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kibwenyesterday at 5:07 AM2 repliesview on HN

> If I have nobody, and you introduce me to someone, then it's simple. They're absolutely worth pursuing.

Not quite. No matter how badly you want a relationship, I guarantee there exist potential partners with whom a relationship would make your life worse, not better. And for most people, the set of absolutely disastrous potential partners is most people.


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DANmodeyesterday at 5:37 PM

The quoted section felt like a portrayal of the individual’s mentality from the example, more so than actual objective logic.

Gooblebraiyesterday at 10:00 AM

> And for most people, the set of absolutely disastrous potential partners is most people.

Care to expand on why?

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