Well, I'm sure you're not some glorious beacon of mighty intelligence yourself. Always remember that everyone has stupid moments. Everyone.
Nah, I'm not perfect by any stretch of the imagination. But it does often feel like the people around me have much less intelligence or common sense than I do.
Also, I notice that you are completely ignoring all the good things in this world.
One of DarkED's faults in this case though is that he is being pessimistic and like someone said, ignoring the good things. Heh.
There's plenty of good things in the world, but it seems like there could be plenty more if people would just pull their heads out of their collective asses for five minutes and realize what is actually going on around them.
About time you fucking woke up. Care only about yourself and your immediate family or friends that YOU trust. Even then those who you think you trust can easily fuck you over.
The world will crash and burn eventually so just live your life now
What if that mentality is the reason I'm so tired of it? I don't
want the world to be like that.
DarkEd you're not any better than anyone else though, it might seem like people are dumb but really every human is exactly the same. Things are never good or bad they just are the way they are.
Eh, not true. Everyone has free will and freedom of choice. I honestly believe I could have done anything I wanted to at any given time. I could have gotten hooked on crack, or racked up a bunch of DUIs, but instead I stopped and thought long enough for me to decide those were really stupid ideas.
On the flip side of the coin, I know LOTS of people who are hooked on crack, or are currently in jail serving for their third DUI. It just makes no goddamn sense how people can be that stupid on such a large scale. I often wonder if a significant portion of the population is legally retarded.
Well that's one way of looking at things, but it's not true. Racists do have a lower average IQ than everyone else. Also there are things like rampant stupidity, corruption, ect.
Exactly the way I feel. Doesn't it seem like people are generally dumber than they were even 15 years ago?
It's not like DarkED doesn't have his own faults, but he probably has less than others and not as severely. There is a lot of lame shit in this world.
I can assure you I have plenty of faults.
I just try to make what I think is the smartest decision at the time. So far it's worked out pretty well I guess. I don't have a criminal record, I'm not addicted to any drugs, and I don't have any kids. I don't even have so much as a speeding ticket.
On the other hand, my brother is only five years older than me, has served two prison sentences, has four kids from two different women, doesn't pay child support, doesn't keep a job, and his big aspiration in life is to be a rapper. In fact, he just got signed to Interscope (Don't ask me how. I think his music is fucking terrible.) Every time I look at his life it makes me want to move to an island with nobody else on it.
Welcome to cynicism! You're a rather intelligent individual who cannot understand why stupid shit can possibly be so prevalent in your species. I recommend that you stop watching or listening to any type of social news programs at once. One day you'll find out that the stupid shit you hear about is mostly the byproduct of sensationalism in our shitty news structure and you'll sleep better at night.
I already don't watch any of the large news networks. I don't trust the media one bit.
Some day you may realize that it is not logical to pass judgement on others unless you are a direct witness of events. I often find that when I'm a witness of stupid shit it is far easier to just politely ask what the heck they mean by their statement or actions instead of just letting it build to a boiling point in my brain.
I used to be a hardcore cynic for years. I've since learned to find the good in all people and focus on that. The other stuff you can focus on is just unhealthy. I no longer label people as idiots, I label them as misinformed or uneducated. There are some truly rotten people in this world, I just label them as not worth my time or energy and completely disregard them. If a rotten person makes a direct attempt to screw me over in some way, that is the only time I unleash what little pent up rage I have and put them in their place.
It's getting harder and harder to see good in people. It really does feel like almost everyone I know is just one more person that doesn't need to exist.