Ours is a generation of "poor me" and "pity me", much as we like to masquerade as tough.
It is rewarded behavior and everyone acts on incentive. Encourage victims, breed more victims.
I find it interesting at times when people talk about something like racism who have never experienced it, as if they have. They stick up for "my rights" without considering whether I need their help at all, as if I am too weak to speak for myself - and they don't see the irony.
It is a funny world we live in.
When it comes to learning, the fastest path is applying enough pain.
That's one of the things that irritates me about these so-called social justice warriors, also. We aren't treating each other as equals, and what's worse, we're deepening the rift between races, sexes, and any other category you can think of.
I was going to say "unfortunately so", but I wonder now if unfortunately is the right word. To wish the world didn't require pain and suffering to survive would be pointless. No, it's not fair, and sure, things might be nicer, but this is what it is. Reminds me of this..
Pain is part of life. I don't think it is unfortunate - it is just the fastest way to learn how t do something the right way so it doesn't hurt. The fear of getting hurt is what stops us learning more.