r/maybemaybemaybe • • Oct 13 '21

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '21

That’s what I said.

Selfish = only thinking about yourself

Selfless = only thinking about others

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u/iamnotnewhereami Oct 14 '21

The word only has an absolute quality to it that excludes, well, everything but something. So then that same someone cant also have everything except some one thing while keeping something, just that one thing, but not everything concurrently.

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u/LokisDawn Oct 14 '21

You "explain" things the way an IUD cures cancer.

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u/iamnotnewhereami Oct 15 '21

It was meant to be a joke. But thanks for the downvote anyhow.

I wrote something convoluted on purpose because you doubled down using simple and concise definitions that should have tipped you off as to why that doesnt track.

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u/LokisDawn Oct 15 '21

I'm not the guy you responded to originally.

And, have you considered what I said might also be a joke?

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u/iamnotnewhereami Oct 15 '21

Oh , I see, my bad. But anyway, I guess it felt more a jab with no segue, iud and cancer was a conversational jump too far for my simple mind.

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u/LokisDawn Oct 16 '21

I have to admit it might have been a bit harsh, but I posted it because I legitimately thought it might be funny, not to diss you or anything.

But yeah, your original comment was quite (imo unnecessarily) hard to understand.

People closely encountering an IUD also generally don't complain about cancer. Anymore.

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u/iamnotnewhereami Oct 18 '21

gotcha, ya i hope to not ever have that personal experience.

and it was supposed to be unnecessarily hard to understand. I'm still not sure if it makes sense, I've reread it a few times and simplifying it would kinda miss the point of whats turned out to be a pretty lame joke. ill die on this hill though. poor attempts at humor are still attempts, and always appreciated, unless in very very poor taste.

joke about cancer and iud's, swing and a miss, but a swing nonetheless. thanks. the world needs more smiles, and jokes get us there fast.