It’s maturing and understanding what the right thing is and why it matters that actually solves the problem in a lot of cases." "Then there’s people like my roommate who was just never told these things by his parents and doesn’t know any better so he learned many things through getting into trouble. Some people never grow out of it because they keep hanging out with the same type of toxic people and perpetuating the cycle." "Back in school it was all about status and proving yourself just to fit in. "I think it’s definitely several things that can add up," added OP. Never sat in the same car with him ever again."īook author Mark Manson explains that there are essentially 3 key reasons why people tend to do dumb things: people's emotions derail their decision-making, people's perception of time (avoiding future-proofing) details their decision-making, and how people perceive is often derailed by status. Only had it for another 3 months until his brother wrecked it. "I think the worst he did was he once drove me and my girlfriend downtown going 60mph in a 30mph zone all because he was super proud of his trashy car and wanted to show off. "Besides the key thing, he’d often approach random dogs on the street to pet them, doesn’t matter if it’s a stray or a dog with an owner walking them." "It’s been years since we lived together and thinking back, much of what he did seems kinda tame now," elaborated OP. This was besides that other time he threw the key into the garbage after moving out. So, the roommate left anyway, leaving the apartment completely unattended. Specifically, their roommate once lost their keys and had to go out into town when OP was not at home and so there was no way to lock up the apartment.
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