I don't understand it. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one who can see how things really are. It seems like everybody is so absorbed in themselves, desperate for attention, and are self-destructive malevolent idiots. Some people on this forum are even like that, and I can't fucking stand it. I'll start with me: When I was a kid, I was the biggest prick. I was always making other peoples lives harder, acting like an asshole 24/7, and I did it all for me. I didn't care about anyone but myself. I didn't care about how many bridges I burned, how many people I hurt, or how other people felt around me. I finally got a massive wake up call during the summer between 8th grade and my freshman year. I was talking to this girl I liked, and she turned me down not because I was ugly or rude or anything, but because of my reputation. She said to me "You're going to be in high school next year! Grow up!" And I did, almost overnight. (I was one of those rebellious, long haired assholes who was just a sarcastic dick all the time) Ever since then I've taken huge steps in my life, gotten a job, and turned into a really nice guy. BUT what's been bothering me lately is how ignorant and stupid people can be. I realize how lucky I was that this girl said something to me. If she hadn't, I would probably still be the same self-destructive prick I was before I entered high school. My problem is that I've developed a sort of...hate...for people who can't see the world the way I do. It's not what you think. I'm not ignorant, I tolorate gays, and blacks and jews and other religions. I don't have a problem with that. I have a problem with people who just can't grow the fuck up. And it's the people who, psychologically, can't get enough attention. People who are desperate for something to 'cling to'. I'll give a solid example, and this should remind you of someone. I see this person on another forum here posting 'Ghost pics'! Now, let me tell you. This person is an ADULT, and it's getting a little overboard. This person is so absorbed in herself and her work that she's even gone to lengths in her mind of convincing herself, per se, that her pics are genuine. Now if this person were 10 fucking years old I would just laugh and keep going on with my day. But JESUS! This chick is adult who as pathological problems, and can't seem to come to terms with herself. I HATE people who just can't seem to get a hold on themselves, and slap themselves in the face a couple times like I did. This was why, if you saw my posts in the 'conspiracy' forum, I was so rude and blatant with how I presented myself. I hated some people there, I swear. When people believe in something 'questionable' such as ghosts, God, or conspiracy theories, they jump at the SLIGHTEST piece of evidence that supports their ideas, and they run with it. It's psychology. I used to read people like books in that forum, and they were had their heads SO FAR up their asses that they were unable to get past their own egos to look at a viewpoint besides their own. I used to hate being psychoanalyzed when I was a kid, and now I realize it was all true. I was a self-absorbed prick. Every single thing my psychologist said to me when I was a kid ended up being true. Wow. That was a rant and a half >.> Any comments are appreciated.
I think you are just another teenager who thinks you have the world figured out, and said solution is as unique as you are, a snowflake in the wind. I think it is bullshit. I think that you are purporting to be a nice guy, but you are slamming people. the problem is here, thir opinions are as valid as yours, does that I mean I think opinions are valid? hell no, opinions are where we hide when we do not have fact and objectivity, opinion is the domain of ignorance, and though at times, it is a useful tool to assess the "situation on the ground" that does not mean we should live our lives by opinion. you purport to not be ignorant, but you freely use the word hate to describe your assessment of people who believe in things your life philosophy doesn't quantify, and or, qualify. There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy, and I suggest you start by reading up on quantum physics, it's a doozy horatio. and worth investigation.
Well believe it or not, in real life I really am a very nice guy. I help people out, make them laugh, smile, and feel good about themselves. In real life, I hide my true feelings about people who I feel are ignorant and retarded. So I take every oppritunity to bash and criticize every person who I disagree with on here, but only to a certain extent. I use the word 'hate' frequently because that really is how I sometimes feel towards people who just don't seem to "Get it".
I have two points to make. First, this IS real life. *pinches self* Definitely. Some of us may use pseudonyms, and/or obscure or alter certain aspects of ourselves, but people have been doing that for millennia (it's just easier now, with internet communication). Again, this IS real life. Secondly, quantum physics is often used by new age kooks to somehow validate their theories. As in, "LOOK at how bizarrely these phenomena behave in relation to one another! Science cannot yet explain certain aspects of quantum theory! See?! There MUST be lizard monsters living beneath the crust of Earth/ghosts and goblins are roaming the night/the holocaust is a hoax!!!" And so on... Many humans were the same way about thunder and lightning, prior to our better understanding it. Peacelove, Aldousage
Hmmm, show us this person that you claim to be. Maybe after people respect you on here, they will be more responsive to your problem and want to help.
Let me reiterate myself. When I say real life, I mean not on the internet. On the internet, I can say anything I want and not worry about getting my ass kicked. I guess in a way this could be considered even more real than real life, since everybody's real personalities sometimes bloom. Take me as an example. (I think I have a problem about talking about myself. Epiphany moment)
So your calling another member childish because she posted some pictures and said they were ghosts, yet you supposedly changed your whole life because some teenage girl turned you down. Any then you called her pathological!
I get it...So you have no ethical problems with the way you treat people, even if it's like complete shit, you simply worry about getting your ass kicked, so you don't do it. Unless they can't see or find you. Then you don't care.
Well, I can relate to the fact that you are tired of dealing with peoples bullshit, but from that first post it appears as though you are not very different from those you "hate". Now, I am saying that based on what you wrote in a single post and I do not know you personally, please keep that in mind. I'm assuming you live in the states? Get use to the fact that the majority of people don't genuinely care about others. They don't really even care about themselves, because as so many great minds (Plato, Aristotle, Confucius, Lao Tzu, etc...etc..) have pointed out, one most love them self in a true sense in order to love others. They really walk hand in hand, that is happiness. Happiness as clearly pointed out in many of their works (my personal favorite in regards to happiness is Nicomachaean Ethics) is very different from pleasure. Pleasure usually involves our dull human senses and satisfies them usually through material things. So you see, even those who you claim only care about themselves haven't even gotten to that point....it's materialism and the way they "appear" to be that they care about. As you stated yourself, you have no problem with gays, blacks, religious beliefs etc..., then why is it that you have a problem with this girl that posts ghost pics? It's her personal choice to believe or not believe in them. So long as one is doing no harm in believing or practicing something than why should you have a problem with it? Trust me, I'm pretty disgusted by humanity as a whole too (especially in the states), but I do not go knocking others down because I feel they are wrong. Rather I choose to be the change I want to see in my community (earth) and hope that it will inspire even just ONE person to change their ways (if they are materialistic, egotistical, mean etc...). Help others change for the better by example, not by verbally attacking them. It's the same general theory of reward and punishment. I personally feel rewarding good is much better than punishing bad. (Ie encouragement rather than fear)
You know,I was talkin' about that the other day with a friend."Hey ,you know that guy from New Jersey?Right,that Yeal guy--he seems to be the only guy that really sees what's goin' on.Quite the coincidence.
being afraid of getting your ass kicked doesn't make you a nice guy, it just makes you a coward, and a bit of a douche stop being such a self absorbed jackass, accept that different people have different information to work with than you, and further accept, that you are just as deluded as they are, it'll make life much less stressful (p.s., I am this irascible and cantankerous to everyone I meet, you could ask my coworkers, family, friends, etc. I am an asshole, and not bothered by it in the slightest)
I'm not a coward because I don't want to get my ass kicked. Who wants their ass beat? I say one thing and you take it way out of proportion. Honestly, is the first man to volunteer to get his ass kicked a brave person, or a moron? The reason I am upset by this ghost pic girl is because how much she just doesnt seem to see that the whole thing is going nowhere fast. I don't get what she doesnt get. If I was her I'd realize a LOT sooner that the whole ghost hunt thing isnt working out.
Ah, but you see that is why the world is so beautiful (in regards to humans), because you are not everyone. (Ie. Everyone is different.)
courage is about having convictions and sticking to them, consequences regardless. yeah, sorry sally, you are a coward.