Frankly, I think I’d rather be alone forever than relate to people in the way he seems to, because I would feel just as alone either way.
If that is what you really want then by all means go ahead. To the external observer that just looks like someone sitting in the corner sulking because the universe doesn’t give them what they want.
Isn’t that a false dilemma? That’s just one relative comparison, which is meant to illustrate just how much he dislikes that particular option by visibly placing and signalling it as even lower than something else generally understood as being a net negative option.
Basically: “I’ve considered this, but so far found that it was even worse than other options I’ve already considered, so I’ll keep looking”—is what I understand as the main point behind the wording he used.
Please imagine I inserted “would rather” in appropriate places in the grandparent so that the token relativity is duly represented in the declared observations of the typical observer.
If that is what you really want then by all means go ahead. To the external observer that just looks like someone sitting in the corner sulking because the universe doesn’t give them what they want.
I.E. If what you want is magic, magic won’t work.
Isn’t that a false dilemma? That’s just one relative comparison, which is meant to illustrate just how much he dislikes that particular option by visibly placing and signalling it as even lower than something else generally understood as being a net negative option.
Basically: “I’ve considered this, but so far found that it was even worse than other options I’ve already considered, so I’ll keep looking”—is what I understand as the main point behind the wording he used.
Please imagine I inserted “would rather” in appropriate places in the grandparent so that the token relativity is duly represented in the declared observations of the typical observer.