Who raised these irresponsible children?? They should be ashamed of themselves.
This is why we're all totally screwed
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#12From her drawings, I would gather that the author of the original post is ENTP and/or has ADD. If she is ENTP more than likely she is very creative and could possibly find a work around. I see her indifference to doing common household chores as an opportunity for her to create some amazing product that solve these problems. Be honest; who wants to do these task? The other alternative is ADD. ADD doesn't mean you can't focus, only means that you can only focus on stuff you find interesting. ADDs are known for their hyperfocus:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperfocus
But whatever it is, the problem is central to the author of the original post and does not extrapolate to the rest of the population.
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#13The people with the cleanest desks are not always the most productive or efficient workers.
This is true but the people with the messiest desks seldom are.
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#15The author seems to have very strong opinions about what everyone else should be doing (see the second comment): http://www.unlimitedmagazine.com/2010/06/the-antiquated-guid... If all that stuff makes you happy, great. I like some of it myself (cooking, pushups, books). But "cleaning all the things" and "wear a tie" don't make everyone happy, and there is no reason Allie should force herself to do it even if Unlimite…
That's not the author with the comment, the author is Max Fawcett. That's me, the web editor, with a cheap throw to other content on our site.
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#16If one person whining was why we're all totally screwed, then we're all screwed starting long ago... This is the internet.
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is true but the people with the messiest desks seldom are.
Strongly disagree. Progress has always relied upon those with the messiest desks.
Not really disagreeing. The guy with the messy desk thinks up the revolution, and maybe even starts on it. Then the people with the clean desks step in and make it actually happen.
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#18This post misses the mark widely, IMO. Instead of being alarmist about the perennial decline of society, realize that there has been a real cultural shift, and it may be for good reason.
I think the brighter bulbs in my generation noticed that our parents weren't happy. Now, instead of asking "how can I do what's expected of me so that all will praise my sense of duty and commitment to family and community", we're asking "how can we be happy?"
I'm 33. I don't think of myself as an adult in every sense. Rather than shouldering the traditional trappings of adulthood, instead I think about what I want to achieve, and seek the most efficient, least burdensome ways to get there. My bills are on autopay. I clean when it's messy enough to bother me. I'm not married, and I'm not all that interested in having dependents. I date women who are as successful as I am, so I'm never supporting them.
The idea that any of this has anything to do with my work ethic, and my commitment to delivering the highest quality output in whatever I do is ludicrous. Hyperbole indeed. If anything, my mind is greatly freed up to focus on what matters most to me, precisely because I care not for being socially accepted into the mature, responsible adult club. There is precious little in my life that is burdensome, and it's by design.
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#19Wow, I am flabberghasted by the fact that not only did the self-deprecating humor and manic drawings go right over the head of the author, but the fact that he thinks that mundane responsibility for completing the niggling chores of modern society is somehow important to the future of our society.
I can think of many likely facts that could lead to our downfall: the inability of free markets to account for environmental costs, the consolidation of wealth and power, nuclear proliferation, overpopulation, etc. Who the fuck cares if someone forgets to pay their electric bill?
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#20Don't miss the comment by Allie Brosh (3rd from the top) wherein she schools the author on the actual (humorous & self-deprecating) spirit of her post.
She didn't really "school the author" in that he points out her humor falls into the "funny because it's true" category and it's the fact that she and her readers think it's true that really disturbs him.
Good point: in order for the author to be "schooled" he would have to realize the folly of being alarmed that her whimsy resonated with over 500 people on a planet with half a billion english speaking internet users.