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Humanity has been kinda lame in the past 20 years hasn’t it?
I think it has been.
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Maybe not everyone, but a lot of people have been doing awful stuff. D: What happened to the collective empathy of a nation? Why can’t we use that to unify the world? But nooo, that won’t ever happen.
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Pshaw, it actually goes on way longer than that. I think in the end it was like 2 hours worth of typing.
Annnnnnywho, yeah, but think about it mannn, we’re all gonna die in the end, so life doesn’t matter right? That’s what basically what he was saying, and I was like, 🙁
David said: Pshaw, it actually goes on way longer than that. I think in the end it was like 2 hours worth of typing.Annnnnnywho, yeah, but think about it mannn, we’re all gonna die in the end, so life doesn’t matter right? That’s what basically what he was saying, and I was like, 🙁
His complacency was frustrating, but your romantic anti-view of capitalism was full of BS and lacking any sort of coherence or insight into the variety of topics you brought up. It’s a rant, though, so I’m willing to forgive you.
tarheel91 said:David said: Pshaw, it actually goes on way longer than that. I think in the end it was like 2 hours worth of typing.Annnnnnywho, yeah, but think about it mannn, we’re all gonna die in the end, so life doesn’t matter right? That’s what basically what he was saying, and I was like, 🙁
His complacency was frustrating, but your romantic anti-view of capitalism was full of BS and lacking any sort of coherence or insight into the variety of topics you brought up. It’s a rant, though, so I’m willing to forgive you.
I WHOLE HEARTEDLY AGREE
Meh, I’m not against capitalism, but it has been distorted somewhat. For example, the finance sector has been going from advancing economies to being “How to make money for those that work in finance.”
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Besides, the complaint wasn’t against capitalism. Rather, corporate culture. When you are the one that’s pointing out problems, chances are, you won’t be able to voice your opinion. :O That’s how the financial collapse happened. Of course, it also has to do with the american dream and mindset, and irresponsible banking, but no one ever could point out the issues and actually be heard properly. If you do, you are seen as a pessimist and you should change your attitude! 😀 Put on a smiley face!
Optimism only goes so far! I was just really down because I just heard a series of lectures, and a lot of them talked about how a lot of things needed reform in this day and age, but it seems that reform isn’t going to happen. Or it’ll happen at a really slow pace. And that’s very sad. 🙁
And since he was all like, change won’t happen, because in the future, you’re gonna die, and not make a difference no matter how hard you try, I was kinda annoyed. :/
David said: Meh, I’m not against capitalism, but it has been distorted somewhat. For example, the finance sector has been going from advancing economies to being “How to make money for those that work in finance.”🙁
Besides, the complaint wasn’t against capitalism. Rather, corporate culture. When you are the one that’s pointing out problems, chances are, you won’t be able to voice your opinion. :O That’s how the financial collapse happened. Of course, it also has to do with the american dream and mindset, and irresponsible banking, but no one ever could point out the issues and actually be heard properly. If you do, you are seen as a pessimist and you should change your attitude! 😀 Put on a smiley face!
Optimism only goes so far! I was just really down because I just heard a series of lectures, and a lot of them talked about how a lot of things needed reform in this day and age, but it seems that reform isn’t going to happen. Or it’ll happen at a really slow pace. And that’s very sad. 🙁
And since he was all like, change won’t happen, because in the future, you’re gonna die, and not make a difference no matter how hard you try, I was kinda annoyed. :/
The finance sector trying to make itself money is the definition of capitalism. It acts out of its own interest, not that of others.
Corporate culture? So you’re suggesting companies should hold monthly meeting where they listen to the complaints and suggestions of every single employee? That doesn’t sound inefficient at all. P.S. Many companies actually have positions whose soles responsibility is to take suggestions from staff and implement them (if they’re good). Still, just because you have an opinion to voice doesn’t mean it’s right, and, of course, hindsight is 20/20, so you obviously know what should have been done now that you know the outcome.
Just a tip, lecturers aren’t automatically right, especially as you get into more complicated/sophisticated fields. You need to be familiar with both sides of the argument and able to critically analyze what’s being said from an objective standpoint. The age old adage that the more you learn the less you know holds true. It’s easy to think you’ve got the perfect solution when looking at a very rough picture of a situation. It’s easy to think your conclusion is common sense. However, the more nuances you become aware of, the more the flaws in your idea are exposed.
TL;DR: It sounds like you’re just listening to someone else, and agreeing with them, and then saying “Duh, why didn’t anyone realize this? These people are just being ignored.” However, you’re really ignoring two major things: 1) The people you hear about this from frame the scope of the problem in their own words. It’s very easy for them to twist the situation to fit their solution. 2) Most of these people are speaking in hindsight. Thus, a more diverse pool of sources on a subject enables a more complete picture of the situation. This, in turn, makes a real “answer” more difficult, because there are far more variables than the original premise initially outlined. Lots of variables = very complicated solution.
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