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PureOxygen
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I HATE it when someone tries to legitimately lift up the spirits of the unfortunate and some jerk has to say some nasty shit like "Keep coping, losers!".
Let's define 'coping' in the dictionary, real quick, just so we're all on the same page:
(Dictionary.com)
COPE
verb (used without object),coped, cop·ing.
to struggle or deal, especially on fairly even terms or with some degree of success (usually followed by with):
to face and deal with responsibilities, problems, or difficulties, especially successfully or in a calm or adequate manner:
Based on what the dictionary says 'coping' is, not only can it lead to life successes under the right conditions, but is it unavoidable in the real world. Everybody, no matter how 'alpha', will have to deal with problems in this world like death, aging, etc... We could quibble to a degree over how many and what types, but noone lives problem-free.
I'd like to think that what these people REALLY mean by phrases like "Keep coping, losers!" is "Keep denying reality to protect your feelings, losers!"
There's a difference between saying something like "Getting legally married in the USA under the current political structure is stupid" (making such a statement would qualify as 'coping' but it wouldn't be denying reality) and "Women just can't see how valuable I am as a sexual partner" (which is denying reality and not just coping). The former type of coping is perfectly logical and understandable. The latter type is cringe.
What are y'all's thoughts?
Let's define 'coping' in the dictionary, real quick, just so we're all on the same page:
(Dictionary.com)
COPE
verb (used without object),coped, cop·ing.
to struggle or deal, especially on fairly even terms or with some degree of success (usually followed by with):
to face and deal with responsibilities, problems, or difficulties, especially successfully or in a calm or adequate manner:
Based on what the dictionary says 'coping' is, not only can it lead to life successes under the right conditions, but is it unavoidable in the real world. Everybody, no matter how 'alpha', will have to deal with problems in this world like death, aging, etc... We could quibble to a degree over how many and what types, but noone lives problem-free.
I'd like to think that what these people REALLY mean by phrases like "Keep coping, losers!" is "Keep denying reality to protect your feelings, losers!"
There's a difference between saying something like "Getting legally married in the USA under the current political structure is stupid" (making such a statement would qualify as 'coping' but it wouldn't be denying reality) and "Women just can't see how valuable I am as a sexual partner" (which is denying reality and not just coping). The former type of coping is perfectly logical and understandable. The latter type is cringe.
What are y'all's thoughts?