For those who aren’t familiar with the term, it means believing something that probably shouldn’t be believed, or being influenced to believe something that’s not necessarily in your best interests.

  • LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz
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    21 hours ago

    If you work hard, are honest, and moral, you will get ahead in life.

    It was embarrassingly late in life before I realized how much of a farce that was.

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      16 hours ago

      Oh man! The pieces of myself I gave working for companies that gave zero shits about me! I worked way too hard for way too little. I was nothing to them.

      Kids if you’re reading this unionize your workplace. Through a union is the only way I’ve gotten a decent wage, benefits package, and shield from the whims of management. They’re nothing without us, they produce no value.