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Author Topic: Things that made you sad today thread.  (Read 9702894 times)

Twi

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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #44550 on: March 13, 2012, 03:39:21 pm »

My computer keeps crashing.

D:

I need to do, like, so many things so it stops failing. Defragging, for instance...
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #44551 on: March 13, 2012, 03:44:57 pm »

This.

It makes me sad because that speech gives hopes that humans will be better one day, whilst actually we're sliding downwards with velocity accelerating every day :c

Hardly. The last thirty years have been among the least violent (over a similar period) in history. The powers of the rich, as excessive as they have become, are nowhere near as great as they once were. Bigotry is dying, though much more slowly than one would prefer. Each year more tyrants find that might is no longer enough to hold against the will of the masses, while the world at large aids the masses rather than sitting on the sideline or trying to maintain the status quo. It's true that the state of the world is in something of a slump, but it's a divot in a mountain compared to where we were a mere century ago.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #44552 on: March 13, 2012, 03:46:07 pm »

This.

It makes me sad because that speech gives hopes that humans will be better one day, whilst actually we're sliding downwards with velocity accelerating every day :c

I must say, that was quite a superbly written and delivered speech.

I'm going to reserve comment on the world >.>

It is good to think, though, like Chaplin said, technology can help for peace - his very own speech is kept alive by technology.


Hardly. The last thirty years have been among the least violent (over a similar period) in history.

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 It's true that the state of the world is in something of a slump, but it's a divot in a mountain compared to where we were a mere century ago.

Indeed. The world has been quite peaceful now-a-days. I think we're on the edge of something. Whether its war or peace is to be seen :3
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #44553 on: March 13, 2012, 03:57:57 pm »

Yeah, I think the world is getting better over time, it's just usually at a painfully slow rate, especially when it's all 3 steps forward, 2 steps back.

...

Where the heck did that come from? I'm supposed to be a pessimist.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #44554 on: March 13, 2012, 04:02:04 pm »

Was browsing the front page of CNN, saw one of the stories as headlined "Child's fingers found in trash".

NOT F**KING CLICKING THAT.  :'(

Relevant: Nation Refuses To Read Headline Beyond Words '4-Year Old Forced To'
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #44555 on: March 13, 2012, 04:04:57 pm »

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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #44556 on: March 13, 2012, 04:15:49 pm »

This.

It makes me sad because that speech gives hopes that humans will be better one day, whilst actually we're sliding downwards with velocity accelerating every day :c

Hardly. The last thirty years have been among the least violent (over a similar period) in history. The powers of the rich, as excessive as they have become, are nowhere near as great as they once were. Bigotry is dying, though much more slowly than one would prefer. Each year more tyrants find that might is no longer enough to hold against the will of the masses, while the world at large aids the masses rather than sitting on the sideline or trying to maintain the status quo. It's true that the state of the world is in something of a slump, but it's a divot in a mountain compared to where we were a mere century ago.

I love that speech. Right up there with the end of "Knowledge or Certainty" by Jacob Bronowski, among my favorite quotes on the truth of human nature.

People really do want to do good, help one another even when we don't stand to benefit, and improve the world. We're innately good beings, though beings that can be misguided, or worse come to justify wrongdoing as something good, just, or necessary. We always think we are doing the right thing, though if other people don't agree, it can be very hard to admit that your actions were wrong. Stubbornness, dogmatism, personal hardship and trauma... all of these can harden us against Right Action, and lead people to believe themselves correct despite the protests of others.

The more connected we are with others; the more we hear their voices, understand their troubles, and can overcome our personal ignorance and dogmatism with understanding, the closer we come to a united world. The internet is helping us head that way, spreading information and experiences en masse... now we all need to do our part to teach ourselves, and share that broader worldview with others.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #44557 on: March 13, 2012, 09:58:01 pm »

My favorite feline pet overlord just shat on top of the microwave. You've got to be shitting me.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #44558 on: March 13, 2012, 10:27:02 pm »

You've got to be shitting me.
... Didn't it just do that?
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #44559 on: March 13, 2012, 10:34:48 pm »

My favorite feline pet overlord just shat on top of the microwave. You've got to be shitting me.
In the cats mind...
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #44560 on: March 13, 2012, 11:27:06 pm »

My favorite feline pet overlord just shat on top of the microwave. You've got to be shitting me.
In the cats mind...
*It's my microwave now bitch! Now get over here and heat me up some leftovers!*

You can always flip the microwave on it's back and fill it with kitty litter and BAM! Impromptu litter box.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #44561 on: March 14, 2012, 12:10:18 am »

Was browsing the front page of CNN, saw one of the stories as headlined "Child's fingers found in trash".

NOT F**KING CLICKING THAT.  :'(

Relevant: Nation Refuses To Read Headline Beyond Words '4-Year Old Forced To'


I read the whole article before I realized it was in the onion.


in other news, what made ME sad today was,
Toady gave me a warning for jokingly being mean to a vegetarian on the forum :(
But on the bright side I got a pm from toady, so that part was pretty cool I guess.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #44562 on: March 14, 2012, 01:28:38 am »

As a vegetarian, I'm curious about what you said.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #44563 on: March 14, 2012, 02:01:04 am »

He said that vegetarians wasn't welcome here and should go away. It wasn't very funny.
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Re: Things that made you sad today thread.
« Reply #44564 on: March 14, 2012, 10:30:50 am »

As the anti-vegetarian, I am interested in splitting a meal with Japa.
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