… and my entire American life has been an oscillation between being indescribably furious, knowing that ‘it doesnt have to be this way’ and then laughing uproariously at people being surprised by the astoundingly predictable outcome of literally every one burning out and crashing out.
This never could work, the way we do things… its inhuman, and insane.
It is no measure of sanity to be well adjusted to deeply disturbed society.
We’re just now finally experiencing the part where gravity resumes affecting Wile E Coyote.
As a neruospicy person that’s also an INTJ on the Meyer Briggs scale, let me tell you that “infuriating” doesn’t even come CLOSE to describing it.
Like I’ve spent 30 YEARS thinking of how to fix this busted system, read stoic, humanist, capitalist and socialist philosophy, Examined several world religions, studied most of european history, and am up to date on most science,… in short, I’m not a “know it all,” I make it my business to be well versed.
So when I come up with an idea of how to really get down to the nuts and bolts of the issues, only to be told that my solutions would never work, the only thing I have to say to everyone is
As someone who self-identifies almost the same exact way: yes, shit’s way beyond infuriating.
Like I’ve spent 30 YEARS thinking of how to fix this busted system
The only conclusion I routinely come to is that this whole place operates like one gigantic work camp, and (in a way) we’re still in the colonial era, built on top of centuries of extractive capitalism. We’ve made some progress by eliminating slavery, but the actual colonialism part has concluded within the continental US; it’s still happening elsewhere. The suffering doesn’t stop until we dramatically curtail incentives for exploitation of all forms.
There’s a bunch of ways that could take shape, but as you suggest, they all require a change in attitude to pull off.
Now, I’m an absurdist / cynical bastard, who just laughs as … 90% of all the things I told people would happen, are currently happening, to society broadly, and themselves personally.
None of these people ever apologized for the mockery and social ostracization and gaslighting they did for the last 20 years… so fuck em!
That I was correct means nothing. That I caused them to experience the cognitive dissonance of their lack of actually thinking about things… is apparently the only thing that matters.
Which basically just means these people are selfish, egotistical, and lazy.
The good news is that I don’t actually have to do anything about that. I can safely exist in my own way, at a bit of a distancd, while these idiots do their own survival of the fittest to each other.
I just had to get over the immense grief of fully realizing the extent to which I could do nothing about the incredible amount of unnecessary harm most normies gleefully do to themselves and others.
… and my entire American life has been an oscillation between being indescribably furious, knowing that ‘it doesnt have to be this way’ and then laughing uproariously at people being surprised by the astoundingly predictable outcome of literally every one burning out and crashing out.
This never could work, the way we do things… its inhuman, and insane.
It is no measure of sanity to be well adjusted to deeply disturbed society.
We’re just now finally experiencing the part where gravity resumes affecting Wile E Coyote.
… but we have a very long way to still fall.
As a neruospicy person that’s also an INTJ on the Meyer Briggs scale, let me tell you that “infuriating” doesn’t even come CLOSE to describing it.
Like I’ve spent 30 YEARS thinking of how to fix this busted system, read stoic, humanist, capitalist and socialist philosophy, Examined several world religions, studied most of european history, and am up to date on most science,… in short, I’m not a “know it all,” I make it my business to be well versed.
So when I come up with an idea of how to really get down to the nuts and bolts of the issues, only to be told that my solutions would never work, the only thing I have to say to everyone is
“Not with that attitude.” As I scream internally.
As someone who self-identifies almost the same exact way: yes, shit’s way beyond infuriating.
The only conclusion I routinely come to is that this whole place operates like one gigantic work camp, and (in a way) we’re still in the colonial era, built on top of centuries of extractive capitalism. We’ve made some progress by eliminating slavery, but the actual colonialism part has concluded within the continental US; it’s still happening elsewhere. The suffering doesn’t stop until we dramatically curtail incentives for exploitation of all forms.
There’s a bunch of ways that could take shape, but as you suggest, they all require a change in attitude to pull off.
Slavery is still very much alive in prison systems. So nope, not even that.
Fair. I keep forgetting about that loophole.
Hah, yeah you’re basically descibing my 20s.
Now, I’m an absurdist / cynical bastard, who just laughs as … 90% of all the things I told people would happen, are currently happening, to society broadly, and themselves personally.
None of these people ever apologized for the mockery and social ostracization and gaslighting they did for the last 20 years… so fuck em!
That I was correct means nothing. That I caused them to experience the cognitive dissonance of their lack of actually thinking about things… is apparently the only thing that matters.
Which basically just means these people are selfish, egotistical, and lazy.
The good news is that I don’t actually have to do anything about that. I can safely exist in my own way, at a bit of a distancd, while these idiots do their own survival of the fittest to each other.
I just had to get over the immense grief of fully realizing the extent to which I could do nothing about the incredible amount of unnecessary harm most normies gleefully do to themselves and others.
That is apparently just the human condition.