"What else would you be doing?"

[gentle_dissident]

If that's the way you want to imagine it, I wish you the best of luck. Say hi to your god for me.

[mauricio]

If that's the way you want to imagine it, I wish you the best of luck. Say hi to your god for me.

Well it is not so much that i want it but it seems like the only way. Each day i grow increasingly conviced that the human being is tragically flawed with a mind that dreams higher than what we could ever reach. But we could fix ourselves. But does a broken thing can know how to fix itself?

[gentle_dissident]

But does a broken thing can know how to fix itself?

There are powerful people who benefit from this broken thing. I'm pretty sure it's intentionally broken.

[mauricio]

There are powerful people who benefit from this broken thing. I'm pretty sure it's intentionally broken.

Many cracks are probably self inflicted but many of the bigger ones have been with us and emerged from our genesis: the millions of years we evolved. I think powerful people preyed on those rather than created them.

[gentle_dissident]

Many cracks are probably self inflicted but many of the bigger ones have been with us and emerged from our genesis: the millions of years we evolved. I think powerful people preyed on those rather than created them.

Well, I will agree that in this age of the internet, we only have ourselves to blame for letting the powerful exploit our weaknesses. I feel like we could be strong if we stood together. I'm pretty damn strong, and all I have, at this point, is myself.

[stromboli]

I'm thinking a word like counterfeit or fraudulent versus fake might be a more appropriate word. I have never had any thought of seeking after a Utopian world because I've had to deal with reality my whole life in a more or less combative way; me versus the world, so to speak. Happens when you grow up poor.

[gentle_dissident]

I'm thinking a word like counterfeit or fraudulent versus fake might be a more appropriate word.

All fitting words.

I have never had any thought of seeking after a Utopian world because I've had to deal with reality my whole life in a more or less combative way; me versus the world, so to speak. Happens when you grow up poor.

I kinda got that vibe from you. I wish you peace.

[Johan]

Well, I will agree that in this age of the internet, we only have ourselves to blame for letting the powerful exploit our weaknesses. I feel like we could be strong if we stood together. I'm pretty damn strong, and all I have, at this point, is myself.

I'm curious as to whom exactly you believe this powerful person is that is exploiting you.

[gentle_dissident]

I'm curious as to whom exactly you believe this powerful person is that is exploiting you.

Joel  Osteen

[Johan]

So.... don't care to give a real answer then? I thought as much.

[gentle_dissident]

So.... don't care to give a real answer then? I thought as much.

LOL, I thought you were joking about there being one person. Big biz and govt work hand in hand to manipulate and suppress us. They teach others that the secret to freedom is to own slaves. They put fantasies in our heads with mascots, spokespeople, and totally fake speeches. I've worked to pull myself out of that world they created for me and am stronger for it.

[Baruch]

"the secret to freedom is to own slaves" ... that is how the Athenians did it.  Today we exploit labor saving devices and Third World peoples.  Archimedes invented some of the first labor saving devices ... so that too is ancient, but was under-developed for a long time.

[Solomon Zorn]

https://www.youtube.com/embed/XLgYAHHkPFs

[AllPurposeAtheist]

You should have told her that your lifes goal is to suck on the big government tit and squander all of her tax dollars on drugs and hookers..

[aitm]

"What else could I be doing?"  Redefining the whole concept of hedonism....if I had the money....does having money get to play in our guessing game? Cause that would change a lot of answers i imagine.