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Just post whatever comes to mind.

If Oscar Wilde had lived in our time, he would be a /b/tard.

Actually, scratch that. He does, and goes by Jethro Q Walrustitty.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Nov 11th 2022 at 8:59:26 AM

Keybreak (Long Runner)
#226276: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:26:22 AM

But that's because those people aren't operating with one mind anyway. It's a few people with power forcing everybody else to be equal underneath them, and everyone is still an individualistic thinker.

Ech, it's one of those things I'd like to experiment myself if it wasn't so unethical. ;p

You gotta believe me when I scare you away, all that I wish for is that you would stay
Victin Since: Dec, 2011
#226277: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:28:07 AM

@Bleye: That's less communism and more... idealistic bio-utopia in my opinion. I agree with you communism doesn't work, though, but not like that.

Keybreak (Long Runner)
#226278: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:32:43 AM

Communism isn't a psychological system anyway, it's an economic system. One of the ways of distributing goods among people...

Psychological systems are things like individualism, hive minds...uhhh, astrology...

The ways that people are lead to think. What controls their actions. tongue

You gotta believe me when I scare you away, all that I wish for is that you would stay
ElectricNova Since: Jun, 2012
#226279: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:34:41 AM

I kind of wonder what it'd be like to be a final boss of an RPG, and you're doing your evil monologue, and then some kid gets a lucky critical hit and you die instantly.

Keybreak (Long Runner)
#226280: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:35:22 AM

Very embarrassing to your successors.

You gotta believe me when I scare you away, all that I wish for is that you would stay
DeathsApprentice The Ultimate Lifeform from The Ark Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
The Ultimate Lifeform
#226281: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:35:38 AM

@226281: That's true, but I think a lot of innovation is driven by competition. One person/country/civilization wants to outcompete the other, so there's a lot more pressure to innovate to be better off. If everyone thought exactly the same way, there wouldn't be any such impetus. Of course, if everyone was exactly the same, they could all still innovate, but I don't think they'd innovate as much.

Plus, the beauty of having everyone be different, with different ideas and perspectives, is the fact that one person could think of ideas completely different from another person, which would increase the potential for innovation. The reason why two heads are better than one is because one head could see ideas that the other would miss, simply because they have a different perspective.

edited 10th Feb '16 9:36:20 AM by DeathsApprentice

When we're done, there won't be anything left.
Keybreak (Long Runner)
#226282: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:42:30 AM

Sure. Though competition is naturally detrimental to the loser. You try to be better than your neighbor and you disadvantage them (or kill them), and then there's bitterness that swells in their children, and that builds into feuds.

Insects are so plentiful because they work for the benefit of their colonies. They're small on their own, but they work together with singular thoughts in mind and spread everywhere.

Humans are lucky because we're so smart and there aren't any predators that can outpace us, but we're still self-destructive. Cultural differences may be variating, but they're still divisive.

You gotta believe me when I scare you away, all that I wish for is that you would stay
Rosvo1 Since: Aug, 2009
#226283: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:43:43 AM

You know, there are times when I want to tell Key to stop asking stupid questions.

This is one of them.

Keybreak (Long Runner)
#226284: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:44:20 AM

But Rosvo, this is the random thoughts thread.

What would I say here if I was not thinking randomly.

You gotta believe me when I scare you away, all that I wish for is that you would stay
Rosvo1 Since: Aug, 2009
#226285: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:46:23 AM

That's all fine and good, but this is idiotic.

smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#226286: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:46:38 AM

Key, sadness isn't a bad thing, because it contrasts with happiness. If no one ever loses or fucks up, they never learn, and when they're happy (if they're happy) it won't feel as special.

And if we were a hive mind, I know I'd have no reason to enjoy life, because everything in life I love comes from individuality and the differences between us.

All being the same person isn't good, its torture. It gets rid of what makes life special.

I'd rather be stuck with nothing but my uniqueness than be successful with nothing to make myself special.

Keybreak (Long Runner)
#226287: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:47:06 AM

And that's just mean.

Why you be so mean Rosvo.

I'm only doing what the thread says.

Rosvo so mean...

You gotta believe me when I scare you away, all that I wish for is that you would stay
death_vlk So, who's got a camera? from The Nightmare Corpse-City of R`lyeh Since: Jul, 2013
So, who's got a camera?
#226288: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:47:31 AM

It's moments like these that remind me of why I am so glad that one day we will all be dead, and all the stars will die, and the universe will be reduced to a husk incapable of any life.

I have to return some videotapes. My Wall
RandomWriter413 Since: Feb, 2016
#226289: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:49:11 AM

Hm. Personally, I don't really get that much on the emotional spectrum, but I can see why one'd love being unique, and superior in their own respect.

Yeah, this conversation's getting a little too deep for me, and if I say anything else, I'm likely to sound like a Nilhist.

So instead, I shall talk about how my school day sucks! I wish it was still snowing.

[up]And yeah, everyone's going to die, eventually. That's why one does something famous or infamous to get remembered.

edited 10th Feb '16 9:49:56 AM by RandomWriter413

death_vlk So, who's got a camera? from The Nightmare Corpse-City of R`lyeh Since: Jul, 2013
So, who's got a camera?
#226290: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:51:13 AM

[up] I really couldn't care less about those people, as they don't escape the point I was making.

I have to return some videotapes. My Wall
Keybreak (Long Runner)
#226291: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:51:27 AM

[lol] This is the stuff I live for. Deep, irregular discussion.

@smoke Right, a lot of people would rather be free and unhappy than a slave to happiness. Unless they're already a slave, in which case they can't think any differently. tongue

@vlk And yes. Death IS the great equalizer. I take solace in knowing that the universe will even out to the same colorless emptiness that we all won't feel. [lol]

@Writer Yeah, I wish it was snowing too. Maybe our minds are already a little more connected than they seem. ;p

edited 10th Feb '16 9:54:58 AM by Keybreak

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death_vlk So, who's got a camera? from The Nightmare Corpse-City of R`lyeh Since: Jul, 2013
So, who's got a camera?
#226292: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:54:27 AM

This is not a deep discussion. And my sentiments had nothing to do with equality.

I have to return some videotapes. My Wall
Keybreak (Long Runner)
#226293: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:55:55 AM

Though I share the sentiment.

Which I find deliciously ironic. tongue

You gotta believe me when I scare you away, all that I wish for is that you would stay
death_vlk So, who's got a camera? from The Nightmare Corpse-City of R`lyeh Since: Jul, 2013
So, who's got a camera?
#226294: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:58:07 AM

No, you don't share my sentiment because the motivation, understanding and expression is completely different. You agree with a form of what I said. That's not the same as sharing a sentiment because it's not the same sentiment.

I have to return some videotapes. My Wall
death_vlk So, who's got a camera? from The Nightmare Corpse-City of R`lyeh Since: Jul, 2013
So, who's got a camera?
#226296: Feb 10th 2016 at 10:00:08 AM

Something completely idiotic is what's going on.

I have to return some videotapes. My Wall
Keybreak (Long Runner)
#226297: Feb 10th 2016 at 10:00:23 AM

What was the sentiment then...apathy?

That you couldn't care less about what I'm saying and you're happy that everything is going to end up as nothing?

I can't tell.

You gotta believe me when I scare you away, all that I wish for is that you would stay
death_vlk So, who's got a camera? from The Nightmare Corpse-City of R`lyeh Since: Jul, 2013
So, who's got a camera?
#226298: Feb 10th 2016 at 10:05:19 AM

Not apathy at all. Nor solace.

In fact, you're assuming my statement even had anything to do with this conversation and instead wasn't just...a random thought.

edited 10th Feb '16 10:05:31 AM by death_vlk

I have to return some videotapes. My Wall
Keybreak (Long Runner)
#226299: Feb 10th 2016 at 10:07:08 AM

Alright then.

Different thought: I'm hungry.

I really hope they open something new in the cafe outside the library. There hasn't been anything there in months...

You gotta believe me when I scare you away, all that I wish for is that you would stay
DeathsApprentice The Ultimate Lifeform from The Ark Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
The Ultimate Lifeform
#226300: Feb 10th 2016 at 10:08:45 AM

I'm drinking Sprite. ^_^

When we're done, there won't be anything left.

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