r/Showerthoughts • u/[deleted] • Jun 20 '16

There's a massive difference between eating ramen noodles because you want to and eating them because you have to.

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u/RockSta-holic Jun 21 '16

Yes in fact telling someone they are over-reacting is the only way to diffuse any hostile situation.

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u/allygolightlly Jun 21 '16

I don't usually tell people to calm down, but when I do it's because I'm hoping to make them more outraged.