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View submission: What is your favorite paradox?
I hate myself, but I think I’m better than everyone.
Comment by IrrelevantPuppy at 26/06/2020 at 10:17 UTC*
1407 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Everyone thinks they’re better than everyone else these days. Personally, I wouldn’t stoop to their level.
Comment by [deleted] at 26/06/2020 at 06:59 UTC
298 upvotes, 5 direct replies
Ah, a law student I see
Comment by [deleted] at 26/06/2020 at 12:12 UTC
46 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Not necessarily a paradox.
I hate myself, I just hate everyone else more.
Comment by raelepei at 26/06/2020 at 11:01 UTC
72 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Oh I hate this fallacy. I'm sure there is a proper name for it, I just don't know it.
In essence: Some people seem to think that the statement "I think X is bad" is the same as "I think X is the worst possible thing that could possibly ever be". In other words, their scale of good-to-bad somehow has only one value for "bad". I don't get it!
Obviously it's not a contradiction to consider something bad, and something else as even worse. Here's an example: I go for a walk in the woods, and end up with a nail in my foot. Obviously that's bad. But a landmine would've been worse.
Likewise, it's also possible that *every* option is bad: "Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time" as Winston Churchill said[1].
1: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill
People are awful with scales.
Comment by LiterallyRyanHa at 26/06/2020 at 14:53 UTC
7 upvotes, 0 direct replies
it’s not really a paradox if you just hate *everyone*
Comment by BatmanStarkDentistry at 26/06/2020 at 14:48 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I think it's funny when people call me a narcissist becuase narcissists *think* they're better than everyone else and I KNOW I'm better than them
Comment by [deleted] at 26/06/2020 at 15:17 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
That’s not paradoxical, you can rate yourself a 2/10 and everyone else a 1/10
Comment by Marius1211 at 26/06/2020 at 10:40 UTC
7 upvotes, 0 direct replies
That just means you hate everyone else even more. °J°
Comment by [deleted] at 26/06/2020 at 14:18 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Reminds me of this: “There's no one I disapprove of more or root for more than myself”
Comment by CHydos at 26/06/2020 at 12:38 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I'm pretty sure that's the mentality of most New Yorkers.
Comment by shicole3 at 26/06/2020 at 12:47 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
You’re probably joking but I really feel like this sometimes
Comment by [deleted] at 26/06/2020 at 13:13 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Such is the life of us narcissists. Hate how many there are of us these days.
Comment by hobojo1234 at 26/06/2020 at 15:44 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
That just means that you hate everyone. Which is usually accurate for this type of person.
Comment by MilleCuirs at 26/06/2020 at 15:49 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Don't forget that you are unique, like everybody else!
Comment by megapuffranger at 26/06/2020 at 15:52 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
This isn’t a paradox, you just think of everyone else as lower than yourself.
Comment by Tom_Brokaw_is_a_Punk at 26/06/2020 at 17:19 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Just because I hate myself doesn't mean I can't hate other people more
Comment by DarkImperialStout at 26/06/2020 at 18:48 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
No paradox. I just hate everyone else more.
Comment by [deleted] at 26/06/2020 at 19:39 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
😨
Comment by Hydris at 26/06/2020 at 20:02 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Nah, Dog shit is still dog shit, But dog shit in my mouth is worse.
Comment by reyemanivad at 26/06/2020 at 21:27 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I thought that was borderline personality disorder.
Comment by Sean081799 at 26/06/2020 at 23:23 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Ouch... This hurts.