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[–] omegletrollz 0 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago 

Yes, I saw millions of people from the entire world protest against the invasion of Iraq and be completely ignored by Bush. When the invasion started I understood how little our opinions mattered to the giants who are behind the system.

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[–] armday2day 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

I like this reply because it isn't one singular event, but instead it is a collection of events.

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[–] TheKobold 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago 

Working 12-14 hour days 7 days a week doing what I loved, cooking, for 3 months and getting shat on every day by the owner. The cheap asshole wouldn't hire any one else and kept treating me like shit despite the fact that i started as a dishwasher and was his head cook 6 months in and then working for him for 2 years. It taught me a horrid lesson that even if I give my very best and work at 110% it will never be good enough. Couple that with every other boss treating me like shit despite always putting my nose to the grindstone and busting my ass and you get some one who is sick of working for others and refuses to ever do it again.

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[–] 4172544? 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Had the word 'cisgender' introduced to me.

Long story short, I came out as transgender about a year later. Till then, I just thought I was a little fucked up in the head.

Little knowledge goes a long way.

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[–] PM_ME_YOUR_BOOBS2 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Yup. It's a long story but I learned that anyone even your closest friend your parents anyone will try to ruin your life if they want something from you bad enough and you won't give it. Trust no one.

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[–] SelfReferenceParadox 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I went to Africa as a kid, and it really altered my perception of how poverty works. I admit that I didn't travel to the poorest area of the country, but they had it pretty rough. A couple of things:

  • Most homeless people that I see have it significantly better than the average African I saw.

  • Despite endemic poverty, most people I saw were happier than I would have thought possible.

  • They found the colour of my skin genuinely facinating and would frequently ask me about it, yet modern concepts of race or what might be offensive were never brought up.

  • A kid, about my age, gave me a truck he made out of tin cans and a flip-flop he found on the ground. I still have it.

I'm not really sure what specifically the trip changed about my outlook on life, but I see it as a sort of early dost of reality in my life, something to keep me grounded. It was very real, if that makes sense.

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[–] noturmom 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

I can´t name a specific event that changed my look at the world..but every now and then something happens that shows me how fucked up our society is. This one is the latest: I think that killing and letting someone die (who doesn´t want to die) on purpose (not helping him/her even if you could) is morally equivalent. I think it´s obvious that letting people drown in the Mediterranean Sea doesn´t serve as a deterrent. The EU therefore knowingly kills human beings. This is a threatening backslide into barbarism and nobody cares about it.

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[–] FriendshipIsland 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Yep. I learned free speech isn't real. I learned innocent until proven guilty isn't real. I learned hearsay is more than enough evidence to destroy lives. I learned our entire injustice system is corrupt to the core.

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[–] Torchhead 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago