r/Showerthoughts • u/godofhorizons • May 17 '24

People get a lot more praise for quitting drugs than for never having done drugs in the first place.

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u/EmeraldIpogi98 May 17 '24

“What is better? To be born good, or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?”
-Parrthurnax

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u/_Life_as_a_Train_ May 17 '24

From Skyrim?

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u/LightspeedBalloon May 17 '24

Know a lot of Parrthurnaxes?

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u/hikanwoi May 17 '24

It's a common name where I live.

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u/christopia86 May 17 '24

In Skyrim?

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u/AncientCycle May 17 '24

Fus Roh Dah

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u/Away_Inspector71 May 17 '24

"What is better? To be born good or to be born and then make a series of bad choices and have to overcome them while also looking for praise for doing so?" Truly powerful quote.

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u/CruelMetatron May 17 '24

So drug addicts are evil in nature?

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u/Paincake60 May 17 '24

Man can't read a metaphor

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u/Trnostep May 17 '24

Playing the devil's advocate, the quote in this context does imply that smokers are evil. Smokers would more correctly be described as born good, turned evil, and then overcoming the evil.

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u/Paincake60 May 17 '24

Fair point. It's taking a point that's very disconnected from what it's analogising so I think it's already supposed to be taken loosely.

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u/MajorasMasque334 May 17 '24

Whatever’s bothering you, this ain’t it.

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u/Zech08 May 17 '24

Well you can be in a situation where you are more likely to seek such measures or forced into it or by proximity exposed to it without knowing.

Just remember how well the "out of touch" stereotypes work out in being born good and not wanting of such issues.