One that comes to mind for me: “Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” is not always true. Maybe even only half the time! Are there any phrases you tend to hear and shake your head at?

  • Count Regal Inkwell@pawb.social
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    3 months ago

    Over here in Brazil, I guess because we’re a third world country that is more accustomed to poverty than the anglosphere/yurop, we have a variant of this phrase:

    “Money can’t buy you happiness – But the lack of it will take your happiness away”

    It’s true that you can be extremely rich and still fucking depressed.

    But if you can’t afford rent, and/or are working by day to pay for a small meal at night, and/or are getting sick and just tanking it because actual care is outside your paygrade – You are guaranteed to be miserable.