> Complaining is so normalized in most social circles
This is a straw man.
Complaining isn't the opposing pole of positivity or optimism. Negativity and pessimism are, and these absolutely are not "normalized."
Try criticizing something someone likes. Try telling someone their favorite book, album, or movie is terrible. Or just try disagreeing with them. If that person was a friend, the chances are good that they won't be any longer.
Sometimes the people who are willing to say these kinds of things have revolting personalities. Sometimes they're pretentious twats. These people should be shunned.
People who are willing to say "you're full of shit" or just "I disagree" in a healthy, honest, unostentatious way perform a valuable service by making it permissible to voice opposing views.
> Flying over the Alps
> Years ago, I was on a vacation with some people in the Alps
Oh, please. Spare me.
Grammar-policing fell out of fashion long ago, fortunately. I look forward eagerly to the day positivity-policing does as well. Sanctimonious nonsense.
Don't know why you are being down-voted, but your comment is spot on. Of course being a complainer just by nature or for the fun of it is not constructive.
But oh my, it amazes to no end how fragile the egos of people in general are.
To be fair to other users, I was rightly downvoted, I think, for a less-than-constructive "go fuck yourself," which I've since replaced with "spare me."
This is a straw man.
Complaining isn't the opposing pole of positivity or optimism. Negativity and pessimism are, and these absolutely are not "normalized."
Try criticizing something someone likes. Try telling someone their favorite book, album, or movie is terrible. Or just try disagreeing with them. If that person was a friend, the chances are good that they won't be any longer.
Sometimes the people who are willing to say these kinds of things have revolting personalities. Sometimes they're pretentious twats. These people should be shunned.
People who are willing to say "you're full of shit" or just "I disagree" in a healthy, honest, unostentatious way perform a valuable service by making it permissible to voice opposing views.
> Flying over the Alps
> Years ago, I was on a vacation with some people in the Alps
Oh, please. Spare me.
Grammar-policing fell out of fashion long ago, fortunately. I look forward eagerly to the day positivity-policing does as well. Sanctimonious nonsense.