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by swabby429 on December 21st, 2006

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I really would like to know why it seems that people, in general, the past few years, reject wisdom, intelligence and reason? It appears that there is massive movement towards humanity embracing superstition and discounting reason. Why?

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  • by jstranaut on January 30th, 2007

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    most people do not have the critical tools to recognize what the media and other forms of mass communication put before them. i disagree with the comments that claim that people are essentially stupid.

    there is a gentrification of art that reduces the quality and variety of different art forms such as music, television, movies, and literature. this makes the bulk of the media product that the masses receive bland to put it euphemistically. most mass media forms are motivated by profit and not high ideals, this creates a self-sustaining machine that cranks out dumbness.

    beneath this veil there is plenty of insight to be found but it takes time and patience, self-awareness and sometimes pain to get there. most people (especially in the u.s. where we work most of our lives away) don't have the time to work toward self-actualization which is perhaps the most common form of human intelligence we can all attain.

    every human being has the potential to reach levels of insight and reason that they never thought to achieve. i have seen the most ignorant person transfixed by his own true nature, and changed into the most patient and wise of people. it is possible but it takes time and patience, a premium that people would rather spend masturbating their own egos or pissing their precious life's moments away on routine.

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    • Thanks for the thoughtful posting. The last paragraph is quite compelling, especially.

      swabby429

      by swabby429 on January 30th, 2007

    • It's interesting to hear you say that it's the U.S where the people work most of there lives away. You don't. In 2003 South Korea worked 2390 hours compared to U.S's 1792. Other countries that worked longer hours then the U.S include New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Mexico, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Greece and Spain I didn't include statistics from non-industrial countries because they are almost impossible to determine but many of them would more then likely have to work through much less comfortable conditions.

      Mediocritycomplex

      by Mediocritycomplex on January 31st, 2007

    • thanks for the statistics. i never said the u.s had a global monopoly on labor hours, i simply stated that our nation is becoming increasingly work obsessed and spending less time on pursuits of reason and wisdom, too busy working to pay off debts, bills, and to buy new toys. please read the entry again.

      jstranaut

      by jstranaut on January 31st, 2007

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