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That's not healthy. Rejection is a part of life. The best response is to accept it, assess whether it warrants an adaption, and move on. If you think I'm being

That's not healthy. Rejection is a part of life. The best response is to accept it, assess whether it warrants an adaption, and move on. If you think I'm being harsh, picture this - what if a man made a fedora out of the profile pictures of all the women that had rejected him on tinder? Same principle really.

ahbyb 7y ago
>what if a man made a fedora out of the profile pictures of all the women that had rejected him on tinder? He'd break his neck.
- lacampbell 7y ago
  It's so refreshing to hear a joke on hacker news. Of course it's from a burner account (muh internet points), and down-voted. Says it all really.
chrisseaton 7y ago
> The best response is to accept it, assess whether it warrants an adaption, and move on. I think the point of this piece of performance art may just be the very same message as yours...
3JPLW 7y ago
Did you read the article? She wore the skirt as she defended her thesis. FTA: > She defended her Ph.D. dissertation in the handcrafted regalia, not in spite, but to show that rejection is a natural part of the process in achieving goals.
- lacampbell 7y ago
  I did, and I think she doth protest too much. Again, picture the picture-fedora. What if the dude told you "it's just a natural part of the process of achieving goals" ? Would you think to yourself "wow there's a well rounded individual who handled that well"? Or would you think he was a fucking weirdo?
  - 3JPLW 7y ago
    Why do you think your analogy is at all comparable?
    - lacampbell 7y ago
      Listen, I'll make a reply to you soon, but I'm busy making myself a zoot suit comprised of print outs of all my down-voted posts on hacker news.
      - elliekelly 7y ago
        Don't forget the part where you "assess whether it warrants an adaption"
        lacampbell 7y ago
        I'm perfectly comfortable with the internet not agreeing with me 100% of the time. Oh shit forgot to post this from my throwaway account
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ahbyb 7y ago

>what if a man made a fedora out of the profile pictures of all the women that had rejected him on tinder? He'd break his neck.

lacampbell 7y ago
It's so refreshing to hear a joke on hacker news. Of course it's from a burner account (muh internet points), and down-voted. Says it all really.

chrisseaton 7y ago

> The best response is to accept it, assess whether it warrants an adaption, and move on. I think the point of this piece of performance art may just be the very same message as yours...

3JPLW 7y ago

Did you read the article? She wore the skirt as she defended her thesis. FTA: > She defended her Ph.D. dissertation in the handcrafted regalia, not in spite, but to show that rejection is a natural part of the process in achieving goals.

lacampbell 7y ago
I did, and I think she doth protest too much. Again, picture the picture-fedora. What if the dude told you "it's just a natural part of the process of achieving goals" ? Would you think to yourself "wow there's a well rounded individual who handled that well"? Or would you think he was a fucking weirdo?
- 3JPLW 7y ago
  Why do you think your analogy is at all comparable?
  - lacampbell 7y ago
    Listen, I'll make a reply to you soon, but I'm busy making myself a zoot suit comprised of print outs of all my down-voted posts on hacker news.
    - elliekelly 7y ago
      Don't forget the part where you "assess whether it warrants an adaption"
      - lacampbell 7y ago
        I'm perfectly comfortable with the internet not agreeing with me 100% of the time. Oh shit forgot to post this from my throwaway account

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