part of the problem. They are part of the problem. People not allowing themselves to be fooled are not.
Think I found it The prompt itself called him Kyle so not sure which response you had in mind.
This one is the top comment:
Death was the oldest. Since time immemorial, people have died and they have come to him. Mankind fights an endless war against him. Though they may have succeeded in stifling his actions, Death is patient. He knows that in the end, all things come to him.
Pestilence was Death's brother. He brought plague upon the lands. Staining the Earth black with disease and blight. His method of bringing people to his brother was slow and excruciating. However, mankind have begun to stave him off. Disease was beaten by technology and he increasingly faded into irrelevance.
Famine was as old as Death and pre-dated the birth of mankind. He worked with Pestilence to target the source of man's strength, his food and fuel. He destroyed crop and rotted grain. Starvation and a slow path to Death awaited those afflicted by him. However, man stood strong against him. They developed methods to create a surplus of food, too much for Famine to destroy. They developed methods to deflect his hand so that he may no longer afflict the source of man's strength. Thus, Famine, like Pestilence, faded into irrelevance.
War was the youngest. He was smart and cunning. He channeled man's strength against themselves. Conflict and strife became the grounds for which man displayed his strength. Efficient in work, he brought many to Death. However after his most brilliant work, where War embroiled the world twice over, mankind caught on to his cunning. Man made laws and grew to depend on each other. Though they may never fully quell War's influence, they made sure he would never afflict the world so spectacularly ever again.
Death was unhappy. Mankind had defeated his brothers and impeded his work. In his impatience and anger, he consulted his 5th brother, Kyle.
Kyle was a strange fellow amongst the brothers. He was quiet, lazy and seemed to care little for Death's work. He decided that his own birthname was too tedious to pronounce and opted for an easier name. Gaelic in origin, "Kyle" meant "narrow" a strange name for a Horseman to take on.
"Help me Kyle. My brothers are defeated. Mankind may one day defeat me as well. Please help out just this once." Kyle said nothing and merely nodded. He then disappeared off to perform his work.
As Death sat around his bedridden brothers, a miracle occured. Pestilence finger twitched and he his hands grew fleshy. Disease once again spread around the world. No longer as powerful as he once was, but alive once again.
Famine groaned and began to sit upright. Once again, crops wilted and people starved. Famine however, felt something amiss, some of his work was...voluntary. Mankind began to starve itself.
War rose from his bed with new found strength. The gears of conflict shook off their rust and began to turn once again. Innocents die in battle again, widows gained and fathers lost. Misguided soldiers die under authority's whims.
"You revived our brothers Kyle. How did you do it?" Asked Death, impressed with Kyle's work.
"I am Kyle, "narrow", the fourth of the Horsemen. Born with humanity but before War. My influence appeared when the first man decided that he did not need his tribe to survive. Narrow are the minds of humans.
Humans defeated disease with miracle cures. Now some fear that those cures are harmful to them. Let them face Pestilence's wrath.
Humans defeated Famine through piling resources and modifying crop. Now they hoard but never give. They let their breathren starve. Now they feel that excess of food is sin. They willing starve themselves of their source of strength to meet society's whims. Let them suffer by Famine's hand.
Humans defeated War through tolerance, diplomacy and restraint. Now they turn intolerant and unleash violence against those not of their own group. They justify their "Holy Wars" with the blood of innocents. Violence begets violence, vengeance for innocent blood spilled is carried out by the sword. Let them spiral down to oblivion, guided by War.
Narrow are the minds of humans. They do not think before they act. They believe what they want to believe and ignore what they don't.
I am Ignorance. Until mankind is capable of defeating me, they can never truly destroy the Horsemen."
Message understood captain. We blame others for not doing the very things we're not doing but that our opposition is doing. This will make our opposition think we're with them.
Brilliant! No one will see us not coming!
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You have the best history book everyone is saying it. People come up all the time and say, that guys has all the best history books. And it's true. Other history books, fake news! Written by loses. Yours, all the greatest moments! Everyone's talking about it. Nobody's seen anything like it before it!
Nope, you're good.
They respond to dumb shit because its what they understand. All this "rise above" shit does is help them.
Indeed.
The golden rule doesn't work with narcissists. You have to flip it around and treat them how they treat others.
Yes. I'm equally happy with my life work balance but I also understand this is the exception and not the rule so am always willing to lend an ear to anyone that wants to complain about their situation.
Same with any struggles one might have, socioeconomic conditions are not something any fellow worker controls.
I do draw the line at self inflected drama from anyone stuck in denial. Those people need to finish their spiral first.
We're all waiting for you to lead the way.
One can hope. But the idea that this is pr around recovering addict comeback story requires he actually quit using drugs, which isn't happening.
And that's ignoring the well know fact that he fired all his pr people and replaced them with an automated response of 💩.
Skipped right past the job interview and are speed running him through the on boarding process. Has serious leadership potential.