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I'm just glad I'm smarter than 98% of the people in the world. I don't get mired in the game played by these puppets.
The article seems to be aimed a little more at the fringe elements of the two major parties. However, it sure seems like those fringes have started to consume a larger and larger portion of each party.
It's a great article to debate (or, argue). I think we all have our own bias, but it's nice to see someone making an attempt to be objective to get everyone who reads it to consider what they're trying to get across.
The first topic: Sign №1: Your opinions align with others of your ideological alignment more often than not., was interesting. What was more interesting were the 3 factors used to bolster that.
Factor 1: Humans are lazy thinkers.
Factor 2: Human brains don’t want to be wrong.
Factor 3: Copious Consumption of Supporting Materials
None of these seem astounding when you look at it objectively. But, when you're in the midst of your opinions aligning with others of your ideological alignment more often than not, you're probably not as likely to notice those three things. That #2 is a killer. Being wrong helps us to learn. JFK's speech writer, who mentioned an error not becoming a mistake until you refuse to correct it, was very clever and wise.
The first topic: Sign №1: Your opinions align with others of your ideological alignment more often than not., was interesting. What was more interesting were the 3 factors used to bolster that.
Factor 1: Humans are lazy thinkers.
Factor 2: Human brains don’t want to be wrong.
Factor 3: Copious Consumption of Supporting Materials
None of these seem astounding when you look at it objectively. But, when you're in the midst of your opinions aligning with others of your ideological alignment more often than not, you're probably not as likely to notice those three things. That #2 is a killer. Being wrong helps us to learn. JFK's speech writer, who mentioned an error not becoming a mistake until you refuse to correct it, was very clever and wise.
I'm not sure the title was the best way to describe what I read. I would call the piece "This Is What Happens In Politics."
I didn't read it that way. But I do think that the two sides have been going further and further to the extreme in order to keep the masses riled as people have become dulled to what was once considered to be extreme.
And, with the internet, and raised level of usage, influence and prominence of social media, average individuals are able to speak and be heard... and, believe that their opinions matter more.
Right, and they're not the only ones who believe their opinions matter more. People seem drawn to (or repulsed by) the loudest and most inflammatory opinions, not necessarily the most well-informed and well-reasoned ones. It really is a sad state of affairs.
Never been a Facebook guy and never will be. As much as I enjoy certain things about Twitter, it's virtually impossible to log on anymore without being inundated with political crap. I only follow a handful of "political" tweeters but my feed fills up with political re/tweets from other people I follow: bands, sports fans, etc. I'm probably going to embark on a massive un-follow campaign soon.
People have always been drawn to the loudest and most inflammatory positions, up to a point of absurdity. The problem is the point of absurdity has moved to a very low position.
And I agree that the internet is to blame.
dont you think that all started with the daytime talk shows though? Surely Jerry Springer deserves a good bit of blame.
Social media, the internet, and reality tv are not the basis for where we are today (in the context of this thread. Merely, they are all byproducts of one simple fact: We live in the greatest time in the history of the world.
Life is too easy nowadays. People pine for the past while easily forgetting all the hardships. Technology, medicine, high speed internet, cell phones, transit, etc have simplified and enriched our lives. Thus, we simply have way too much time on our hands. The more options we have, the more spoiled we become. We live the life of royalty relative to much of the rest of the world. And like royalty, we have become quite petty and trivial.
Life is too easy nowadays. People pine for the past while easily forgetting all the hardships. Technology, medicine, high speed internet, cell phones, transit, etc have simplified and enriched our lives. Thus, we simply have way too much time on our hands. The more options we have, the more spoiled we become. We live the life of royalty relative to much of the rest of the world. And like royalty, we have become quite petty and trivial.
I agree with you. If you really want to go back to the origin of societal breakdown, look no further than whole house air conditioner. Once those became mainstream, people spent much less time outside and much less time socializing with neighbors.
Let’s take a couple of small anecdotal examples:
- recently you stated work was so busy you haven’t had time to shit post on the net and follow politics. You’re busy working and then trying to relax between getting home, dinner, and family obligations. After all that, you feel content and are just happy to watch a ball game.
- I recently spent the better part of 2 weeks in northern Michigan working on a rental property. The House was gutted, so no TV. We worked long hours. We went out for blue collar meals after work and crashed shortly after. During that time, my consumption of social media and news was virtually zero. I was quite content.
Summary: the more work we have to occupy our time, the less we have to be concerned with trivial BS. The less trivial BS in our lives, the happier we are
It wouldn't be a 5 star thread without that happening sooner or later. I say get the ball rolling.
I've lived in my house for 10 years and it's incredible how few of my neighbors I know. I'm not anti-social but I don't go out of my way to bring new neighbors a casserole or anything like that either. The couple immediately next door are renters and I suspect they might be vampires based on how infrequently they can be seen outside during daytime hours.
We live in the same city, so it's possible. I never pictured @Raising Heel to be an old lady or an Asian, though (my two neighbors).
I’ve lived in the same house for 8 years and I know exactly zero of my neighbors. I find I don’t really like people in general.
