Fuck people, Fuck Auto Pilot, Fuck bein a manipulator on the chase of material shit.

Fuck that lol. Excuse my language...
But people these days are the worst. Our world has become more tolerant of scum activities. People are naturally more uptight, and more skeptical about everything. Ten years ago when you watched t.v. commercials, it was all about advertising OTHER t.v. shows/ movies; now its all about trying to sell you something, which is often "false advertising" or a rip off. People have been fucked with so much that they are naturally down on life. Skeptical when they deal with society. They find it hard to accept love, accept a true friend, accept someone that doesn't follow the trend. It seems like often i try to connect with someone on a certain level I am misunderstood, I am perceived differently from what I expect from the way I act, by society. People these days are never straight forward, they always think ahead 5 steps, and think about a way to manipulate each other and beat around the bush to achieve what ever it is they try to achieve. People are so hypnotized on auto pilot, that they HEAR you but they never LISTEN. There were days where talking could be done for hours without manipulation, and beating around the bush. There were days where people could accept you for who you are before being skeptical as a result of being fucked with so much. I guess this is means they have "matured"/ we have matured! But why does becoming more mature need to be so boring and tiring? Life should be about fun, enjoyment, fulfillment.. People need to wake up and open they're eyes and realize MONEY cant be FIRST all the time. Rich people arent always happy! Dont be on auto pilot. If someone greets you, its not just because they feel OBLIGATED to, maybe they want to talk, maybe theyre looking for a new freind? Whats wrong with that? people think its wiered when people you dont know start talking to you,and try to pick you up as a new freind. WHY?! Humans are suppose to socialize as much as possible. Why not interact with people you find interesting? Stop thinking that everything you do is WIERED.

Just some thouhts i had to get off my chest,
Let me know what you think!
:cheers2:

 

nothing to be said?

 

the word paragraph comes to mind..

 

... so does the word who cares. Oh wait, that's two words.

 

you brought urself to this thread, and you obviously read some of it, so im assumin you do? wild guess...

 

All this talk about how these days are different to the old ones etc. Your 20 years old my friend, I think your expecting too much from the world.

Look inside for answers.

 

WTF does this have to do with OTTO The Pilot?



BLOW ME..

 

So how are you changing it?

 

I happened to find a wonderful amount of truth in your little rant there man.

How often can you talk to a stranger without being called weird/desperate/alone/creepy?

 

I agree with most of that.

It's absolutely fucked up isn't it? But I've stoped caring - even if you do manage to have a conversation with a stranger without being judged, chances are the person will spout out generic bullshit that they expect a 'normal' conversation should be compiled of. People are afraid of being different and as a result people copy each other, from the way they talk to the way they dress. That might not make sense to you guys but it makes perfect sense to me.

 

thanks Raiyo

 

Its true... "Small talk" as you may call it has ruined real conversation

Nobody really cares how your doing or how you kid just got an A on his math test but you ask anyway just because its the "correct" thing to do

The only real conversation one can have nowadays is with really close freinds, family or spouse/lover
Its sad isnt it

 

Everynow and then I'll have a little joke with a random person that I pass on the street or the person behind the counter or whatever, but y'all are right, it's rare. How do people meet in the grocery store, park, football game or whatever and end up married.

 

hey this is some good shit. i just never really compiled it mentally until i read this thread. and ive noticed that ive always tried to spark conversations of the small things in life and little rants of thought, it brings you much closer to a person than ud expect at first. much closer. and how people conform to one anothers styles and even language, mannerisms and daily habits. one needs to individuallize theirself but also keep an open mind to what you see as keen and to YOUR liking and your thought not "oh i dont think many people like this and would look down on me for doin/wearin such a thing." if you are confident of how you act and know that it is all inside your head and your perceptions of what people think about you is only you perceiving it in one way. you much approach it openly and go with your flow of life see where, who knows.

 

What the OP is talking about is the same as the Zen/Buddhist concept of mindfulness. "Autopilot" is the opposite of mindfulness.

 

so true man so true im so depressed day to day because im so different from everyone else and im not accepted. im the outcast, i seek other outcasts, i have since i was fourteen.

 

This is pure wisdom right here. I try to avoid all the superficial assholes, unless they are OPEN minded and can accept some diversity.

 

So after all is said and done, and we can't further comtemplate how bad it is, its leaves us with two options.

1. Do something about it.
2. or don't.

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QFE. Especially the inside part.

It just seems to me that as soon as speech was achieved, there's been things like small talk and manipulation.

If some stranger doesn't want to talk to you, it's not societies fault. Maybe they had a bad day. Maybe their uncle died. Maybe they got important things to do. Maybe they don't like the energy you put off. Maybe...could be endless. Other people are not you and so why take it personally? You have no idea on why they're not responding the way you want them to.

I think I could probably write a whole essay on small talk. Some of this is indeed societal ritual but rather necessary and not always a trite act. It's based more on intent than content.

 

It's not like this is a recent change in society mate. There has been societal norms and memes that dictate the way people act and think since the beginning of civilization. In regards to materialism, well that's sort of what "civilization" propagates....that being the continual engrossment of un-necessary materials which people are taught to be the necessities. Undoubtedly certain societies are less materialistic than others, while the US (western civilization in general) seems to epitomize this, however it's at the core of nearly every society throughout history.

People will continually shun those who are different because they fear the unknown. Why do you think we have so many institutionalized organizations (ie. religions) that capitalize on the distribution of certainty? Because we live in a human world that is full of doubt, and people like to think they are in the "know" as well as in the "right," regardless of the fact that "truth" is often entirely subjective let alone nigh impossible to obtain. They hold notions of "right" and "wrong" based upon what they are taught qualifies as such.

Herd mentality is so prevalent amongst homo sapiens that they will go to incredible lengths to protect the prevailing social norms. This includes ostracizing those who differ from the "norm." After all, it is something that gives them comfort, why would they willingly allow for someone to even remotley undermine that which maintains their comfortability?

It's not going to change mate, so if it bothers you as much as it bothers me then there's only a few options....

You can simply try to ignore it and not allow it to affect you, which is VERY hard to do

You can "drop out" and live outside of society, or attempt to find a "society" that is more geared towards your ideal life....good luck with that though.

Or, there's the most drastic yet most affective option of all.....death.