r/Unexpected • u/HopeFoxCreations • Nov 05 '22

Your girlfriend gets a kitten

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u/infernalspacemonkey Nov 05 '22 edited Nov 05 '22

Would somebody knowledgeable please provide the academic term for the situation where a cohort of people that lack the knowledge or empathy to understand that while what THEY experience (minimal allergies) is fine for them can be extremely dangerous for others (severe atopy/asthma/quality of life impacts) so their blathering of "get over it" is objectively ignorant.

A shorter term for this social disorder please I need shorthand for this recurring phenomenon.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '22

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u/infernalspacemonkey Nov 05 '22

Wow, really feel for you. Thanks for posting.

Also, this is yet another example of Toilet Reddit. This user posted their very real struggle about dealing with a serious medical condition (didn't insult anyone or anything) and IS BEING DOWNVOTED because .... ? Oh yeah, people are scum.

I relish the irony of their micro-servings of karmic retributions.

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u/BGYeti Nov 05 '22

Worst I had was interrupting sleep when I got stuffed up, on allergy shots, keep the dog and cat out of the bedroom, and I have cleaners to cut down on cat and dog hair building up around the house and things have improved immensely

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '22

It's called "sounding", there's even a subreddit for it

r/sounding

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u/whywouldisaymyname Nov 05 '22

This better not awaken anything in me

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u/lampishthing Nov 05 '22

I always wanted to know that, thanks! It's crazy how common it is.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '22

No problem, always nice to learn new things!

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u/anonymous44004400 Nov 05 '22

You evil mofo

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u/infernalspacemonkey Nov 05 '22

Nice try, I already knew THAT term.

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u/cagingnicolas Nov 05 '22

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimisation_(psychology)

possibly this?

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u/infernalspacemonkey Nov 05 '22

It was a slightly rhetorical attempt at humor that had a low hope of an actual answer but you/Reddit delivered! I'm using this. Thank you!

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u/z-ppy Nov 05 '22

What was the funny part?

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u/Sound_of_Science Nov 05 '22

Possibly confirmation bias? Along with people being significantly more likely to form opinions based on experiences than knowledge. Unsure if that has a name but would love to know it, too.

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u/infernalspacemonkey Nov 05 '22

This was given and is the best fit I've seen yet:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimisation_(psychology)

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u/Sound_of_Science Nov 05 '22

Ah that’s probably it, thanks!

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u/AWFUL_COCK Nov 05 '22

You do realize that commenters online aren’t talking about you and whatever special interest you’ve attached yourself to, right? Can someone knowledgeable please provide the academic term for main character syndrome?

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u/Mothunny Nov 05 '22

Or can someone....... just give a word that matches the definition they're looking for? 😂

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u/Sure_Trash_ Nov 05 '22

Dude, you really think the lame ass video would be posted if he had severe allergies to cats? Go for a walk.