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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_3'); })Most of us love a good grumble. It's cathartic to complain for a bit and get things off our chests. Problem is, "polite society" has a low tolerance level for this kind of thing, and someone who verbalizes their real thoughts on a lousy situation is likely to be frowned upon and labeled a whiner / grouch / Emo Teen relatively quickly. For example, the "correct" answer to the question "How are you?" is either "Fine, thank you," or "Pretty good. And you?" (Or, if we're being formal, "How are you?") note Though, technically, the correct answer should immediately reveal your status as an atheist or deist. Even if your house exploded in a freak accident that morning and you were flattened by a runaway horse and then fired for coming into work covered in hoofprints. So when people come across a situation where resentment can be voiced, it's not all that surprising when they take full advantage of it. Whether it's online, in print, or among close friends and family, there's always a sense of relief when you're able to voice that irksome thing that's been bugging you for the past week. Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_2'); })However, sometimes this can be taken to an extreme. We can get so carried away with the freedom of voicing the things that annoy us that we completely forget to even mention the things that we actively enjoy. It's not that we're setting out to be a Jerkass or as negative as possible — it's just that we take the good things in life so much for granted that we don't see fit to talk about them... And come across as a pessimist as a result. As society becomes more and more cynical (although, in face-to-face interaction, general grouching is still pretty unacceptable, which is why grouching is different.) this meta-trope is becoming common across the board, manifesting itself in a number of different ways: |
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