What are you feeling, hoping, thinking, or remembering right now?

[TheSkaFish]

Rich People and Poor People are just two different breeds of rats trapped in the same cage. Fighting and squabbling amongst themselves, will unfortunately make them no less caged than what they already are. The trouble is that greed is irrational and illogical, and as everybody on both sides of the fence understands: No good decision is ever made in an irrational and illogical state.

Therefore:
If the Rich People fill the cage with only other Rich People, by killing off all of the Poor People, than half of the Rich People become slaves to the other half of the Rich People. And the only thing you get is a reset of the exact same position. It's still the same game, still the same cage.

If the Poor People fill the cage with only other Poor People, by killing off all of the Rich People, half of those Poor People will become Rich People and enslave the other half of the Poor People. And the only thing you get is a reset of the exact same position. It's still the same game, still the same cage.

This is the Fallacy of Human Social Constructionism.
As you can see, we're not particularly good at this as a species.

That's kind of how I feel about it. Both extremes lead to dictatorship in the end, absolute power for a few, and no freedom for most. The only difference is, in a communist country they straight up tell you you're not free, you have no choice. In America we say you're free, but for most people, in practice that freedom is near-meaningless.

I tend to lean more socialist in some areas of life, but I'm hesitant/reluctant/just don't call myself a communist, because it's a historic fact that quality of life in communist countries wasn't good, and that communist regimes were responsible for terrible crimes against humanity.

At the same time, just because communism is bad, doesn't automatically mean unregulated capitalism is good. That's the part that politicians seem to leave out here in America. I think the Western way is the best, but with the safety nets in place that came after WW2 and created the middle class, or "normal life" as we know it today. The more we deregulate and the further we get away from that, the worse everything gets for most. It's no mystery.

The regulations are there to make sure capitalism actually works for the people/society, not just the few on top - much like communism just works for the few on top. Except for super-smart people, pro athletes/A-list entertainers/celebrities, and of course heirs to generational wealth, most people can't handle unregulated capitalism, they need the artificial safety nets to be able to function. But, I kind of thought that was the whole point of civilization - insulating people from survival of the fittest, so more people could live a better quality of life than people in the past could ever imagine.

 

[MrLonely86]

No worries guys, the end is near so we won't have rich / poor people issue anymore.

 

[NoxApex(N/A)]

That's kind of how I feel about it. Both extremes lead to dictatorship in the end, absolute power for a few, and no freedom for most. The only difference is, in a communist country they straight up tell you you're not free, you have no choice. In America we say you're free, but for most people, in practice that freedom is near-meaningless.

I tend to lean more socialist in some areas of life, but I'm hesitant/reluctant/just don't call myself a communist, because it's a historic fact that quality of life in communist countries wasn't good, and that communist regimes were responsible for terrible crimes against humanity.

At the same time, just because communism is bad, doesn't automatically mean unregulated capitalism is good. That's the part that politicians seem to leave out here in America. I think the Western way is the best, but with the safety nets in place that came after WW2 and created the middle class, or "normal life" as we know it today. The more we deregulate and the further we get away from that, the worse everything gets for most. It's no mystery.

The regulations are there to make sure capitalism actually works for the people/society, not just the few on top - much like communism just works for the few on top. Except for super-smart people, pro athletes/A-list entertainers/celebrities, and of course heirs to generational wealth, most people can't handle unregulated capitalism, they need the artificial safety nets to be able to function. But, I kind of thought that was the whole point of civilization - insulating people from survival of the fittest, so more people could live a better quality of life than people in the past could ever imagine.

That is entirely correct.
Too much of one or the other, doesn't work.
There has never been a truly and proper communist country, due to dictators.
Save for perhaps Tibet, before the Western World really knew that Tibet existed, and before the Chinese invasion.
However they are the way that they are there due to the harshness of the Tibetan Plateau.
It's the only place on the planet that didn't have a COVID outbreak.

 

[Intrama]

Love lets you down again
But I made my own choice
Can't seem to find your way
When you speak with my voice
Everything's wrong that could be right
I was so excited
Don't be afraid, of all your light
Just fight it

 

[NoxApex(N/A)]

The popularity of professional shorthand and quick solutions in troubleshooting has me genuinely concerned for the future of electromechanical engineering and the industrial infrastructure of manufacturing. I don't know if I'm comfortable among, with, on, or in any kind of a mechanical or electronic vehicle in transit under that guise. Or to put it simply: If you've got a bunch of TL;DR People in manufacturing and nobody really doing product quality assessment for security protocol for the manufacturers, things will slip through the cracks, right? That's why you get recalls etc. in mass production. But with the rise of professional shorthand and quick solutions in troubleshooting, I feel like that's going to get more rampant, and I don't know if I'm comfortable in any kind of a vehicle that's made under those kinds of conditions by those kinds of people. Simply because: If the car goes up in flames and the company later does a recall, that's really not going to help me if I died in the fire, now is it?

 

[Intrama]

Remembering.. a lot of horrible things. My mind is fractured and my body is in full decaying mode. My tried go-to technique of wanton substance abuse is not sustainable any more.

Scared but relieved, maybe.

 

[okidoke]

I'm so proud of my middle girl (20yo) who has been a waitress (and more) for 6 years and wasn't a real academic, and I suggested she'd make a great flight attendant. Well, she's just been accepted into our national airline, QANTAS.

 

[NoxApex(N/A)]

"T'was not I," said the spider.
"T'was not I," said the fly.
"fresia it, I did it. It was me," said Lemmy Kilmister.

 

[Intrama]

Remembering the first time watching Liar, Liar . In retrospect, it IS funny.. but my initial reaction to it was enough that my sides hurt for days after.

Good lord lol.

 

[NoxApex(N/A)]

I am amused and exhausted at the exact same time.
Almost two months have gone by and I only recall dreaming twice.
I'm mostly just passing out from physical exhaustion.
I never remember going to sleep, only when the alarms go off to get me up.
Pretty sure this is a sign of not getting enough rest.
Relief comes within the next 10 days.
An end to a full 3 months of this.
That I have to manage 3 or 4 levels of management above my own head tells me that the guy on the top of the mountain up there is yelling at God in the sky and asking him why.
Presumably, at least.
I knew that.
I knew that because that's how every business is.
I don't get paid enough to manage 3 or 4 levels of managers who are supposed to have their crap in order and are supposed to be managing me instead.
Here's the thing though:
All of these people, they all have normal lives.
Their head isn't in the game.
They're just going to work, collecting money, leaving work, and then going about your typical mundane life of the elusive white picket fence and the family dog.
Having your head in the game means you can't deviate to that, you really must have your head in the game pretty much at all times and basically have to make your life about it.
And nobody wants to do that.
Which makes me wonder and think:
Why am I working BENEATH these people??
Scram, @ssholes. You're all in my way.

 

[okidoke]

I seem to be caught in a depressive time loop........

 

[TheSkaFish]

Here's the thing though:
All of these people, they all have normal lives.
Their head isn't in the game.
They're just going to work, collecting money, leaving work, and then going about your typical mundane life of the elusive white picket fence and the family dog.

I think they don't have their head in the game, because most people aren't playing the game they really want to be playing. Most people don't do what they want for a living, and as such, they have their heads in the game as little as they possibly can, just to not get fired, so they can keep collecting money to live the white picket fence life. They're mentally checked out, all the time. Most people's jobs aren't their life's work, their purpose, and I think it's a shame it has to be like this. If people could actually work on what they wanted to, there would be a lot more engagement and happiness all around. As it is, I don't know how anyone avoids burnout.

I don't get paid enough to manage 3 or 4 levels of managers who are supposed to have their crap in order and are supposed to be managing me instead.

Which makes me wonder and think:
Why am I working BENEATH these people??
Scram, @ssholes. You're all in my way.

I fully agree. For the work it seems like you're doing, you really should be getting paid a LOT more.

 

[NoxApex(N/A)]

I think they don't have their head in the game, because most people aren't playing the game they really want to be playing. Most people don't do what they want for a living, and as such, they have their heads in the game as little as they possibly can, just to not get fired, so they can keep collecting money to live the white picket fence life. They're mentally checked out, all the time. Most people's jobs aren't their life's work, their purpose, and I think it's a shame it has to be like this. If people could actually work on what they wanted to, there would be a lot more engagement and happiness all around. As it is, I don't know how anyone avoids burnout.




I fully agree. For the work it seems like you're doing, you really should be getting paid a LOT more.

I don't want to be doing it, either. But what I wanted to do doesn't make enough money to warrant me doing it so I stopped playing live music. Every job I'll ever have will only ever be Just A Job to me because of that. It's actually easier to manage than it was for me to try to manage something I enjoy gradually becoming something I can't do anymore. THAT sucked.

 

[NoxApex(N/A)]

"What's on the other side of the t.v.?"
"...The rest of the t.v."

 

[TheSkaFish]

You know the saying "take a mental health day"?

I feel like I need to "take a mental health life".

 

[user 164061]

My week has been a mixed bag to say the least. A funeral on Monday (my birthday too), on Tuesday I found out my dad got told he'll be fine by the hospital and I got to celebrate my birthday a day later with a meal/seeing a stand up comedian live.

 

[user 164061]

You know the saying "take a mental health day"?

I feel like I need to "take a mental health life".

Need to get this put on a t shirt I think

 

[Murakami_1]

Please be well in your journey, I will miss you.

 

[okidoke]

Something has to give, eventually, doesn’t it? It has to. Surely.

 

[user 139760]

I sympathize with fried chicken tonight. I probably smell like something similar.
Feeling well done