Sometimes I hate this world :(

always late said:
Inspiring others to perhaps do the same is a good thing, no? This isof course completely ignoring the fact that I wasn't actually bragging but expressing my disappointment that situations like this occur in the first place.

If you wish to reduce that post to bragging then that's on you.
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It's basic psychology... your nice side wanted to draw attention to others the fact that this shouldn't need to happen in the first place... your selfish and nedy side wanted the approval of others for doing the right thing... I was drawing your attention to the you've hoped others ignored.
 
mrk said:
What makes it bad? Uplifting news is uplifting for a reason. Positive things are more than just something you read about. Even people that are decent people who do good things regularly can get a boost out of reading or seeing it from around the world.

On top of that, feel good things increase dopamine and serotonin activity in the brain, which is good for well being.

The fact that you're complaining about someone who is just posting something they felt mattered and wanted to share that experience, along with a feel good outcome from it, means you could do with some of those highly important chemical functions :p
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Do it! Great! Be a normal human!

Normal humans don't brag about it... maybe encourage others to do the same thing... don't try to rub others' face in the fact that you did this good thing and they didn't... that's boastful ;)
 
crinkleshoes said:
It's basic psychology... your nice side wanted to draw attention to others the fact that this shouldn't need to happen in the first place... your selfish and nedy side wanted the approval of others for doing the right thing... I was drawing your attention to the you've hoped others ignored.
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You brag on here about things that don’t even help others though? And people are usually polite enough or happy for you, yet you decide to be an arse to someone who isn’t really bragging at all. Maybe back to basics of practicing what you preach if this thread has triggered that response.
 
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Ayahuasca said:
You brag on here about things that don’t even help others though? And people are usually polite enough or happy for you, yet you decide to be an arse to someone who isn’t really bragging at all. Maybe back to basics of practicing what you preach if this thread has triggered that response.
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It's cool, one day when real life catches up with him he'll be glad to have someone help him out. People like crinkleshoes haven't hado deal with what life can really throw at you, hence his crap attitude.
 
1) Well done, you did a good thing
2) She probably wouldn't be authorised to use a debit card
3) The parents could be well-off but didn't want her to buy a load of sweets and spoil her dinner

Lots of variables and possible outcomes, but I wouldn't beat myself up about it. Now if it was a homeless man counting pennies for some food.....
 
crinkleshoes said:
It's called... bragging:
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If anyone needs to understand Britain, it's this right here. You cannot tell others about doing/buying/experiencing something that made a difference to you, whether it made you think or has made you happy/sad, without later being called out for some petty reason.

Anyhow, well done OP and the others who have shared similar circumstances. I've too lent a few quid to help someone get home that was stranded. Let's try and keep the non-bitter humanity alive.
 
always late said:
It's cool, one day when real life catches up with him he'll be glad to have someone help him out. People like crinkleshoes haven't hado deal with what life can really throw at you, hence his crap attitude.
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lol... I nearly killed myself last year... so yeah... I haven't dealt with the **** life throws... nope

When I walk through London and see a homeless guy, I usually buy them something to eat... I know how to be human... I just don't brag about my "normal" behaviour.
 
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crinkleshoes said:
lol... I nearly killed myself last year... so yeah... I haven't dealt with the **** life throws... dumbass

When I walk through London and see a homeless guy, I usually buy them something to eat... I know how to be human... I just don't brag about my "normal" behaviour.
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I think you need to re-evaluate your perception of the word "bragging". Also nope.
 
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always late said:
It's cool, one day when real life catches up with him he'll be glad to have someone help him out. People like crinkleshoes haven't hado deal with what life can really throw at you, hence his crap attitude.
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Think before you speak *****... you never know what someone has been through
 
crinkleshoes said:
What you've posted it one of the big things that's wrong with the current world... twits feeling the need to boast about their "good deeds" on youtube / facebook / other social media... the only thing that's worse are the one who do these silly creation of scenarios where they put someone in an awkward position on purpose and video it to either big them up or shame them...
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That's true. There's a guy on youtube who picks up homeless people in his exotic car to "make their day", but in reality he's just wants the validation/views in the process.

I do think what the OP did was a decent thing though and these random acts of kindness make the world a better place.
 
Chojin said:
That's true. There's a guy on youtube who picks up homeless people in his exotic car to "make their day", but in reality he's just wants the validation/views in the process.

I do think what the OP did was a decent thing though and these random acts of kindness make the world a better place.
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Thank you, glad I'm not the only one frustrated by that.

I'm happy to admit that I agree... the basic act is a good one and I wish more people did that... it's just... I've done that... many times... and I simply don't feel it's an act worthy enough of telling my wife, let alone broadcasting to the world... it's what I feel is, basic human nature... it's a thing any "normal" human would do in the same scenario. I'm so annoyed with the publication of it because it's not something to seek approval for... which, given the way the OP is phrased... seems, to me, it what he's looking for... he's completely missed the point that this is (and/or) should be... normal... and pushed it as if he did something special... if anything, I am re-enforcing the point he is trying to make... however, for some reason, people don't seem to "get" that...

On top of that... I feel most people here are educated... and generally believe (perhaps naively) that educated people are more likely to behave "properly".

As such, I feel my assertion that the OP's post is "boastful" to be justified... and he needs to STFU and just behave like any normal human should do and see what he did as normal and unworthy of posting a public "I did the right thing, for once" type of post like this.

Get over yourself... for once in your life you did the right thing... this post only indicates that this is unusual for you. I'd assert that that implicates such behaviour as unusual to you and not the world at large and so... you need to look at yourself instead of blaming the wider world.

One way you could have looked at it... is that God saw you in your immorality and gave you the opportunity to correct your enviroment to prove yourself... congratulations... you finally met the challenge that was offered to you, even if you failed in the past... that's a good thing... be happy with yourself.

Unfortunately... you just un-did a part of that by BRAGGING about the whole thing.

GRRRRRRR
 
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crinkleshoes said:
Surely that's bad... if you've been drawn so far away from your basic nature that you require a forum post or video to do what's right... then something is very wrong.

Maybe I'm just naive in thinking everyone else on this forum would do the same thing... only they would not feel the need to boast about it.

I do nice things... mostly I don't tell anyone about it...

I don't feel the need to boast about normal human behaviour... it's normal

What you've posted it one of the big things that's wrong with the current world... twits feeling the need to boast about their "good deeds" on youtube / facebook / other social media... the only thing that's worse are the one who do these silly creation of scenarios where they put someone in an awkward position on purpose and video it to either big them up or shame them...
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Yeah, I think your interpretation of the OP as "boasting" or "bragging" says more about you and your attitude to people than what the OP shows about himself in his post. Why are you jealous of him and trying to paint him in a bad light? Maybe because you don't like it when people show themselves to be better than you? Maybe you don't like people doing good things because it shows how you don't do the same?

See how easy it is to make someone's post look like something it's not?
 
Saturday night, can't be bothered arguing. Crinkle, let's just agree to disagree rather than get wound up by nonsense :)
 
always late said:
Saturday night, can't be bothered arguing. Crinkle, let's just agree to disagree rather than get wound up by nonsense :)
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Annnnnnnd... that's why you deserve to have someone call you on your ****.

If the version of you that you have tried to express in the OP was accurate... you wouldn't reply like that... you would welcome the conversation.

Get over yourself... you did a good thing once in your life... congrats... please please please feel free to do it more often ;)

There's no such thing as agreeing to disagree...
 
crinkleshoes said:
Annnnnnnd... that's why you deserve to have someone call you on your ****.

If the version of you that you have tried to express in the OP was accurate... you wouldn't reply like that... you would welcome the conversation.

Get over yourself... you did a good thing once in your life... congrats... please please please feel free to do it more often ;)

There's no such thing as agreeing to disagree...
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You’ve ignored many posts calling you out and been quite the hypocrite in this thread, only above you’re asking others to think before they speak because you don’t know what they’ve been through... absolute disgrace you are.
 
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