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  • I’ve never understood the argument that you shouldn’t complain about the environment you interact with because other people interact with worse environments.

    I call this the “children of Africa” -argument. Basically, it’s an argument that you can never complain about anything or do anything to better something, because “some kids are starving in Africa”; someone always has it worse. It’s purpose is to belittle and brush aside either the problem worded out or the person saying it (or both).