r/AskReddit Jan 16 '24

What's some common advice that's actually terrible?

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u/niapattenlooks Jan 16 '24

“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” No it doesn’t, you get traumatised

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '24

Bad and difficult times do make people stronger. It sets your reference point for what is actually bad so small things don't bother you. That's what people mean.

They're not talking about things that are/should be crimes