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* '''Discussed''': "What's up with people using the 'life isn't fair' phrase?"
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* '''Discussed''': '''Discussed''':
** "What's up with people using the 'life isn't fair'phrase?"phrase?"
** "Well, life may not be fair, but that's the point: It's what drives me to ''make it'' fair. It's what helps me to [[CharacterDevelopment grow as a person]], because MiseryBuildsCharacter. I mean, I've gotten my fair share of the short end of the stick, and look at me! I'm a badass now! Life isn't fair, but at least I'm growing as a person!"
** "What's up with people using the 'life isn't fair'
** "Well, life may not be fair, but that's the point: It's what drives me to ''make it'' fair. It's what helps me to [[CharacterDevelopment grow as a person]], because MiseryBuildsCharacter. I mean, I've gotten my fair share of the short end of the stick, and look at me! I'm a badass now! Life isn't fair, but at least I'm growing as a person!"
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* '''Defied''': Harold chooses not to tell Mike that life isn't fair, feeling that it would become so clichéd and annoying.
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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
** Harold chooses not to tell Mike that life isn't fair, feeling that it would become so clichéd andannoying.annoying.
** Mike: "Harold, you're being unfair to me right the hell now and if you so much as think there is any way for you to justify it, I swear that I break every damn bone in your body and we'll see how ''that'' is unfair." Harold decides to cut Mike some slack, or at the very least use a line other than 'life isn't fair'.
** Harold chooses not to tell Mike that life isn't fair, feeling that it would become so clichéd and
** Mike: "Harold, you're being unfair to me right the hell now and if you so much as think there is any way for you to justify it, I swear that I break every damn bone in your body and we'll see how ''that'' is unfair." Harold decides to cut Mike some slack, or at the very least use a line other than 'life isn't fair'.
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** Harold says "Life isn't fair" as a one-liner to follow up him [[KickTheDog doing an act of severe cruelty to Mike]].
** After all of the ignoble things [[ButtMonkey Mike]] has had to endure, it's hearing this line that [[RageBreakingPoint truly pushed him over the edge]].
** Harold says "Life isn't fair" as a one-liner to follow up him [[KickTheDog doing an act of severe cruelty to Mike]].
** After all of the ignoble things [[ButtMonkey Mike]] has had to endure, it's hearing this line that [[RageBreakingPoint truly pushed him over the edge]].
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* '''Subverted''': Harold tells Mike that life isn't fair ... but Mike is relieved, because if it was fair, it would mean all his misfortunes were deserved, and that he was always being actively judged.
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* '''Subverted''': Harold tells Mike that life isn't fair ... but Mike is relieved, because if it was fair, it would mean all his misfortunes were deserved, deserved and that he was always being actively judged.
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* '''Parodied''': Harold says that life isn’t fair, [[GrumpyBear even though he lives in a complete]] SugarBowl.
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* '''Parodied''': Harold says that life isn’t fair, [[GrumpyBear even though he lives in a complete]] complete SugarBowl.
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* '''Exploited''': Harold seeks to [[TheCorrupter corrupt]] Mile by getting him to believe this philosophy.
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* '''Exploited''': Harold seeks to [[TheCorrupter corrupt]] Mile Mike by getting him to believe this philosophy.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Life isn't fair? I've heard better phrases than that."
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* '''Lampshaded''': '''Lampshaded''':
** "Life isn't fair? I've heard better phrases than that."
** "Of course life isn't fair, Harold. If it was, people like you would be obliterated on the spot."
** "Life isn't fair? I've heard better phrases than that."
** "Of course life isn't fair, Harold. If it was, people like you would be obliterated on the spot."
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** Harold is actually trying to help Mike by convincing him [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop that he needs to worry less about playing nice and more about achieving his own goals.]]
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** Harold is actually trying to help Mike by convincing him [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop that he needs to worry less about playing nice and more about achieving his own goals.]]
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** Harold is actually trying to help Mike by convincing him [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop that he needs to worry less about playing nice and more about achieving his own goals.]]
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* '''Reconstructed''': Mike concludes that life isn't fair, [[TheAntiNihilist but it's up to him to make it better]]. Meanwhile, Harold receives his [[LaserGuidedKarma comeuppance for his bragging]], now realizing [[HoistByHisOwnPetard the statement is used against him.]] To put icing on the cake, Mike takes this opportunity to [[ATasteOfHisOwnMedicine get back at Harold]] [[IronicEcho by saying the statement against him.]]
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* '''Reconstructed''': '''Reconstructed''':
** Mike concludes that life isn't fair, [[TheAntiNihilist but it's up to him to make it better]]. Meanwhile, Harold receives his [[LaserGuidedKarma comeuppance for his bragging]], now realizing [[HoistByHisOwnPetard the statement is used against him.]] To put icing on the cake, Mike takes this opportunity to [[ATasteOfHisOwnMedicine get back at Harold]] [[IronicEcho by saying the statement against him.]]
** Mike concludes that life isn't fair, [[TheAntiNihilist but it's up to him to make it better]]. Meanwhile, Harold receives his [[LaserGuidedKarma comeuppance for his bragging]], now realizing [[HoistByHisOwnPetard the statement is used against him.]] To put icing on the cake, Mike takes this opportunity to [[ATasteOfHisOwnMedicine get back at Harold]] [[IronicEcho by saying the statement against him.]]
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** After a [[BreakThemByTalking demoralizing speech]] from Harold, Mike responds, "Life isn't fair, huh? [[PreAsskickingOneLiner Well neither am I!]]" and proceeds to give a beating to Harold.
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** Harold only tells [[WideEyedIdealist Mike]] this to open his eyes on [[CrapsackWorld what kind of world he's living in.]]
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* '''Enforced''': The author has this as the work’s [[AnAesop Aesop]].
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* '''Enforced''': The author has intends for this as to be the work’s [[AnAesop Aesop]].
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** Harold was just looking for an excuse to be [[{{Jerkass}} insensitive]] and [[NoSympathy unsympathetic]] to Mike's situation.
** Harold was only saying it to end Mike's ventings.
** Harold was only saying it to end Mike's ventings.
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** Harold was just looking for an excuse to be [[{{Jerkass}} [[JerkAss insensitive]] and [[NoSympathy unsympathetic]] to Mike's situation.
** Harold was only saying it to end Mike'sventings.[[{{Wangst}} ventings]].
** Harold was only saying it to end Mike's
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* '''Subverted''': Harold tells Mike that life isn't fair... but Mike is relieved, because if it was fair, it would mean all his misfortunes were deserved, and that he was actively being judged at all times.
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* '''Subverted''': Harold tells Mike that life isn't fair... fair ... but Mike is relieved, because if it was fair, it would mean all his misfortunes were deserved, and that he was always being actively being judged at all times.judged.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Harold changes his mind a lot as to whether life is or isn’t fair.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': Harold changes his mind a lot as to whether life is or isn’t fair.
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* '''Defied''': Harold chooses not to tell Mike that life isn't fair, feeling that it would become so cliched and annoying.
* '''Discussed''': "What's up with people using the "life isn't fair" phrase?"
* '''Conversed''': "Are the writers trying to make us feel depressed whenever someone says "life sucks"?".
* '''Deconstructed''': Because of that phrase, Mike becomes a {{jade|Colored Glasses}}d and bitter StrawNihilist, thus making life in general even worse than it already is.
* '''Reconstructed''': Mike comes to the conclusion that life isn't fair, [[AntiNihilist but it's up to him to make it better]]. Meanwhile, Harold receives his [[LaserGuidedKarma comeuppance for his bragging]], now realizing [[HoistByHisOwnPetard the statement is used against him.]] To put icing on the cake, Mike takes this opportunity to [[ATasteOfHisOwnMedicine get back at Harold by saying the statement against him.]]
* '''Discussed''': "What's up with people using the "life isn't fair" phrase?"
* '''Conversed''': "Are the writers trying to make us feel depressed whenever someone says "life sucks"?".
* '''Deconstructed''': Because of that phrase, Mike becomes a {{jade|Colored Glasses}}d and bitter StrawNihilist, thus making life in general even worse than it already is.
* '''Reconstructed''': Mike comes to the conclusion that life isn't fair, [[AntiNihilist but it's up to him to make it better]]. Meanwhile, Harold receives his [[LaserGuidedKarma comeuppance for his bragging]], now realizing [[HoistByHisOwnPetard the statement is used against him.]] To put icing on the cake, Mike takes this opportunity to [[ATasteOfHisOwnMedicine get back at Harold by saying the statement against him.]]
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* '''Defied''': Harold chooses not to tell Mike that life isn't fair, feeling that it would become so cliched clichéd and annoying.
* '''Discussed''': "What's up with people using the"life 'life isn't fair" fair' phrase?"
* '''Conversed''': "Are the writers trying to make us feel depressed whenever someone says"life sucks"?".
'life sucks'?"
*'''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
** Harold says that life isn't fair, but he's doing nothing to make it better when he could. Or, worse, he is one of the leaders in promulgating the unfairness.
** Because of that phrase, Mike becomes a {{jade|Colored Glasses}}d and bitter StrawNihilist, thus making life in general even worse than it already is.
* '''Reconstructed''': Mikecomes to the conclusion concludes that life isn't fair, [[AntiNihilist [[TheAntiNihilist but it's up to him to make it better]]. Meanwhile, Harold receives his [[LaserGuidedKarma comeuppance for his bragging]], now realizing [[HoistByHisOwnPetard the statement is used against him.]] To put icing on the cake, Mike takes this opportunity to [[ATasteOfHisOwnMedicine get back at Harold Harold]] [[IronicEcho by saying the statement against him.]]]]
* '''Played for Laughs''': Harold says, "Life isn't fair," only for Mike to point out several ways in which it is fair.
* '''Discussed''': "What's up with people using the
* '''Conversed''': "Are the writers trying to make us feel depressed whenever someone says
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** Harold says that life isn't fair, but he's doing nothing to make it better when he could. Or, worse, he is one of the leaders in promulgating the unfairness.
** Because of that phrase, Mike becomes a {{jade|Colored Glasses}}d and bitter StrawNihilist, thus making life in general even worse than it already is.
* '''Reconstructed''': Mike
* '''Played for Laughs''': Harold says, "Life isn't fair," only for Mike to point out several ways in which it is fair.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Harold smugly tells Mike how [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech life sucks because he's completely worthless while he's the best at everything he does.]]
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* '''Downplayed''': ???
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* '''Exaggerated''': Harold [[TheEmperor Emperor]] [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Harold]] [[BigBad Evulz]] smugly tells Mike how [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech life sucks because he's completely worthless while he's the best at everything he does.]]
* '''Downplayed''':???[[NiceGuy Harold]] empathetically tells Mike that life is not always fair, [[WorldHalfFull but good things still happen and life is still worth living.]]
* '''Downplayed''':
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* '''Double Subverted''': ???
Mike then tells this to Bob, who doesn’t believe it.
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Harold says that life isn’t fair, [[GrumpyBear even though he lives in a complete]] SugarBowl.
* '''Zig Zagged''':???Harold changes his mind a lot as to whether life is or isn’t fair.
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* '''Zig Zagged''':
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* '''Enforced''': ???The author has this as the work’s [[AnAesop Aesop]].
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Mike complains endlessly to provoke Harold into saying it, leading to Subverted.
* '''Exploited''':???Harold seeks to [[TheCorrupter corrupt]] Mile by getting him to believe this philosophy.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Mike comes to the conclusion that life isn't fair, [[AntiNihilist but it's up to him to make it anything but]]. Meanwhile, Harold receives his [[LaserGuidedKarma comeuppance for his bragging]], now realizing [[HoistByHisOwnPetard the statement is used against him.]]
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* '''Reconstructed''': Mike comes to the conclusion that life isn't fair, [[AntiNihilist but it's up to him to make it anything but]].better]]. Meanwhile, Harold receives his [[LaserGuidedKarma comeuppance for his bragging]], now realizing [[HoistByHisOwnPetard the statement is used against him.]] To put icing on the cake, Mike takes this opportunity to [[ATasteOfHisOwnMedicine get back at Harold by saying the statement against him.]]
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* '''Straight''': Harold smugly tells Mike how life isn't fair and cruelly tells him to deal with it.
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* '''Straight''': Harold [[JerkAss Harold]] smugly tells Mike how life isn't fair and cruelly tells him to deal with it.
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* '''Subverted''': Harold tells Mike that life isn't fair... but Mike is relieved, because if it was fair, it would mean all his misfortunes were deserved, and that something had it out for him.
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* '''Subverted''': Harold tells Mike that life isn't fair... but Mike is relieved, because if it was fair, it would mean all his misfortunes were deserved, and that something had it out for him.he was actively being judged at all times.
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* '''Subverted''': ???Harold tells Mike that life isn't fair... but Mike is relieved, because if it was fair, it would mean all his misfortunes were deserved, and that something had it out for him.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Mike comes to the conclusion that life isn't fair, [[AntiNihilist but it's up to everyone to make it anything but]]. Meanwhile, Harold receives his [[LaserGuidedKarma comeuppance for his bragging]], now realizing [[HoistByHisOwnPetard that statement is used against him.]]
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* '''Reconstructed''': Mike comes to the conclusion that life isn't fair, [[AntiNihilist but it's up to everyone him to make it anything but]]. Meanwhile, Harold receives his [[LaserGuidedKarma comeuppance for his bragging]], now realizing [[HoistByHisOwnPetard that the statement is used against him.]]
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* '''Justified''': Harold was just looking for an excuse to be [[{{Jerkass}} insensitive]] and [[NoSympathy unsympathetic]] to Mike's situation.
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** Harold was just looking for an excuse to be [[{{Jerkass}} insensitive]] and [[NoSympathy unsympathetic]] to Mike'ssituation.situation.
** Harold was only saying it to end Mike's ventings.
** Harold was just looking for an excuse to be [[{{Jerkass}} insensitive]] and [[NoSympathy unsympathetic]] to Mike's
** Harold was only saying it to end Mike's ventings.
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* '''Defied''': Harold chooses not to tell Mike that life isn't fair, feeling that it would become so cliched.
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* '''Defied''': Harold chooses not to tell Mike that life isn't fair, feeling that it would become so cliched.cliched and annoying.
* '''Deconstructed''': Because of that phrase, Mike becomes a {{jade|Colored Glasses}}d and bitter StrawNihilist, thus making life in general even worse than it already is.
* '''Reconstructed''': Mike comes to the conclusion that life isn't fair, [[AntiNihilist but it's up to everyone to make it anything but]]. Meanwhile, Harold receives his [[LaserGuidedKarma comeuppance for his bragging]], now realizing [[HoistByHisOwnPetard that statement is used against him.]]
* '''Reconstructed''': Mike comes to the conclusion that life isn't fair, [[AntiNihilist but it's up to everyone to make it anything but]]. Meanwhile, Harold receives his [[LaserGuidedKarma comeuppance for his bragging]], now realizing [[HoistByHisOwnPetard that statement is used against him.]]
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* '''Averted''': Alice doesn't say the phrase "Life isn't fair."
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* '''Averted''': Alice Harold doesn't say the phrase "Life isn't fair."
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'''Basic Trope''': Telling others that life isn't as pleasant as it is.
* '''Straight''': Harold smugly tells Mike how life isn't fair and cruelly tells him to deal with it.
* '''Exaggerated''': Harold smugly tells Mike how [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech life sucks because he's completely worthless while he's the best at everything he does.]]
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': Harold was just looking for an excuse to be [[{{Jerkass}} insensitive]] and [[NoSympathy unsympathetic]] to Mike's situation.
* '''Inverted''': Harold gleefully tells Mike how life is fair and [[SugarBowl enjoyable]].
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* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Alice doesn't say the phrase "Life isn't fair."
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Life isn't fair? I've heard better phrases than that."
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* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Harold chooses not to tell Mike that life isn't fair, feeling that it would become so cliched.
* '''Discussed''': "What's up with people using the "life isn't fair" phrase?"
* '''Conversed''': "Are the writers trying to make us feel depressed whenever someone says "life sucks"?".
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* '''Straight''': Harold smugly tells Mike how life isn't fair and cruelly tells him to deal with it.
* '''Exaggerated''': Harold smugly tells Mike how [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech life sucks because he's completely worthless while he's the best at everything he does.]]
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': Harold was just looking for an excuse to be [[{{Jerkass}} insensitive]] and [[NoSympathy unsympathetic]] to Mike's situation.
* '''Inverted''': Harold gleefully tells Mike how life is fair and [[SugarBowl enjoyable]].
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* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Alice doesn't say the phrase "Life isn't fair."
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': "Life isn't fair? I've heard better phrases than that."
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* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Harold chooses not to tell Mike that life isn't fair, feeling that it would become so cliched.
* '''Discussed''': "What's up with people using the "life isn't fair" phrase?"
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