Sorry that my response was snippy. This is a pet peeve of mine from reddit, and it seems to have carried over to lemmy, where any time someone expresses some form of happiness (especially involving kids/family), someone invariably shows up in the comments to tell them that they dislike it.
This was simply a wholesome post about a guy being hugged by his wife and daughter, saying “wow, that guy must be the richest man in the world”, and your immediate response to it was “Huh, guess I’d rather be poor”.
This same caption could have been placed over a photo of a vet who loves animals, an artist who gets to paint in their dream home studio, or a nature lover looking out into a national park, and if your first thought is to comment under those telling everyone how much you dislike dogs, art, and mountains, it would also be rude.
The issue, as i see it, is you criticized him for your own perception. Objectively, the picture isn’t about a father, brother, Uncle, etc… It’s just some person receiving what appears to be genuine affection from others. You taking it to the extreme of “it makes me feel bad because i think it’s implying i need kids for happiness” is the real issue. That implication is your subjective reality. OP isn’t responsible for that.
Please take this as feedback, as I truly don’t mean any harm. Even if you’re not attacking, your comment comes across as egocentric because there’s many ways to express love, and a picture can hardly represent every way it can be done. The comment comes across as annoyance at the picture because it doesn’t show your perspective of it.
I’m pretty sure this place welcomes bespoke love portrayal because everyone has their own way, and love is love. It’s something to be glad at. It’s wholesome. :)
edit: btw sorry if I misgender or something, this is my first time writing a comment to a person that uses pronouns different from what I was taught in english class when I was a teenager. I’m more used to this kind of things in my native language.
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It wouldn’t be a wholesome post without someone in the comments searching for a way to find fault. =(
In this case: literally just a cute picture about someone finding their true happiness with their loving family rather than material wealth.
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Sorry that my response was snippy. This is a pet peeve of mine from reddit, and it seems to have carried over to lemmy, where any time someone expresses some form of happiness (especially involving kids/family), someone invariably shows up in the comments to tell them that they dislike it.
This was simply a wholesome post about a guy being hugged by his wife and daughter, saying “wow, that guy must be the richest man in the world”, and your immediate response to it was “Huh, guess I’d rather be poor”.
This same caption could have been placed over a photo of a vet who loves animals, an artist who gets to paint in their dream home studio, or a nature lover looking out into a national park, and if your first thought is to comment under those telling everyone how much you dislike dogs, art, and mountains, it would also be rude.
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Forget I said anything actually, I’d rather forget I did this
Seriously don’t sweat it, and please stick around. We’re all human and sometimes put our foot in our mouth, myself included. <3
The issue, as i see it, is you criticized him for your own perception. Objectively, the picture isn’t about a father, brother, Uncle, etc… It’s just some person receiving what appears to be genuine affection from others. You taking it to the extreme of “it makes me feel bad because i think it’s implying i need kids for happiness” is the real issue. That implication is your subjective reality. OP isn’t responsible for that.
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Please take this as feedback, as I truly don’t mean any harm. Even if you’re not attacking, your comment comes across as egocentric because there’s many ways to express love, and a picture can hardly represent every way it can be done. The comment comes across as annoyance at the picture because it doesn’t show your perspective of it.
I’m pretty sure this place welcomes bespoke love portrayal because everyone has their own way, and love is love. It’s something to be glad at. It’s wholesome. :)
edit: btw sorry if I misgender or something, this is my first time writing a comment to a person that uses pronouns different from what I was taught in english class when I was a teenager. I’m more used to this kind of things in my native language.
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You dislike that family is important to others?
They might not have a healthy/happy family situation themself and are acting up on that.
I see what you mean. How about “one of the richest men in the world”? That leaves room for a single, pleasant man with jet ski leases on every ocean.