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The fine line between needing to be social and needing solitude.

Goatworshiper

Does anyone else have problems with this balancing act? If not I'm just getting this off my chest.

I feel odd when I'm with people, without being insulting towards other humans I find they frustrate the life out of me. I find people just don't really have much valid to say. At the moment I'm sick of hearing people being demonised for claiming benifits, by people who claim working tax credits, child tax credits etc. I'm not in a position were I personally need to claim benifits, however I'm not into the demonisation of the ill and unemployed. It's not only this issue, people just being wide of the mark on lots of topics, science denialist's tend to be particulary frustrating.

I'd like to get on with people a lot more, I enjoy being social (within my small circle of friends). But I just find people stupid, ignorant and inhumane. I'm generally misanthropic and tend to upset people quite frequently by telling them that human life is cheap and explaining about a history of slave labour, concentration camps etc. Well I say upset, I think it just annoys people as It questions thier humanitarian ideals. I suppose thier lies my problem, hypocritical humanist whom don't see that they treat humans particulary badly. For instance they want to save the world and help African children, but have a poor attitude to work colleages.

I went to Auschwitz recently and people seem perplexed that I didn't get upset from the visit. I find it very odd: when I here people talking about how they think other people should be dealt with for not working (and not conforming to thier belief system), I can easily see how something as big as Nazi Germany could escalate. I find it so odd that people think that work is the only important thing in life. Surely there has to be more to life than self regulated slavery?

Today I cut my grass with mp3 player on and it was just bliss. Solitude and the world blanked out.

Wierdly, I still crave some social activities even tho people frustrate the life out of me. 

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  • Jon said:

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    For example high heels.  Why wear footwear you can't walk in - that's what shoes are for, aren't they?  And they're probably damaging for your feet.  I've never understood this mentality and find that people lack critical thought.  I call this Mindless Copycat Syndrome (this doesn't exist, it's just a made up name.)  I've always been a very independent thinker who's always done their own thing and can't relate to it.

    The high heel wearing is probably rooted in sex:

    www.psychologytoday.com/.../why-are-high-heels-so-enticing

    Interesting article, especially that bit about raising and tightening the buttocks up...  but for me things have to have a practical purpose or I don't see the point in them, but since I don't like drawing attention to myself anyway no, high heels are not for me.

    @  Goatworshipper: I think the big problem is why the wars are taking place and who is behind them.  Most modern wars are about the control of natural resources such as oil and gas, the exploitation of which is carried out by huge multinational companies.  These companies have a great influence in government policy making and a lot of deals go on behind closed doors which the public never gets to know about.  Also they can easily manipulate the economy by raising the cost of oil and forcing national governments to take out loans.  Then the governments have to get more money out of the people to pay them.  The only problem is that the vast majority of the people are already struggling to make ends meet and have no more to give. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.  I know this is a well-worn cliche but it's true.

    Luckily for governments they have this wonderful tool TV, which allows them to tells us lovely little stories about how they have everything under control and keep us entertained with the latest celebrity gossip, reality and talent shows.

    I already feel better having got that out of the system.   I seem to be in a particularly cynic and pessimistic mood today, not sure why.

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  • Jon said:

    [quote][/quote]

    For example high heels.  Why wear footwear you can't walk in - that's what shoes are for, aren't they?  And they're probably damaging for your feet.  I've never understood this mentality and find that people lack critical thought.  I call this Mindless Copycat Syndrome (this doesn't exist, it's just a made up name.)  I've always been a very independent thinker who's always done their own thing and can't relate to it.

    The high heel wearing is probably rooted in sex:

    www.psychologytoday.com/.../why-are-high-heels-so-enticing

    Interesting article, especially that bit about raising and tightening the buttocks up...  but for me things have to have a practical purpose or I don't see the point in them, but since I don't like drawing attention to myself anyway no, high heels are not for me.

    @  Goatworshipper: I think the big problem is why the wars are taking place and who is behind them.  Most modern wars are about the control of natural resources such as oil and gas, the exploitation of which is carried out by huge multinational companies.  These companies have a great influence in government policy making and a lot of deals go on behind closed doors which the public never gets to know about.  Also they can easily manipulate the economy by raising the cost of oil and forcing national governments to take out loans.  Then the governments have to get more money out of the people to pay them.  The only problem is that the vast majority of the people are already struggling to make ends meet and have no more to give. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.  I know this is a well-worn cliche but it's true.

    Luckily for governments they have this wonderful tool TV, which allows them to tells us lovely little stories about how they have everything under control and keep us entertained with the latest celebrity gossip, reality and talent shows.

    I already feel better having got that out of the system.   I seem to be in a particularly cynic and pessimistic mood today, not sure why.

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