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RE: Common Sense Is An Illusion

in #philosophy8 years ago

A very thought provoking piece @kyriacos, as usual.

Virtue Signalling and Parenting that dovetails into your comment about "Children suffer from this the most because they are used to everyone catering for them."@dwinblood recently wrote a post called

We live in world made up of people who never grew out of everyone catering to them, because they still INSIST that everyone continue doing so.

The "NOT-GIVING-A-FUCK" graph has gone invertedly parabolic (is that a real term?) and is now "GIVES-A-FUCK-ABOUT-EVERYTHING-EVERYWHERE-ALL-THE-TIME".

I'm frustrated by the self-important who can't be bothered to wait in line, or insist everyone else accommodate them.

But, like a dumb-ass, I continue to follow the rules of a "civilized" society.

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lol. Don't feel bad about following some rules. One has to adopt or perish.

The graph was meant as a joke but more or less it dos correspond to reality.

I will make sure to read that article

I don't feel bad, but I often sometimes understand how Diogenes felt.

With that said, that's the most exciting thing I find about Steemit, i.e. the number contributors here who do really impressive work.

It has inspired and given me an optimism that I haven't felt for a very long time..