This reminds me of that one time when a couple of storks built themselves a nest atop a regular electric pole and while they were out hunting, a random summer storm passed over and lightning struck the pole.
I was like “WTH nature!?”. Then the storks came back and they were like “Hmm, something seems different… Need more straws.” They rebuilt and a couple of months later i was able to see live a reenactment of the “This is Sparta!” movie scene. And again I was like “WTH nature!?”.
Connect a horn to a hose and then a pump on the other end and try to see whether the horn is blown. No lips are involved in the process.
It’s a bit more complicated than that. Current society is flawed as it requires conformity in individuals to serve it when instead it should serve the individual.
The base flaw is authority. It requires the individual to act in a specific way that is consistent with its needs and that will suppress other inclinations. Added to that is nature itself, which doesn’t give a shit about anyone and cares not if any needs are met in any way, at all. Which is further compounded by the simple fact that not every divergence plays well with all the others. So conflict will eventually become unavoidable regardless of the development path.
A complicated part is that not every divergence is good for the individual’s development or survival. So it then becomes a matter of balance in regards to personal freedom in acting as such even though it might be harmful to oneself or others, having the necessary support that allows an individual to make an informed choice on whether to maintain that freedom or suppress it and living with the consequences of the choice and finally, whether to fight against nature’s own form of ruthless culling in order to preserve and develop all the variances that might emerge or allow it to run wild.
It can get very sketchy once you dive into the gritty details and every aspect of the possible ramifications when trying to find a reasonable approach that takes everyone into account.
Also, nobody is walking around in their underwear after someone sells everyone’s clothes to the local traders.
True. Anger and stress usually lead to a lower life expectancy.
‘Do unto others what you do unto yourself.’
A pessimistic scenario:
The stereotype suggests he’ll mooch off you until he makes it big, which will never happen.
Desperate for fame, he’ll spiral downwards parroting soundbites from J Peterson and the like, perhaps amassing a small following in the process, which will feed his ego and have him start believing he’s on the right track.
He’ll start treating you worse, complain you’re not home often enough to cater to his needs and start putting your achievements down.
If things don’t go his way, then the system, the woke or whatever’s popular to hate on now will be to blame and he’ll become a true believer of whatever shit he’s spouting.
Streaming or online life changes your perception of reality. It places you in a box interacting with other boxes, which in a way is comfortable and safe. The outside world on the other hand becomes increasingly distant and dangerous.
The separation makes it easy to fall into divergent strings of thought because there’s no pushback to counter them. J Peterson speeches and the like are a one-way stream of persuasion. They hold the goal of enticing. And without something to interact in a way which says “that’s bullshit and here’s why”, they eventually start making sense - as there’s nothing else to say otherwise.
Online life is an illusion that has to be grounded in reality. And if your partner chooses it over you, then I’d recommend you consider choosing yourself as a fallback.
Whoosh.
Security theater without actual security is the thing putting everyone at risk.
And to think there were more than one a few times throughout history.
I enjoy watching them put on a play of The Emperor’s New Clothes. If that’s what they wish to show off, why not applaud?
There’s a difference between being ok with acts of sabotage and expressing schadenfreude when witnessing such a high level of obliviousness.
I mean, it’s painfully obvious to most people that acts of sabotage ought to be expected in our current times and have been happening for some years now even. Yet to be so unprepared for this kind of thing that any random person can just waltz into your military base and have a field day with your aircrafts, it deserves to be shamed. It’s humiliating and rightfully so.
Everyone expected better and if this is the status in every EU country currently at risk, then making fun of this kind of pure stupidity is very much warranted. Otherwise, we’re truly and absolutely fucked in case of an actual conflict.
“Oh no! Some random civilians exposed our utter incompetence to the world. Best call them terrorists before anyone gets any ideas for actual sabotage!”
I barely remember this username and I’m looking at it every time I post something.
You have been banned from /r/Pyongyang.
Easy fix. Just block the exit. For their own safety of course.
Presumably somewhere between racism and artifact protection.
At the expense of everyone else?
They have a vested interest in curing diabetes. Most of the sufferers aren’t their clients and those that are don’t live long enough.
In other words: when upsetti, eat spaghetti to forgetti.