• Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    It was a tongue in cheek comment, but, since you asked…

    If I said fishing, would you have considered that succumbing to boredom, or overcoming it?

    I’m going to guess overcoming, because that’s a legitimate hobby. You sit there, tug your rod for a few hours and then go home. And, if you’re a catch and release fisherman, you’re going home empty handed. Really nothing more fulfilling about wasting an afternoon fishing than jerking it, but society has deemed one a hobby and the other a “dirty thing we don’t talk about”

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      22 hours ago

      Well mine was a tongue in cheek comment too, and I thought quite friendly and fun, and then you decided to call me prejudiced. The main point I was picking up on was mindless internet scrolling which is something I do when I’m unhealthily managing my boredom, it’s a warning sign for me, maybe it’s not for you, but I thought I would share my perspective, as I did in a non-judgemental way. Masturbation is perfectly fine, it can be healthy, it can be not, when combined with mindless internet scrolling it didn’t sound healthy to me but that’s just me. I don’t get fishing either but I wouldn’t judge someone for it, just like I didn’t judge you, but you responded like I did judge you, it’s like we’re on Reddit or something.

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            13 hours ago

            I don’t think they were calling you “prejudiced” as it were, they were just outlining that judging whether something counts as a “real” hobby or just succumbing to boredom is flavoured a bit by our own views and opinions :)

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              12 hours ago

              But they did, I made a friendly comment, I was even self-deprecating about it, mostly to be funny, and they accused me of having prejudices. I don’t take well to being called prejudiced, I’m not and hate people who are. Then they randomly brought up racism, that was a weird exchange.

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                10 hours ago

                I totally see that your comment was friendly and there wasn’t any ill will, and I can definitely understand reading their comment as a bit accusatory - but the word “prejudice” isn’t the same as how I think we’re viewing being “prejudiced”. Sort of like if they said it was your opinion, that would feel different to calling you opinionated, you know?

                I don’t think they were intending to be hostile, is all I’m saying. I think it’s just a case of crossed wires tbh - but I hope you’re well and have a good day! ✌️