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Re: A picture of me

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Post by noduerme »

mlyle wrote: post #175
noduerme wrote: post #150

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> I don’t think that people who talk about football are stupid Hah. I actually do think they are, and I've had four years of not talking to my brother because he feels insulted by my opinion of his sports obsession. There's nothing wrong with value judgments. I don't know what your interests are, because you haven't expressed them. You've only expressed disinterest. Surely, if you have interests, there are other peop…

> > I don’t think that people who talk about football are stupid > Hah. I actually do think they are I'm not super interested in sports. But I think there's not much value in snap judgments that discount people because they happen to like one non-harmful thing. If sports are your number one interest, you're not likely to end up my best friend. But, otherwise... Even being mostly disinterested in sports-- my friends a…

> Perspectives. Work ethic. Improbable things that have happened. Subcultures of fans and their views. Statistical analysis. Adversarial thinking in sport. Coaching.

These are all great aspects of sports and life. I wasn't trying to say I don't appreciate them. I probably ended up sounding like an anti-sport zealot. I'm not. I went to a minor league baseball game the same night I wrote this comment. My beef with my brother stems from my issues with the NFL in particular, pro sports and the militarization thereof in general, and also the unhealthy obsession with basing your identity on things like the record of the team you root for. There are lots of positive values that can be inculcated and obtained from sports, in a pure game. But I have an allergic reaction to the way celebrity pro sports is used in America as an adjunct to military recruitment, not to mention suppression and indoctrination of the working class. And I really have a problem with how spectatorship is used as a placebo for having an actual hobby or home grown set of interests.

Re: A picture of me

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Post by FollowingTheDao »

FollowingTheDao wrote: post #174
EUV071STR48 wrote: post #169

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Interesting comment exchange, both of you. The tone of your conversation seems almost enraged to me. That's why I want to get in quick. Because I don't quite understand why your positions didn't lead to a more light-hearted approach to the world. I'm in my 20s and feel a disconnect to (some, most, ?) people as well. I accepted that and called it a day. I encounter other fellow human beings as possibilities without ex…

It’s easier not to be enraged when you’re 20. It’s also easy to not be enraged if you’re not homeless living with a mental illness and treated like garbage every day. You know, it’s quite a natural reaction. Like a bear protecting its cubs. The moment you are suffering to such an extent and people ignore you and treat you like garbage and tell you what your experience actually is, you’ll understand why people get enr…

Ha, see what I mean? I can write my heart out in an effort of conversation and and no response! No even a downvote!

What the fck has your technologies done for the world? NOTHING! It is all just a way to get people addicted to something new so you can make money.

Re: A picture of me

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Post by unkeen »

FollowingTheDao wrote: post #182
FollowingTheDao wrote: post #174

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It’s easier not to be enraged when you’re 20. It’s also easy to not be enraged if you’re not homeless living with a mental illness and treated like garbage every day. You know, it’s quite a natural reaction. Like a bear protecting its cubs. The moment you are suffering to such an extent and people ignore you and treat you like garbage and tell you what your experience actually is, you’ll understand why people get enr…

Ha, see what I mean? I can write my heart out in an effort of conversation and and no response! No even a downvote! What the fck has your technologies done for the world? NOTHING! It is all just a way to get people addicted to something new so you can make money.

But countless people have read what you wrote. Isn't that something?

Re: A picture of me

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Post by FollowingTheDao »

unkeen wrote: post #183
FollowingTheDao wrote: post #182

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Ha, see what I mean? I can write my heart out in an effort of conversation and and no response! No even a downvote! What the fck has your technologies done for the world? NOTHING! It is all just a way to get people addicted to something new so you can make money.

But countless people have read what you wrote. Isn't that something?

No idea if it was one or a million. So no.

Re: A picture of me

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Post by EUV071STR48 »

FollowingTheDao wrote: post #182
FollowingTheDao wrote: post #174

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It’s easier not to be enraged when you’re 20. It’s also easy to not be enraged if you’re not homeless living with a mental illness and treated like garbage every day. You know, it’s quite a natural reaction. Like a bear protecting its cubs. The moment you are suffering to such an extent and people ignore you and treat you like garbage and tell you what your experience actually is, you’ll understand why people get enr…

Ha, see what I mean? I can write my heart out in an effort of conversation and and no response! No even a downvote! What the fck has your technologies done for the world? NOTHING! It is all just a way to get people addicted to something new so you can make money.

Sorry for not replying sooner, but I haven't been online here and simply didn't see it.

Thanks for the long reply, it was a interesting read. I wish you really well.

You mentioned homelessness and mental inllnes several times and I can imagine a situation (I don't know if its acurate though) in which I can understand you. The breaking point for me would be, if I can no longer pull myself out of a misery on my own - without help in sight. That must be very frustrating.

Being angry is not bad or anything. It's okay to be angry. It's okay to be and feel (almost) anything. I don't have a problem with that in general. For me personally, I try to stay away from it, because nothing comes out of it. I'm not resposible and if something turns out a way, then it turned out that way. I can't change that - it already happend. I can (if I am in a situation that enables me to) still change how things are going forward. But 'anger' is a bad companion for that.

My fortune is, that I still have parents where I can occupy a room in the basement. Constant (several years long) failure and mental illness are no strangers to me as well. But I came to the conclusion that it does not matter the slightest what other people think about me or how they life their lifes. It does not take away anything from me and I have to accept that. I'm curious, but I stopped comparing (for example). What I can understand though, is, that I am in a lucky spot to have a working support system. If that breaks apart, I don't know if I would go sour and cynical.

To make one point clear, I don't really have a stance here, I'm just interested. I didn't meant to attack you, if you fell like this was the case.

About: “it’s not the quantity of what you’ve seen but what you took from it” - I know this was a cheesy thing to say, but it was a interesting realisation for me to have in the past. I was raised christian and had rose tinted glasses on for the most of my life. When I 'woke up', it really buffled me how different people actually are and that there is so much more nuace to everything. And most imporantly, there are people (in your age, eg. my parents and friends) who keep their glasses on their whole life and don't even know it. They're missing out big time. After seeing that, age is no longer a 'trump card' for me. Nevertheless I try to (hopefully successful) respect the old. But I don't accept a "I'm old, my argument is based on my rich experiences" any longer. (This is not a critique to a religion, but what people in my environment made from it.)

See, I can 'write my heart out' (a little) and go in ramble mode as well.

I hope you have an above-average day today, FollowingTheDao. I wish you very well :)

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