Poll of the Day > Is "because I don't want to" ever an acceptable reason?

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Solid Sonic 07/03/19 7:28:54 PM #1:	Either for refusing to try something or not doing something that might be beneficial or positive. --- "Imagine a world where hypothetical situations didn't exist..." <cite>Solid Sonic posted [p:924209532] in Is "b... [t:77838529]...</cite> <quote>Either for refusing to try something or not doing something that might be beneficial or positive.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lokarin 07/03/19 7:30:06 PM #2:	Of course it is. Needing a reason to contextualize an activity is, ironically, one of the greatest sins people make... like they can't enjoy life if it doesn't have some sort of extra 'meaning' to it. --- "Salt cures Everything!" My YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nirakolov/videos <cite>Lokarin posted [p:924209578] in Is "b... [t:77838529]...</cite> <quote>Of course it is. Needing a reason to contextualize an activity is, ironically, one of the greatest sins people make... like they can't enjoy life if it doesn't have some sort of extra 'meaning' to it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
aDirtyShisno 07/03/19 7:48:51 PM #3:	Have you ever jumped out of a highflying airplane... *without* a parachute? Do you think youd want to try that? --- Que sera, sera. Whatever happens, happens. ...and he was never heard from again. <cite>aDirtyShisno posted [p:924210391] in Is "b... [t:77838529]...</cite> <quote>Have you ever jumped out of a highflying airplane... without a parachute? Do you think youd want to try that?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solid Sonic 07/03/19 7:51:38 PM #4:	aDirtyShisno posted... Have you ever jumped out of a highflying airplane... *without* a parachute? Do you think youd want to try that? How is that an example? "I'm pretty much guaranteed to die," is the reason for that. --- "Imagine a world where hypothetical situations didn't exist..." <cite>Solid Sonic posted [p:924210510] in Is "b... [t:77838529]...</cite> <quote><cite>aDirtyShisno posted...</cite> <quote>Have you ever jumped out of a highflying airplane... without a parachute? Do you think youd want to try that?</quote> How is that an example? "I'm pretty much guaranteed to die," is the reason for that.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TallTamryu 07/03/19 7:52:39 PM #5:	There's always a legit reason somebody doesn't want to do something. --- "Guys don't treat girls right, that's why the lesbian rate's going up" <cite>TallTamryu posted [p:924210566] in Is "b... [t:77838529]...</cite> <quote>There's always a legit reason somebody doesn't want to do something.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PMarth2002 07/03/19 7:54:31 PM #6:	Yes. You only live once, and life is too short to waste it on doing things that you don't want to do on the off-chance that you might like it. --- No matter where you go, there you are. <cite>PMarth2002 posted [p:924210642] in Is "b... [t:77838529]...</cite> <quote>Yes. You only live once, and life is too short to waste it on doing things that you don't want to do on the off-chance that you might like it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mead 07/03/19 7:55:17 PM #7:	Yes --- If they drag you through the mud, it doesnt change whats in your blood <cite>Mead posted [p:924210669] in Is "b... [t:77838529]...</cite> <quote>Yes</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkPizza 07/03/19 8:47:02 PM #8:	Mead posted... Yes --- Official King of Kings Switch FC: 7216-4417-4511 Add Me because I'll probably add you. I'm probably the LinkPizza you'll see around. <cite>LinkPizza posted [p:924212816] in Is "b... [t:77838529]...</cite> <quote><cite>Mead posted...</cite> <quote>Yes</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RCtheWSBC 07/03/19 8:56:08 PM #9:	"No." It's a complete sentence! --- https://i.imgtc.ws/bkK57X7.jpg the White-Sounding Black Chick <cite>RCtheWSBC posted [p:924213180] in Is "b... [t:77838529]...</cite> <quote>"No." It's a complete sentence!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fierce_Deity_08 07/05/19 7:23:35 PM #10:	Not with my mother. --- Official Fierce Deity in my own mind. GT: OnikaraStar, PSN: Onikara, NNID: OnikaraStar <cite>Fierce_Deity_08 posted [p:924294221] in Is "b... [t:77838529]...</cite> <quote>Not with my mother.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rexcrk 07/05/19 9:34:50 PM #11:	Absolutely. I grew up having almost no say in whether or not we did something, so now, like, I dont ever make anyone do something they dont want to do lol. --- These pretzels are making me thirsty! <cite>rexcrk posted [p:924298983] in Is "b... [t:77838529]...</cite> <quote>Absolutely. I grew up having almost no say in whether or not we did something, so now, like, I dont ever make anyone do something they dont want to do lol.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wwinterj25 07/05/19 9:45:05 PM #12:	Solid Sonic posted... Is "because I don't want to" ever an acceptable reason? Either for refusing to try something or not doing something that might be beneficial or positive. Yes. Unless you want to carry on a pointless argument. --- One who knows nothing can understand nothing. http://psnprofiles.com/wwinterj - https://imgur.com/kDysIcd <cite>wwinterj25 posted [p:924299338] in Is "b... [t:77838529]...</cite> <quote><cite>Solid Sonic posted...</cite> <quote>Is "because I don't want to" ever an acceptable reason? Either for refusing to try something or not doing something that might be beneficial or positive.</quote> Yes. Unless you want to carry on a pointless argument.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dedbus 07/06/19 8:15:53 AM #13:	Vaccines and sex. <cite>dedbus posted [p:924313546] in Is "b... [t:77838529]...</cite> <quote>Vaccines and sex.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trialia 07/06/19 8:19:21 AM #14:	PMarth2002 posted... Yes. You only live once, and life is too short to waste it on doing things that you don't want to do on the off-chance that you might like it. --- Trialia ~ unfaithful-mirror.net PSN: Trialia_X, Xaedere (100%) \| XBL: trialia, Noquelle (100%) <cite>Trialia posted [p:924313597] in Is "b... [t:77838529]...</cite> <quote><cite>PMarth2002 posted...</cite> <quote>Yes. You only live once, and life is too short to waste it on doing things that you don't want to do on the off-chance that you might like it.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fam_Fam 07/06/19 9:32:51 AM #15:	Of course it is: do you want to have sex? no. why? i don't want to. THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE! <cite>Fam_Fam posted [p:924314968] in Is "b... [t:77838529]...</cite> <quote>Of course it is: do you want to have sex? no. why? i don't want to. THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_AdjI_ 07/06/19 9:47:46 AM #16:	It is, but be wary of using it in cases where there are actually very good reasons for doing it. In those cases, you can still not do it, but you should do some thinking and try to recognize why you don't want to do something that you probably should. Sometimes, it'll be a simple matter of personal taste (such as trying new foods), which isn't likely to change. Other times, it'll be because of some underlying anxiety or other condition that's preventing you from living your life to the fullest, in which case addressing that anxiety could serve to improve your life. <cite>_AdjI_ posted [p:924315256] in Is "b... [t:77838529]...</cite> <quote>It is, but be wary of using it in cases where there are actually very good reasons for doing it. In those cases, you can still not do it, but you should do some thinking and try to recognize why you don't want to do something that you probably should. Sometimes, it'll be a simple matter of personal taste (such as trying new foods), which isn't likely to change. Other times, it'll be because of some underlying anxiety or other condition that's preventing you from living your life to the fullest, in which case addressing that anxiety could serve to improve your life.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SilentSeph 07/06/19 10:46:03 AM #17:	Of course, in fact I'm gonna say this to my supervisor next time --- Delicious and vicious, while maliciously nutritious. <cite>SilentSeph posted [p:924316585] in Is "b... [t:77838529]...</cite> <quote>Of course, in fact I'm gonna say this to my supervisor next time</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VeeVees 07/06/19 10:47:29 AM #18:	why don't you go to the gym? --- Rudy sucks <cite>VeeVees posted [p:924316635] in Is "b... [t:77838529]...</cite> <quote>why don't you go to the gym?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 07/06/19 12:32:10 PM #19:	Solid Sonic posted... Is "because I don't want to" ever an acceptable reason? Either for refusing to try something or not doing something that might be beneficial or positive. I would argue that "Because I don't want to" is one of the most acceptable reasons for anything, ever. No one should ever feel obligated to do anything solely because of peer pressure, cultural expectations, or out of an abstract assumption that personal "self-actualization" requires everyone to be a modern Renaissance Man who tries everything and experiences as much as possible. "I don't want to" is almost always rooted in deeper motivation. "I don't want to... because this is similar to something I've already tried before and didn't like." "I don't want to... because I am a sapient being and able to use inductive reasoning to predict that I won't like something even without direct personal experience." "I don't want to... because the idea just makes me feel uncomfortable." "I don't want to... because time is finite and there are other things I'd rather be doing." "I don't want to... because I don't actually like you and don't want to do things with you." Whether or not you actually vocalize what your deeper motivations are, they're almost always there. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:924319868] in Is "b... [t:77838529]...</cite> <quote><cite>Solid Sonic posted...</cite> <quote>Is "because I don't want to" ever an acceptable reason? Either for refusing to try something or not doing something that might be beneficial or positive.</quote> I would argue that "Because I don't want to" is one of the most acceptable reasons for anything, ever. No one should ever feel obligated to do anything solely because of peer pressure, cultural expectations, or out of an abstract assumption that personal "self-actualization" requires everyone to be a modern Renaissance Man who tries everything and experiences as much as possible. "I don't want to" is almost always rooted in deeper motivation. "I don't want to... because this is similar to something I've already tried before and didn't like." "I don't want to... because I am a sapient being and able to use inductive reasoning to predict that I won't like something even without direct personal experience." "I don't want to... because the idea just makes me feel uncomfortable." "I don't want to... because time is finite and there are other things I'd rather be doing." "I don't want to... because I don't actually like you and don't want to do things with you." Whether or not you actually vocalize what your deeper motivations are, they're almost always there. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 07/06/19 12:54:30 PM #20:	Yes. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:924320637] in Is "b... [t:77838529]...</cite> <quote>Yes.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wwinterj25 07/06/19 1:14:39 PM #21:	https://files.catbox.moe/mxza0a.gif --- One who knows nothing can understand nothing. http://psnprofiles.com/wwinterj - https://imgur.com/kDysIcd <cite>wwinterj25 posted [p:924321295] in Is "b... [t:77838529]...</cite> <quote>https://files.catbox.moe/mxza0a.gif</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jen0125 07/06/19 1:37:34 PM #22:	Yes. "No" is also a complete sentence. --- https://imgur.com/4ihiyS2 "I am not gay! Can't you get that through your head? I am very much aroused at the site of a naked woman!" - Dan0429 <cite>Jen0125 posted [p:924322090] in Is "b... [t:77838529]...</cite> <quote>Yes. "No" is also a complete sentence.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trialia 07/06/19 11:51:18 PM #23:	ParanoidObsessive posted... Solid Sonic posted... Is "because I don't want to" ever an acceptable reason? Either for refusing to try something or not doing something that might be beneficial or positive. I would argue that "Because I don't want to" is one of the most acceptable reasons for anything, ever. No one should ever feel obligated to do anything solely because of peer pressure, cultural expectations, or out of an abstract assumption that personal "self-actualization" requires everyone to be a modern Renaissance Man who tries everything and experiences as much as possible. "I don't want to" is almost always rooted in deeper motivation. "I don't want to... because this is similar to something I've already tried before and didn't like." "I don't want to... because I am a sapient being and able to use inductive reasoning to predict that I won't like something even without direct personal experience." "I don't want to... because the idea just makes me feel uncomfortable." "I don't want to... because time is finite and there are other things I'd rather be doing." "I don't want to... because I don't actually like you and don't want to do things with you." Whether or not you actually vocalize what your deeper motivations are, they're almost always there. Exactly this. --- Trialia ~ unfaithful-mirror.net PSN: Trialia_X, Xaedere (100%) \| XBL: trialia, Noquelle (100%) <cite>Trialia posted [p:924345241] in Is "b... [t:77838529]...</cite> <quote><cite>ParanoidObsessive posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Solid Sonic posted...</cite> <quote>Is "because I don't want to" ever an acceptable reason? Either for refusing to try something or not doing something that might be beneficial or positive.</quote> I would argue that "Because I don't want to" is one of the most acceptable reasons for anything, ever. No one should ever feel obligated to do anything solely because of peer pressure, cultural expectations, or out of an abstract assumption that personal "self-actualization" requires everyone to be a modern Renaissance Man who tries everything and experiences as much as possible. "I don't want to" is almost always rooted in deeper motivation. "I don't want to... because this is similar to something I've already tried before and didn't like." "I don't want to... because I am a sapient being and able to use inductive reasoning to predict that I won't like something even without direct personal experience." "I don't want to... because the idea just makes me feel uncomfortable." "I don't want to... because time is finite and there are other things I'd rather be doing." "I don't want to... because I don't actually like you and don't want to do things with you." Whether or not you actually vocalize what your deeper motivations are, they're almost always there. </quote> Exactly this.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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