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22 May 2010, 6:43 pm

"Life's not what it used to be."



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22 May 2010, 6:46 pm

Life is fair depending on the cards you were dealt in a early age.



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22 May 2010, 9:04 pm

anbuend wrote:
I don't think the phrase "Life isn't fair" is meant to say "Life is never fair". It just means that unfairness is a part of life. Not meant to be taken as a literal and absolute statement.


anbuend, is this is one of the proper rules to life that unfairness is a part of life? I guess this is settled then. If you're correct, then why do some people state it as an absolute and shove it down other people's throat. It seems that some people want you to take it as a literal and absolute statement. Why is that?



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22 May 2010, 9:05 pm

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Life is fair depending on the cards you were dealt in a early age.


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22 May 2010, 9:22 pm

cubedemon6073 wrote:
anbuend wrote:
I don't think the phrase "Life isn't fair" is meant to say "Life is never fair". It just means that unfairness is a part of life. Not meant to be taken as a literal and absolute statement.


anbuend, is this is one of the proper rules to life that unfairness is a part of life? I guess this is settled then. If you're correct, then why do some people state it as an absolute and shove it down other people's throat. It seems that some people want you to take it as a literal and absolute statement. Why is that?


I can probably shed some light on the usage of the phrase. It is often used similarly to the phrase "You can't always get what you want". Its not an absolute phrase, but often times it will be said in a mocking/condescending tone, which makes it seem that way. As for when I use it myself, I tend to use it as a way of saying unfairness is just a cruel fact of reality.


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22 May 2010, 9:28 pm

DemonAbyss10 wrote:
I can probably shed some light on the usage of the phrase. It is often used similarly to the phrase "You can't always get what you want". Its not an absolute phrase, but often times it will be said in a mocking/condescending tone, which makes it seem that way. As for when I use it myself, I tend to use it as a way of saying unfairness is just a cruel fact of reality.


i think it's just a dismissive phrase some people use instead of saying "stop asking questions."

how about "life is not always logical."


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22 May 2010, 9:32 pm

I think it can be used as a cop out and excuse to knowingly treat people unfair, which is what majorities tend to do to minorities quite a bit. You could easily flat out treat someone unfairly and claim "life is unfair, get over it". Life is unfair largely because people make it so.


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22 May 2010, 10:30 pm

TheDeviantOne wrote:
I think it can be used as a cop out and excuse to knowingly treat people unfair, which is what majorities tend to do to minorities quite a bit. You could easily flat out treat someone unfairly and claim "life is unfair, get over it". Life is unfair largely because people make it so.


Yet you could also argue that nature is a cruel mistress. A good example of lfe not being fair would be stuff such as a stillbirth for example, that or not everyone being exact clones of one another. All in all, Fairness is a subjective thing, not an objective one. It all depends on viewpoints and all that other chaotic stuff that affects the universe.


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22 May 2010, 11:08 pm

DemonAbyss10 wrote:
TheDeviantOne wrote:
I think it can be used as a cop out and excuse to knowingly treat people unfair, which is what majorities tend to do to minorities quite a bit. You could easily flat out treat someone unfairly and claim "life is unfair, get over it". Life is unfair largely because people make it so.


Yet you could also argue that nature is a cruel mistress. A good example of lfe not being fair would be stuff such as a stillbirth for example, that or not everyone being exact clones of one another. All in all, Fairness is a subjective thing, not an objective one. It all depends on viewpoints and all that other chaotic stuff that affects the universe.

Oh yes, mother nature can be quite crude indeed. While people are people, mother nature is another beast altogether that can get do just about anything and the only thing we can do is best prepare to deal with it, not stop it. Hurricanes, earthquakes, floors, and volcanoes are just some of the ways life can be unfair outside of our control. Then there is also the factor of wildlife. I hardly found it fair that on a farm, out of many kids, I was the only one to get stung by a bee.


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