Comment by dasil003
2 years ago
This kind jaded, reductive answer reeks of sour grapes. I've seen so many adopt a transactional mentality as a sort of defense mechanism against the indifference of the universe, and in the process they unintentionally blind themselves to numerous daily examples of people just trying to do the right thing. Sure the world has problems, but if we can't see both the good and the bad then we become embittered and small, hateful to ourselves and those around us.
That's a tremendous amount of assumption being piled onto that one line comment.
The key is learning to identify the situations where a transactional mentality is the rational thing to do to protect yourself.
> I've seen so many adopt a transactional mentality as a sort of defense mechanism against the indifference of the universe
Well thought and expressed. Thanks.
> numerous daily examples of people just trying to do the right thing
And most people reading HN can do that.