I don't necessarily mean this to be dismissive, but it'll come off like that and it is what it is: Don't go through life getting this mad at something so inconsequential (five dollars). The typical response is "its the principal", but they're not beholden to your principals, and getting worked up because someone else compromised your principals is not healthy. Its just other people doing things. Neither money nor principals will save you from the downstream effects this attitude will have on your body and soul.

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tuesdaynight 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I get your point, but wouldn't that be exactly what bad actors want you to do? Normalcy bias is a great help to them

	▲	827a 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Possibly, but the real issue is more subtle: The people who need to hear this literally won't hear your anger. They're not reading HackerNews. They'll never see this blog post. They won't hear your screams. Your emotions will never be validated; we're in an echo chamber, and the people who most need to hear it won't hear it. There's no indication that the original blog post author ever actually contacted Photobucket. Nor, would I believe, anyone in these comments tried to. We're just people on some small, isolated corner of the internet letting some dumb SaaS product ruin your day.

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nancyminusone 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

steals from you

"lol, u mad?"

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Henchman21 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

You're right, this is dismissive. To the point of being shitty. You're saying "don't have principles, no one cares." Well, sir, your POV is the reason we no longer have a society worth a shit. In the face of naked avarice your advice is to shut up and take it. Not to use social pressure to correct the situation. Not to stand up for one's self. Nah, just take it cause there's nothing you can do, you're helpless anyway.

Fuck you.

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827a 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Maturity is recognizing that ninety-eight times out of a hundred, there actually is nothing you can do, because nothing you do will change it. Getting angry means you're letting these people you dislike into your head, controlling your thoughts; why would you be proud of that? In the remaining two times out of a hundred, regulating your emotions by providing them the feedback in a calm, direct manner is as effective as doing so in the manner this blog post took; sometimes it is even more effective, because people generally do not engage with others who they perceive to be acting without reason.

You'll discover this path on your own, and make mistakes along the way, as anyone has. The thing you need to hear right now is: Your comment had exactly zero impact on me. It is like you never even posted it.

	▲	Henchman21 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Don't pose as if you're some unflappable master or some other silliness, or have some sage advice to offer. Just be less shitty. Don't tell people not to have emotions because they're "pointless" in your view. Keep your shitty opinion to yourself.