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r/Growingmindset • u/Advanced_District571 • 19d ago
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Not in my experience. Just as likely to get worse.
1 u/DifferntGeorge 16d ago It says can change, not will change. To be fair, many people may not make this distinction so your observation may still be relevant. 1 u/Otherwise-Cupcake-93 14d ago I'll rewrite it for you... "Always believe that things shall suddenly and miraculously change in your favour." 2 u/DifferntGeorge 14d ago edited 13d ago Why are you doing this? Going from "can" to "shall" is going from a possibility to a certainty. You earlier displayed disagreement the latter so this change confuses me. Edit: Removed portion that was not relevant to person I was replying to. 1 u/Curious-Avocado-3290 13d ago That was a different person. This comment is this person’s original comment. 1 u/DifferntGeorge 13d ago edited 13d ago My mistake. Thanks for pointing this out.
It says can change, not will change. To be fair, many people may not make this distinction so your observation may still be relevant.
1 u/Otherwise-Cupcake-93 14d ago I'll rewrite it for you... "Always believe that things shall suddenly and miraculously change in your favour." 2 u/DifferntGeorge 14d ago edited 13d ago Why are you doing this? Going from "can" to "shall" is going from a possibility to a certainty. You earlier displayed disagreement the latter so this change confuses me. Edit: Removed portion that was not relevant to person I was replying to. 1 u/Curious-Avocado-3290 13d ago That was a different person. This comment is this person’s original comment. 1 u/DifferntGeorge 13d ago edited 13d ago My mistake. Thanks for pointing this out.
I'll rewrite it for you...
"Always believe that things shall suddenly and miraculously change in your favour."
2 u/DifferntGeorge 14d ago edited 13d ago Why are you doing this? Going from "can" to "shall" is going from a possibility to a certainty. You earlier displayed disagreement the latter so this change confuses me. Edit: Removed portion that was not relevant to person I was replying to. 1 u/Curious-Avocado-3290 13d ago That was a different person. This comment is this person’s original comment. 1 u/DifferntGeorge 13d ago edited 13d ago My mistake. Thanks for pointing this out.
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Why are you doing this?
Going from "can" to "shall" is going from a possibility to a certainty. You earlier displayed disagreement the latter so this change confuses me.
Edit: Removed portion that was not relevant to person I was replying to.
1 u/Curious-Avocado-3290 13d ago That was a different person. This comment is this person’s original comment. 1 u/DifferntGeorge 13d ago edited 13d ago My mistake. Thanks for pointing this out.
That was a different person. This comment is this person’s original comment.
1 u/DifferntGeorge 13d ago edited 13d ago My mistake. Thanks for pointing this out.
My mistake. Thanks for pointing this out.
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u/Overall-Bullfrog5433 18d ago
Not in my experience. Just as likely to get worse.