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sourcenode | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +14 
 People who hate are wasting their energy 🙂
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TeslaLiberty | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I hate all communists 

We are at war
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AbstractEquilibrium | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Can't waste energy.  Absurd concept.
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sourcenode | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 It's relative to an individuals value system.

For example, I believe dropping bombs on poor countries is a waste of energy.

It depends where you would prefer the energy to be spent.
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sourcenode | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Another example, each day when I wake up I have a finite amount of energy I can expend doing activities.

There are activities in the day that are likely to meet my goals and aspirations. There are many more activities that will take me further away from those goals.

If I spend the entire day doing activities in the latter group I would consider that a waste of energy.
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AbstractEquilibrium | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Let's find another phrase than "waste of energy" for "things we prefer don't happen" if we want to make a point without the shroud of absurdity around it