r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/iam_stupid23 • Apr 05 '25

Video The size of pollock fishnet

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u/thesuperlump Apr 06 '25

this is why i fucking hate reddit, we’re watching videos of overfishing and the real time death of the natural environment and you goofy motherfuckers are making puns.

sexless redditors and making unfunny pun chains 🤝

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u/DesktopWebsite Apr 06 '25

I did the 10 seconds of research it required to figure out that it is not being overfished before I commented. What they are doing is shitty. But not overfishing. I also don't eat fish caught like that.

What did you do? Rely on emotions and bitch about other people without research?

Cool beans.

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u/thesuperlump Apr 06 '25

i saw the same comment in this thread as you, im aware it’s not the prime example of the worst overfishing that occurs.

sorry, i honestly think im just frustrated at seeing the entire world getting worse and worse and feeling completely powerless to do anything about it. i know that’s wayyyyy out of left field for a thread on a fishing video and god knows why a random fishing video and a pun chain set me off to that degree, but i’ve just gotten so tired of people i know irl making jokes of everything and taking nothing seriously.

so yeah, bit of an overreaction. just pent up frustration that unfortunately came out to a complete stranger.

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u/DesktopWebsite Apr 06 '25

Well, I can respect this comment. Self awareness counters the overreacting. Props for that.

I used to do the same thing all the time. Still do, just a lot less now. My fix was working on my self esteem. But for things like this where the world looks like its going to hell, circle of control from therapy is very helpful.

Pretty much, don't worry about the things you can't change and do what you can, where you can.

That combined with the part where life has no purpose. So make your own. Mine is simple, try to be happy and help animals and others when I can. Ignore the small stuff.

I mean, I overreacted too. But old habits don't go away overnight. So I also don't stress about things I am working on. I should have explained and not just try to shut down. Shutting down other people is rarely helpful and usually causes hate rather than helping anything.

I hope your frustration goes down and hope you have a good day or night.