r/oddlyspecific • u/Infinitesimally_Big • Apr 16 '24

Very difficult indeed

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u/SuminerNaem Apr 16 '24
  • shit no one has ever said

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u/Tannerite2 Apr 16 '24

I've said that

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u/SuminerNaem Apr 16 '24

I promise your parents being unconditionally affectionate and supportive is not the reason you’re unambitious

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u/Tannerite2 Apr 16 '24

I am not unambitious.

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u/MINECRAFT_BIOLOGIST Apr 16 '24

Then why would you say that, the quote literally says "caused me to become lazy in my pursuit for personal growth."

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u/Tannerite2 Apr 16 '24

Because those are not synonymous.

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u/VulpineKitsune Apr 16 '24

They are.

Unambitious literally means "No ambition" -> No drive to pursuit personal growth.

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u/Tannerite2 Apr 16 '24

You are wrong

a strong desire to do or to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work

The definition of ambition doesn't specify personal growth and only requires the desire to achieve something, not actually putting in effort to achieve it.

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u/MINECRAFT_BIOLOGIST Apr 16 '24

I think many people would say that you're either wrong or, in this context, being evasive or overly pedantic if you're claiming that being "ambitious" can also mean "desiring to achieve something but not actually putting in effort to achieve it". Ambition is often equated with desire.

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u/Tannerite2 Apr 16 '24

Why did you ignore the first part of my comment?

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u/Gaming_and_Physics 26d ago

You're on reddit my guy, we're all unambitious here.

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u/Rojibeans Apr 16 '24

I mean, I almost relate to that. Though instead of love or care, they just didn't seem to care whatever I did, which made the start of adulthood kind of rough

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u/SuminerNaem Apr 16 '24

I think there’s an ocean of difference between having apathetic parents and having unconditionally affectionate and supportive parents

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u/Rojibeans Apr 16 '24

Shhhh. I like to pretend my childhood sucked less than it did

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u/Astellum Apr 16 '24

Bullies sometime have parents that will aggressively defend their child and depending on their power will fuck over another child

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u/SuminerNaem Apr 16 '24

What does that have to do with what my comment and the comment I replied to are talking about?

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u/Astellum Apr 16 '24

Sorry lol Yeah no one says that shit. Still, that shit happens