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Are you stuck in movie logic?

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239 points eatitraw | 1 comments | 17 Nov 25 12:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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coldtea ◴[17 Nov 25 16:04 UTC] No.45954821[source]▶
The problem is being told those things (e.g. the examples in TFA from Lala Land, Good Will Hunting, etc) often accomplishes nothing. If anything, being told about such issues, even softly and subtly, will make people recoil, be offended, double down, or deny them.

It's only when push comes to shove, or when you get a bitter reality lesson, that you can understand them, or that you can accept and benefit from being told such advice.

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1. andrewflnr ◴[17 Nov 25 16:25 UTC] No.45955088[source]▶
Yeah, while it can be a cheap plot device, it's also largely an accurate depiction of what it takes for real humans to change.

Lots of teachers have told their students that they have lots of potential and shouldn't be getting fights. But if that student is getting in fights, it's not because no one ever told them it's dumb and this one line will be the great revelation they need, it's because they have deeper problems in their life.