# Pitting Der\_Trihs

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-der-trihs/1028214
**Category:** The BBQ Pit
**Created:** [March 5, 2026, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-der-trihs/1028214 "2026-03-05T01:20:12Z")
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### Author: ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-der-trihs/1028214/194 "2026-03-20T16:20:22Z")

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> [@Velocity](#):
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> It’s just that by always exaggerating so greatly, he causes people to dismiss his posts out of fatigue and buzz.

But sometimes he’s just wrong and way off base. Here’s his take on Stoicism [(from the ‘soulless-crushing-modern-society’ thread):](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cure-to-soulless-crushing-modern-society-is-a-life-of-narcissistic-sociopathic-hedonism-or-why-humans-cant-have-nice-things/1027967)

> [@The cure to soulless crushing modern society is a life of narcissistic sociopathic hedonism (or why humans can't have nice things)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cure-to-soulless-crushing-modern-society-is-a-life-of-narcissistic-sociopathic-hedonism-or-why-humans-cant-have-nice-things/1027967/106):
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> That’s not how the human brain works, and it’s a dangerous and often destructive belief that leads to hostility and abuse towards people are “weak” and suffer from trauma like PTSD. It also contributes to homophobia and transphobia, as it is implicitly asserting people could just choose not to be if they wanted.

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