20 People Share The Harsh Truths They’ve Learned To Accept

For most of us, from our time of birth, we are filled with idealistic hope. However, with time we undergo so many experiences that may change our viewpoints significantly.  One Reddit user, Unorthodox69, got curious about what those changes may entail. So they made a post on the platform asking folks, “What’s a sad truth you’ve come to accept?”

#1 Never fall in love with someone twice, the second time you’ll be falling for the memories

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#2 The next generation is already set up for failure. Good and rational people are no longer having kids. Idiots and bigots are reproducing like anything.

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#3 You can’t help someone who doesn’t want to be helped.

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#4 Love isn’t enough to make a relationship work.

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#5 Very few people in life will ever give a s**t about you.

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#6 Sometimes you’re the annoying person everyone hates

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#7 The narcissists in your family will never give you the apology you deserve.

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#8 Just because someone is family doesn’t mean they have your best interest in heart.

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#9 Unless I win the lottery, I have no chance of retirement. When im too old to work, I’ll have to choose between homelessness or a dignified exit

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#10 The justice system in the US is absolutely f****d and nobody is looking out for you. If a cop, judge, DA, anyone decides they wanna f**k up your entire life, they can and there’s nothing you can do about it.

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#11 No matter how good you are at your job, you are disposable and replaceable.

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#12 Hard work does not equal success.

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#13 That a few dozen people can destroy us all because they don’t like each other.

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#14 Greed is the underlying cause of a lot of the world’s suffering as it allows people to justify doing horrible things

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#15 Social media has destroyed our mental health and society, but it also is Pandora’s Box. There’s no putting this lid back on.

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#16 The biggest pieces of s**t will usually get away with it.

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#17 I really can’t buy my old dog much more time. She’s still happy and doing dog stuff, but she’s losing weight and having a hard time getting around. I talked to a mobile vet about end of life planning for her but I really don’t want to accept it. I love my doggo.

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#18 You can do everything right and still fail.

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#19 I can never have another drink of alcohol. 6 years sober

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#20 Life is unfair sometimes for no reason

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