>>16751077akutan says marine's memory must be great becauset she remembered the time she got tangerines for her seasonal bonus, marine replies that of course she does, akutan replies that she probably would forget stuff like that
(akutan is fucking crazy for saying that, bonuses are usually the equivalent of 3 months salary, of course you fucking remember if you get fucking fruit instead)
marine says she's the type to hold a grudge so she's sure to remember stuff like that, then tells a story about the time the vice-pres of the company gave her $100 as pocket money as like a pseudo-bonus because marine is so charming, but the female boss/manager of her section of the company confiscated the money under the pretenses that it's unfair to the other employees for only her to get some money
akutan asks whether the female boss kept the money for herself, but marine says she thinks her boss put it towards company funds, and believes in her boss that she didn't take it for herself, even to this day.
commenters say she's been deceived, marine asks why commenters automatically assume the worst.
akutan says marine is too trusting of other people, and that she thinks this isn't the first time she's told marine that. Marine says that it's possible that's true, but that generally assuming the worst in other people isn't the best way to live.
marine says she doesn't want to dislike other people. Thus when the situation is uncertain, she tries to pick the interpretation that puts people in a positive light over possibly disliking someone over a misunderstanding. If she knows the truth about a situation and that makes her angry at someone then that's fair enough, but when things are uncertain it's better to try and assume the best of other people because it's mentally healthier/more hygienic to do so.
akutan says that attitude is wonderful. Marine recommends that akutan also tries to live life that way, because it's easier to do that.
akutan says that they're on opposite extremes, and thinks marine is very quick to trust other people, that she believes what other people say very easily. Marine says that doing that is easy, that it's the less risky option to take.
akutan says she's had experiences where she's believed people and been betrayed, so she's scared of trusting people. She thinks what marine said is really deep.
marine says that she's had more experiences where things have gone poorly for her as a result of being suspicious of other people. she says that both of their attitudes/habitual responses were built from a result of their experiences, akutan was betrayed a lot when she trusted people so she's more suspicious, marine has been more consistently rewarded when she believes in other people.
marine brings up how there are lots of different timings/situations in which it's possible to think you've been betrayed by someone. akutan and marine both think it can be difficult to know when it's happening.
akutan talks about how sometimes you've just conjured the idea that you've been betrayed out of thin air. marine thinks that in the same way it's good to trust other people, it's also good to try and and delay and give people benefit of the doubt and wait for more evidence as much as possible before committing to thinking that someone has betrayed you. Akutan agrees and says that makes sense, if you don't know whether or not it's happened. Marine says it's best not to be the kind of person who's quick to assume they've been betrayed, because the probability is high that you haven't actually been betrayed.
akutan comments that their discussion has veered into really serious territory. Marine says that it's like they're having the kind of earnest, ""deep"" conversations teenagers have.
commenters question marine being 17 years old.
