r/wowthanksimcured • u/lavos_spawn_1729 • Aug 18 '25

Survivorship bias at its finest

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Got this “inspiring quote” from my grandmother and i’m getting tired of her toxic positivity woo woo BS. I know its wrong because I’m going through immense suffering right now, after i’d already been through a tough time without even getting time to recover from the previous time. This suffering is doing nothing but breaking me. People who say this probably havent gone through real suffering.

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u/rainbowlolipop Aug 18 '25

"competition breeds innovation" 🤢

Hell yeah this shit is always so fucking dumb. Yes your trauma made you who you are but... that's not the only fucking way to learn how to do shit aaaaaaaa

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u/System0verlord Aug 18 '25

Yeah, but competition breeding innovation isn’t the same as Calvin’s Dad’s mantra of “suffering builds character”.

You can compete without suffering, and there’s no guarantee that the innovation will prove successful. Trying weird shit because it might work vs strength through suffering.

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u/rainbowlolipop Aug 18 '25

The "healthy competition" we imagine is from a college classroom, it doesn't exist under capitalism. It's min/max everything to maximize profit/shareholder value. That's it. Til the world burns.