whenever i'm trying to talk myself out of buying something i don't need i always hear my old russian professor's voice echoing in my head: "WHAT??? WILL YOU DIE THE RICHEST MAN IN THE GRAVEYARD?" and then i make an unwise financial decision
i dunno i just think “you should not defend yourself when strangers on the internet are rude to you lest you look Insecure” is a very strange hill to die on and i think it kind of exemplifies how much damage the “whoever cares the least here wins the argument” mindset did. i don’t know why people on this website seem to think “don’t be rude to strangers on the internet just because you think they’re weird” is an unreasonable thing to ask of others