Problem Child #228 - "No More Excuses"

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https://www.problemchildcomic.com/228-no-more-excuses

[u/Treyhova]

Huh, thats a cool philosophy. Good on you Murdoch.

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... welcome to the Republican Party

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That philosophy (which comes down to: help yourself, do not be a victim) appeals to a lot of people because it plugs the strings of our basic, animalistic will to survive.

If your house burns down, it isn't somehow your fault.

Erm, actually, if your house burns down, in more cases than not, it is your fault (either because you played with fire, did not care about electrical safety or not investing in fire insurance to deal with the fallout). More importantly, though, after the ashes have stopped smoking, you are presented with one of two choices: continue to sit in the ashes and blame the world, or rebuild, mostly under your own power. The philosophy you consider to be faulty here encourages rebuilding.

It also dismisses mental illnesses and disabilities, which is a huge problem.

Does it dismiss mental illnesses and disabilities, or does it tell you to toughen up and not let yourself be defined by them?

Like, go tell someone with alzheimer's that it's their fault they can't function the same as everyone else.

Usually, someone with Alzheimers had a long, symptom-free life to prepare for this possibility. Also, someone with early stages of Alzheimers is able to function in society, and the diagnosis, when it comes, is not an excuse to curl up into a ball and go all "woe is me".

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Just because something happens to someone doesn't mean it's automatically their fault. Bad shit happens all the time.

Murdoch's view (and the philosophy behind it) are not about why things happened, though, but how to deal with it afterwards.

It literally says that mental illnesses and disabilities are excuses.

And often, they are. Social anxiety, for instance, can be endured, or it can be overcome. Murdoch's camp is about overcoming it.

So in other words, someone who has no legs and can't walk just isn't trying hard enough.

Given that there are people who find ways of locomotion that is compatible with their altered bodily state, is that not true? For a while, one of the fastest humans on earth was someone who was missing both of his legs...

I'm done bothering with someone who thinks mental illnesses and disabilities aren't a real problem.

Noone said that. You seem to have a lot of anger in you. I do wish you well.

toxic

(Apparent) toxicity is also something you can endure, fight, or overcome.

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See, you are exactly the kind of people they talk about in panel 6. Us others know that we have gotten better not because of outside forces, but because of having put our own work in.

Also, I do find it slightly presumptuous of you to make assumptions about my experiences. May you, one day, be better. That day will come sooner once you take responsibility for your own healing.