• FiniteBanjo@feddit.online
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    2 days ago

    Honestly I am sad that telling people to smile more has become a cultural faux pas, I would like to be able to tell everyone to smile more if not for ourselves than for each other.

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      12 hours ago

      Smiles are earned, not gifted, fake smiles hold no value and make it harder to recognize genuine happiness.

      It’s fine for people to experience neutral and negative emotions, pretending to be happy doesnt improve anything.

      Maybe you should frown more instead.

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        12 hours ago

        Seeing other people happy makes us happy

        Seeing other people sad makes us sad

        It’s called empathy, but I can understand it’s a foreign concept to a lot of people on here.

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          12 hours ago

          I told you, if people smiles just cause they’re told to I won’t be happy seeing them smile cause it may be fake. If everyone fakes being happy whats the point? Fix the problem instead (if it’s possible, if not then bad luck, we can’t be happy everyday). And don’t lecture me on empathy, you’re the one who doesn’t acknowledge people might get rightfully upset when being told to ignore their feelings and fake happiness. It’s called oversimplifying things. They’re smiling? They’re happy! Bruh.

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              12 hours ago

              Do you see a flashy video and don’t care if it’s AI or not cause who needs reality anyways? If I want fake videos I’ll go watch a movie. If I want fake smiles I’ll go for some theatre.

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      1 day ago

      Fuck you. Don’t tell people to smile more; give them a reason to smile! Tell a joke! Be genuinely kind!