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What’s a painful experience you haven’t had in years? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Question inspired by a Charley horse that hit in the middle of the night.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Active addiction and the hopelessness of hunger, legal trouble, and flexing my principles in order to function.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What do you mean by "flexing my principles"?

[–] imaqtpie 2 points 1 year ago

Flexing doesn't quite work in that context but I get what he was going for. Probably bending or relaxing his principles sounds better, i.e. lowering himself to scummy behaviors that would normally violate his principles.