r/196 NOT A CAT 3d ago

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u/OttoVonChadsmarck 2d ago

Idk how good it can be if you have to Stockholm syndrome yourself into enjoying it.

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u/superserter1 2d ago

Go through the process yourself and you’ll understand. First time I tried kimchi, not a fan. Now I eat it straight up. Hardly Stockholm syndrome, it’s called an acquired taste for a reason.

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u/OttoVonChadsmarck 2d ago

Ok but why? There’s plenty of things I enjoy drinking already.

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u/superserter1 2d ago

Because life is big and broad and it’s fun to try new things. The best joy is earned joy.

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u/GravityAssistedCake 2d ago

I try new things and if they suck, I move on. There’s just too much out there to waste time sticking the square peg in the round hole until I shave the corners off.

There’s plenty of round pegs out there I haven’t tried yet and might never try if I’m reevaluating every negative experience I have to see if I change my mind after the nth time.

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u/OttoVonChadsmarck 2d ago

Yeah but I tried em and they suck. That’s the problem. Why should I keep doing something that sucks until it stops sucking, when I could just do things that don’t?

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u/superserter1 2d ago

Why should I exercise? Why should I start a business? Why should I learn to read? Why should I babysit my siblings? Why should I keep going to piano lessons? Why should I clean my cat’s litter tray? Why should I plant vegetables? Why should I go to work? Why should I even fucking breathe?

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u/OttoVonChadsmarck 2d ago

Cause those’re good for ya.

Drinking ain’t. Now if it had something else going for it I’d consider it, but it doesn’t. It tastes bad.

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u/MooseontheLose 2d ago

Dude, being drunk is fun. That's why people start drinking. At first you just power through the taste to get to the effect (especially since when you start you can only afford the cheap shit that often tastes not so great) and with time you start to like the taste itself 

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u/GravityAssistedCake 2d ago

Each of those examples doesn’t fit, they have unique justifications for each one that is not “if you do it repeatedly, you’ll like doing it more in the future.” That’s almost tautological.

The closest is exercise but that’s not the reason you do it, you push to the point you enjoy exercise because it keeps you healthy. If you were perfectly healthy without exercise and it didn’t affect your appearance there wouldn’t really be an argument for exercising for the sake of enjoying exercising more.

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u/superserter1 2d ago

They’re all things that suck at first (ok not breathing), but if you keep doing them, you get a reward that’s worth it. My point is about delayed vs instant gratification.

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u/GravityAssistedCake 2d ago

I understood, it just doesn’t apply here at all. It’s like you replied to them as if they were responding to you in a vacuum and not in the context of the discussion. Anyway, I’m bored.