1. Having “friends” on Facebook who are complete jerks to
you. In a related vein, being a “friend”
to someone on Facebook and then being a complete jerk to them. Perhaps no one ever explained the concept of
social networking to you. It’s a place
to connect with social acquaintances and friends, not a place to add people you
don’t know or don’t like in order to trash them in a public forum.
That really brings me to something that makes me mad about
my generation. There is no sense of
decorum. It has gotten to the point
where people just think there are no ramifications for their actions. These teenagers and young adults think they
can say whatever they want to because there is not any danger of repercussions. Honestly, it frightens me. I have often said I think there needs to be a
companion to the “like” button called “punch.”
Something to illustrate what would happen if you said the things you say
online to someone in person. But I’m
getting off topic…
2. Any person who has watched a loved one die of a certain disease
state who then proceeds to partake in exceptionally risky behaviors that relate
to that same disease state.
For example, people who have had loved ones die of cancer and / or lung disease who then decide it’s a good idea to take up smoking. Really? Like really? That seems like a good idea to you? When you think back on the hours spent watching the person you love dying in a hospital bed, not being able to gather enough oxygen into their body for it to function properly because their lungs are too weak, you think that seems like good times? You want that experience for your kids too? Just how sadistic are you, exactly?
For example, people who have had loved ones die of cancer and / or lung disease who then decide it’s a good idea to take up smoking. Really? Like really? That seems like a good idea to you? When you think back on the hours spent watching the person you love dying in a hospital bed, not being able to gather enough oxygen into their body for it to function properly because their lungs are too weak, you think that seems like good times? You want that experience for your kids too? Just how sadistic are you, exactly?
In order to dispel any potential confusion, I’m against
smoking in any instance but situations like the aforementioned really confound
me.
I'm sure there are other situations that I am just forgetting at present so these are the only two I've got. I'll make sure to write again if I think of others.
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