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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» hayley a répondu le Mon 5 Apr, 2004 @ 8:57pm |
 Coolness: 82790 | i know that sometimes i come across as arrogant because i am in a sense, but only through my insecurities.. and insecurities are usually indefinable. theyre just a constant burden riding on your ocnscience.. you dont know why.. and you try and load em off a lil thruogh various methods, - arrogance, gloating, DRUGS etc.. ha |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» G__ a répondu le Mon 5 Apr, 2004 @ 9:53pm |
 Coolness: 141510 | don;t forget tipping |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» soyfunk a répondu le Mon 5 Apr, 2004 @ 9:53pm |
 Coolness: 126915 | they have great breakfast patatoes |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» hayley a répondu le Mon 5 Apr, 2004 @ 9:58pm |
| Coolness: 82790 | hmm.. tricky one.. thats so their crops dont go bad so that theyll have enough to supply the large demand for tomatoes |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» blop a répondu le Mon 5 Apr, 2004 @ 11:36pm |
 Coolness: 200675 | fukt:
theres a difference between making fun and stating a fact...
not my fault youve done nothing with your lives... matt... are you serious? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» nothingnopenope a répondu le Mon 5 Apr, 2004 @ 11:53pm |
 Coolness: 201370 | I totally haven't done anything with my life |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» fukt a répondu le Tue 6 Apr, 2004 @ 1:15am |
 Coolness: 71830 | Originally posted by CHERRYONIONKISS...
fukt: theres a difference between making fun and stating a fact...
not my fault youve done nothing with your lives... matt... are you serious? just takin shots at neoform... its ravewave sharon. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform a répondu le Tue 6 Apr, 2004 @ 1:22am |
 Coolness: 339810 | yeah, cause i'm doing nothing with my life.... .... |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» fukt a répondu le Tue 6 Apr, 2004 @ 1:31am |
| Coolness: 71830 | Originally posted by POISONED CANDY...
Then there are others, such as yourself, who are but another example of those who try to compensate for their inner emptiness with material possessions, yet no amount of money could ever fill the gap in your soul. its good to see you have the ability to look so far within something u have barely been exposed to. thank you for accurately describing my way of thinking and state of mind. your statements will forever be a reminder of how hollow and empty i really am. perhaps my comments and actions are a defense mechanism created by my sub-conscious in an attempt to fill the void. pls help me. it hurts inside. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Violence_Inc a répondu le Tue 6 Apr, 2004 @ 1:35am |
 Coolness: 174235 | he needs a hug. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Jared a répondu le Tue 6 Apr, 2004 @ 1:45am |
| Coolness: 37210 | I like pretending to be spiritual, and thought I'd include an excerpt from a favorite article of mine on the topic of humility.
Morality of Action: Humility Humility is the foundation of all learning. By being humble you are accepting that there is something greater than yourself and that there is always something to strive for. When one is content with oneself then the proverbial cup is full and there is no more that can be gained. This is the constant enemy of real progress, and when it occurs then the opportunity to become better is lost. If you become the best and stop striving for more then you are just a mark for the next opponent and it will not be long until you are nothing more than a statistic. The Chinese saying, "Humility gains, pride loses" is a wonderful proverb that is applicable to anybody, regardless of skill level. If one is prideful about that which has been learned it can create a mental block which could stop progress. Also, many ask the question, If a martial artist is good, then why practice hard?" If one is not humble it will be hard to improve. From: "The Concept of Martial Morality (wude) by Jeremiah Dougherty" ..and since I'm all hopped up on tea and whipped cream..: -Capitalism is a broken system. -Earning potential needs to be regulated to prevent black holes of human energy and resources from forming. Say no one can ever have more than 1000% the wealth of the lowest average working class person. Still allowing those in wealth to continue their lifestyles, and to reward those who do perform more valuable services, and work harder.. but keeping things more balanced... i.e. No people working double shifts just to make rent, with CEO's and rockstars adding another million dollar car to their garabge. -Inheritance is one of the biggest problems with humanity today. Children should not be raised with privledges over each other. The same schools, the same resources, the same quality of life. All children deserve an equal chance in the world.. and don't feed me any bullshit about scholarships. Equality is imaginary. -I don't think anything is going to change, and I sure as hell am not suited to do it, so I'm just gonna keep going to work, keep drinking my pepsi, keep buying spiffy shoes and shiny things, keep buying my gasoline, and keep driving my car... while I dream crazy ideas about how things could be. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» cloud9ine a répondu le Tue 6 Apr, 2004 @ 7:17am |
 Coolness: 138865 | why does every thread end up having matt and ian battling it out? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Mr_President a répondu le Tue 6 Apr, 2004 @ 8:44am |
| Coolness: 46400 | I like money...esspecially having lots and lots of it. My soul isn't empty either.
Life is perfect! |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform a répondu le Tue 6 Apr, 2004 @ 9:50am |
| Coolness: 339810 | I think it all started when i made this:
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead a répondu le Tue 6 Apr, 2004 @ 9:53am |
 Coolness: 685735 | Since he's not online to answer right now...
[Matt]Man, neofag, get a life. This is why you don't get laied.[/Matt] |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» fukt a répondu le Tue 6 Apr, 2004 @ 12:19pm |
| Coolness: 71830 | lol thanks fred. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» PoiSoNeD_CaNdY a répondu le Wed 7 Apr, 2004 @ 7:48am |
 Coolness: 91835 | Western Consumption and its Consequences
Consumption has become our way of life. Fueled by our ever more productive economy, the prevailing culture of North America has evolved to embrace the consumption of material goods as the means of achieving fulfillment in life. Shopping has become our ritual, money our main yardstick of social worth. Since 1950, people in the United States own twice as many cars, drive over two and half times as far, use 21 times as much plastic, and travel 25 times as far by air . The culture of consumption is the United States has been shaped by corporate-dominated television, of which the average adult spends nearly 5 hours a day watching . At this rate, the average American is exposed to approximately 21,000 commercials a year, most of which carry a similar message: buy our product, and you will be happy. Most economists would have you believe that a growing economy, as shown by a rising GDP and fuelled by increasing consumption habits, is a good thing. Of course, the underlying assumption is that the more we consume, the better off we are. It doesn’t matter if this consumption takes on the form of trips to McDonald’s as a result of lack of time to prepare food at home, or expensive visits with a psychiatrist due to mental distress; if it adds to the GDP, the assumption is that society benefits. Even if this were so, measures such as the GDP neglect to factor in the harm that consumption causes to the environment and to those living in other parts of the world. A more accurate assessment of the impact of our consumption would take into consideration the following: •The consumer demand for more products at lower prices has given rise to huge transnational corporations, who frequently place their production facilities in the poorest countries in order to take advantage of weak labor and environmental regulation. The result is the proliferation of sweatshop working conditions for much of the world’s poor. •The consumption of goods and services in the West has put a significant drain on the world’s finite resources, resulting in depletion of the world’s stock of lumber, oil, and other materials. The top 20% consumers of the world, most of who reside in the West, consume roughly 80% of the world’s resources . •The production of goods, fueled by our desire for consumption, has resulted in a large amount of environment harm. The economies that represent the wealthiest fifth of humanity have been responsible for emitting two thirds of the greenhouse gases that threaten the global climate, and release three fourths of the sulfur and nitrogen oxides that cause acid rain . •The over-consumption of the wealthiest has increased the inequality between the rich and the poor, thus fueling social unrest and discontent. While 1 billion of the world’s population lives in wealth, another billion lives in destitution. Environmentalists and social activists have taken various approaches to combating the problems listed above, including pressing for more restrictive environmental accords, encouraging “fair trade” of commodities such as coffee, or opposing globalization. However, since over-consumption in the West is the root cause of the problems discussed above, there remains little hope of achieving sustainability and equity so long as the culture of over-consumption prevails, particularly that which exists in the United States. The world simply cannot support much of its human population living the lifestyle promoted by the Americans, which consists of multiple air-conditioned cars per household, sprawling suburban properties, and heaps of unnecessary waste. Rather than consume ever greater amounts of material goods from one year to the next, as is the current trend in the West, those who are already consuming the most must become content with living more modest, less wasteful lifestyles. At first, the notion that the wealthy over-consumers in the world would ever be willing to give up their affluence seems unlikely. But this is only because of the underlying assumption that by consuming more, we are living more fulfilling, happier lives; an assumption which is outright false. Rather, psychological data indicates that the main determinants of happiness in life are unrelated to consumption; instead, it is satisfaction with family life, particularly marriage, followed by satisfaction with work, leisure, and friendships which is most likely to result in happiness . Simultaneously, however, the culture of consumption that prevails in the United States has eroded the values of community, spirituality, and integrity that contribute to a meaningful existence. Polls indicate that many Americans feel dissatisfied with their culture of consumption, with one survey revealing that 75% of working Americans between the ages of 25 and 49 would like “to see our country return to a simpler lifestyle, with less emphasis on material success” . And yet, so long as the corporate interest maintains its stranglehold on American culture through the influence of television and other mediums, Americans will continue to buy the next round of products advertised to them in a misdirected attempt at increasing happiness in life. Consumption and material success need not be the principle values of North American society. Indeed, there are alternate sets of values that restore a greater meaning and importance to life beyond materiality, and thereby reduce the inequality, environmental degradation, and the strain on the world’s resources caused by too much consumption. The United States was at one point known not for its excessive materiality, but for the “Puritan ethic” brought by its early settles, that stressed participation in community and spirituality, and which shunned the excessive consumption of material goods. The “voluntary simplicity” movement is a modern attempt to restore those set of values that turn away from mindless consumption, focusing on developing increased appreciation for an uncluttered life free from unnecessary material distraction. Indeed, most religious teachings stress simplicity and regard excessive material acquisition as being inconsistent with spiritual growth. Confucius taught that excess and deficiency are equally at fault, while in the New Testament, Matthew proclaimed that it is “easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God” (Matt. 19:23-24). Could a spiritual awakening in North America be the solution to the problems posed by Western over-consumption? David Korten, a scholar on business, believes so, arguing that a more spiritual conception of reality “leads naturally to a totally different sense of the kind of future we could create and to a great sadness for what we are doing to ourselves and to others” . A change in the prevailing values in the United States would have a profound effect on the course of humanity. By redefining our culture to emphasize more deeply held values than the pursuit of material gratification, our prospects for success as a species suddenly appear much brighter. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» fukt a répondu le Wed 7 Apr, 2004 @ 9:14am |
| Coolness: 71830 | that was a great generalization based on a first year economics book. very enlightening. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Flower a répondu le Wed 7 Apr, 2004 @ 4:08pm |
 Coolness: 40140 | $2 bucks is that canadien, cause that is really cheap for any meal (even if its shitty), in the US if you go to a sitdown resturant you are spending at least 7 bucks American |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» nothingnopenope a répondu le Wed 7 Apr, 2004 @ 5:09pm |
| Coolness: 201370 | yeah that's dirt cheap, the only other place I know that is as cheap as that is nulufar falafels.. 2.50 for a drink, and 2 decent falafels... now those people I tip a dollar at least, cause I don't even know how they break even at those prices |
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