I have two cars, but I actually hate cars.

I chose to have a house in the mountains, but I hate snow.

I work out hard and have abs that I show off, but people who show off their abs annoy me.

I’m a writer and make income doing it in addition to my retirement pension, but writers annoy me and I never tell my friends that I’m a writer.

I also paint and have had my stuff in some galleries, but artists annoy me and I never tell any of my friends that I paint.

I’ve chosen all those things. Not by necessity, but just choice. Can you be a contrarian to your own views or does that definition have to involve opposing someone else’s views just to troll?

  • Croquette@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    22 hours ago

    Absolutely. I have a SUV and I fucking hate it. It takes too much space and is terrible for the environment.

    But our other car died at the peak of used market during COVID and my sister offered us a deal (4000$ under market price, making it a lot better than beat ups in the market).

    I work for companies I don’t align with, otherwise I wouldn’t be working much.

    We make due with the circumstances and we navigate the best we can even if that means going against our values, because the alternative is worse