• solsangraal@lemmy.zip
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    3 months ago

    “because tradition” or “because that’s how i was brought up” or any other paraphrasing of “because everyone else is doing it” is the dumbest possible reason for anyone to do anything ever

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      3 months ago

      “If everyone walked off a cliff…”

      I agree with you, but peer pressure is real. I hated when grownups pretended it wasn’t.

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        3 months ago

        it absolutely is real. and i’d argue that part of growing up is learning to make decisions based on rational consideration. instead of “everyone else is doing it,” like way too many grown ass adults still do