A description of a bad life getting better can be refactored rather easily via multiple means into a description of a good life getting worse, in effect, making a bad life even worse.
“I won, by doing x, y, and z, but you should probably worry; I will get it wrong the next time I am faced with the same problem, because someone will learn from my successes and turn them into failures next time.”
“A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. The weak can not be made stronger and the strong only grow weaker.”
“The reverse of degression is progression. The events leading to gains will be reversed in order to create losses.”
“Make a sandwich, and I will beat you for it and make it mine. You may learn to do the same, but I will always be stronger for being able to beat you and for also having a sandwich.”
“I was told that the problems I reported would be fixed, when, in reality, they were perpetuated upon others even more vigorously.”
“If you tell someone about a difficult trouble mixed with a rewarding opportunity, the chances are that they will steal the success and leave you squandering with the problem.”
Suggested listening: Radiohead – Pablo Honey – Stop Whispering
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