Sunday,
August 17, 2008 at 2:09am
For
the life of me if I come across another one of these “This is my
first moment trying to be deep” blogs with fifteen “omg omg omg I
never knew you were so insightful!” comments I'm going to shit.
Here's my problem. It isn't that these kids are finally
thinking, or at least thinking “out loud” for others to agree
with. It isn't even really that others feel “inspired” or
uplifted by the blog. My problem is that I can't find a single stitch
of something that feels personal, original, or really coming from
that daunting place in that persons head.
“Life has its ups
and downs, and all we can do is try to stay as happy as possible.”
I've read damn near 5 versions of this sentence, some
paragraphs long, followed by a congregation of comment applause and
tears. I'd like to use my No Shit stamp before the comma, and for the
latter, a question. Do you have any clue how much more can be said
about happiness, and the pursuit thereof, that isn't summed up so
nicely in your overtly cliché and empty adage? I think what really
gets to me the most isn't the tepid self-help book words, but how
quick and easy the readers fall in line. I'm bothered that these
people don't find themselves thinking as “deeply” as what they've
just read. I'm amazed at how much time can be spent flapping about
the awesomeness of new babies and lilies in the field, and the “bad
stuff” is just that. A little bone thrown to the idea that the
world is just as shitty as always despite today you feeling like its
the best place ever. When happiness comes at the shunning, and almost
complete disregard for reality, I'm annoyed.
“I wonder why
that distended* stomach kid doesn't swat that the flies in his
eyes....O what a beautiful sunset!”
This is all that mantra
teaches. I don't think enough people are getting angry. I want more
people to have an opinion that wasn't handed down to them by parents
or a required reading book. Become cognizant of the fact of
objectivity and form real opinions that stand for something because
you know they're right and don't just feel good going down. I just
got done ranting about girls not getting treated well in
relationships. I wonder if they have a set understanding of what
“good” and “bad” really
mean to themselves before they end up in a relationship. I'm sure
there's an abundance of “relationships can be tough, if you really
love the person yada yada bullshit.”
Did you know when gas
went to 80 instead of 40 cents per gallon, people rioted in the
streets all over the country? What's happening in our society?
There's talks of restricting and policing the Internet. There's the
patriot act. Some people are getting chips implanted in them.
Religious fanatics are ready send us to God. Our fucking atmosphere
is getting destroyed, and our ice caps our melting. Species are going
extinct at insane rates; species that can provide cures to the
panoply of diseases that are set to wipe out the human race. And all
the while people can barely work out the fight they're having with
their boyfriend over where to go on Valentine's Day.
I say be
constantly aware of the downs in the proverbial ups and downs of life
and make yourself sick over them. How can you grow as a person only
using half of the equation for life? What happens when all you ever
are is maddeningly positive and disillusioned of your circumstances?
My first thought is an extremely naive religious person. You know
“hehe, God will fix it, sit pretty and pray...” those types.
Meanwhile the world remains in shambles. You don't appreciate the
significance of something by noting it in the margin of your
ever-so-pleasant world view.
Please stop getting in lines to
swallow your spoonfuls of life. Stop ignoring the real starting
points of insight.
Updated
about 3 months ago
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Julie
Ann Stelzer
(Merrillville Senior High School) wroteat
2:48am on August 17th, 2008
How's this
for insightful... 'You're an ass.' What makes you think that
people care anymore about your opinions than you do about
theirs and their insights?? Huh?? |
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Nick
P.
wroteat
2:51am on August 17th, 2008
They may
not, I'll try to refrain from tearing up. |
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Julie
Ann Stelzer
(Merrillville Senior High School) wroteat
2:58am on August 17th, 2008
Unless you
are planning on personally repairing the ozone, curing world
hunger, and fixing our corrupted govt, my suggestion to you is
to lighten up. Do what u can to help but its not something one
or even a handful of people can fix in a blink of an eye. Dont
lose sleep over something that is quite frankly, out of your
control. Stop and smell the flowers my friend. Help where you
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Nick
P.
wroteat
3:17am on August 17th, 2008
Ah, then
perhaps you may understand where I see the real problem. "No
single rain drop thinks it is responsible for the flood."
We're good at contributing to disaster and then trying to hide.
I conversely want this to work in a positive direction. I don't
believe people can get to the mental point necessary to tackle
humanity's issues by sedating their thoughts with cliches and
comforting speeches. That's all my thing is.
We've
never really hung out, but while my writing might not reflect
it, I assure you I'm quite light in the heart.
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Billy
Bowman
(Bloomington, IN) wroteat
8:51am on August 17th, 2008
'There's
talks of restricting and policing the Internet.' Thankfully the
FCC shot down bandwidth restrictions. And did you mean
distended stomach kid? I think if someone had a distilled
stomach.. uh.. well nevermind
I know how you feel about
these silly people thinking they'rer deep, but at least they
are thinking. About nothing mind you, and coming to all the
wrong conclusions, but it is a start.
--on a random note,
my power just blinked off, but by the grace of the Firefox 3
programmers, my response was saved when i finally powered my
computer back on and started up Firefox--
'Take the good
with the bad' isn't a brilliant philosophy, it's a fact of
life. There is good and there is bad in the world, if you don't
take them together, you're fucked. The only way to avoid it
would be to kill yourself... which i wouldn't mind happening
with the great majority of people.
The real problem is when
people do start thinking, they get satisfied with themselves,
they think they've figured something out, and they stop, when
in reality, they've figured nothing out. And even if they had,
why stop thinking? There's some more of that good with the
bad.. sure, they started thinking.. but they stopped..
Ah
well i could go on an on but i'll start repeating myself no
doubt, and facebook is about to throw on it's comment limit.. |
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Nick
P.
wroteat
12:04pm on August 17th, 2008
That's
basically it Mr. Bowman. It's almost as if thinking is abused
to make yourself happy, then put on the back burn as if the
burden is too great, or no reason is left, to go on. You said
the only way to avoid taking the good with the bad is to kill
yourself, and I think that's exactly what's happening. I
struggle to find informed personal opinions and insights. The
abilities for honest introspection and accountability appear
all but dead. I don't even expect these people to be brilliant
philosophers you know? I just wish that if your going to travel
a road, you come prepared with perhaps reading of the
"brilliant" philosophers or reflections on a trying
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From a
economic standpoint (I sure do view things in that way a lot),
you must remember, blogging is becoming a HUGE trend. It's
turning into "do it or you're lame." Not only that,
but there's people blogging just for the sake of money. They
spew out bullshit they don't believe in, or chances are in this
case, don't even understand, stick some advertisements on it,
and hope that they make some money, which they won't. So then
they stop, bye bye fake deep thoughts.
Then we have the
people who are truly TRYING to think deep, but just fail, the
people you were talking about I presume. In my opinion, they're
realizing how shitty the world is becoming, and want to give
themselves false hope, or even try to show themselves off when
they really have nothing. They think "well I'm depressed,
I'll think of ways to fix the world," or "shit, I'll
turn religious and pray to God for the lulz." They'll
believe they're geniuses, and brag about it on blogs. Deep
thinking in this aspect is just fucking ridiculous. It's like
faking your thoughts (does that happen to be a sin? If so, then
IRONY!!)
With that said, it's hard to say exactly how to
think deep. IMO, it's like something you just need to discover
how, kind of like how the religious ones say to "become
enlightened." I have my deep thought situations once in a
great while. I don't really know how it happens, it just does.
And I don't brag about them, I just kind of think "huh,
that's a pretty sweet idea," and go on with my life.
The
really big problems in the world... I honestly think it's too
late to save them. Unless the worlds greatest minds can join up
and research and think. Which will probably lead to arguments
over which country has the better mind, related to what you
said about people fighting over stupid things.
Summed
up, it just seems people are becoming more and more fake.
That's all there is to it.
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P.S. Off
topic: You had a bit more room to go Bowman :p. I'm moving in
on Friday, lets get some food that weekend, as you're already
there. |
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Billy
Bowman
(Bloomington, IN) wroteat
2:15pm on August 17th, 2008
Yea i guess
i did.. haha, i just got so used to it kicking in when i'm
commenting on Nick's posts that i was expecting it.. and sure,
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