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The Unmanned Writer |
Put more than two of us in a room, we pick sides and start dreaming up reasons to kill one another. Why do you think we invented politics and religion? Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. "If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own... | ||
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Ducatista |
Want another reason to get the hell out of here? I'll give you the best one: her. Mrs. Carmody. Our very own Jim Jones. I'd like to leave before people start drinking the Kool-Aid. ___________________ "He who is without oil, shall throw the first rod" Compressions 9.5:1 | |||
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Still finding my way |
Which is why were are much more functional as small tribal communities rather than existing in massive metropolis centers connected to everyone's thoughts. | |||
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I Deal In Lead |
It was pretty well documented years ago, back in the 50s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral_sink Explanation The specific voluntary crowding of rats to which the term "behavioral sink" refers is thought to have resulted from the earlier involuntary crowding: individual rats became so used to the proximity of others while eating that they began to associate feeding with the company of other rats. Calhoun eventually found a way to prevent this by changing some of the settings and thereby decreased mortality somewhat, but the overall pathological consequences of overcrowding remained. | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine  |
That could explain (or explain in part) why we are this way. We like to be in tribes and smaller groups. And we disliked the other group because they were competing with us for berries and antelopes. Now we create these artificial tribes, and still hate the other tribes because we are wired up that way. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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| Thank you Very little  |
Sure, as long as the machines are working and you can dial 911. But you take those things away, you throw people in the dark, you scare the shit out of them, no more rules.” | |||
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| Member |
“You don't have much faith in humanity, do you? "None, whatsoever.” ______________________________________________________________________ "When its time to shoot, shoot. Dont talk!" “What the government is good at is collecting taxes, taking away your freedoms and killing people. It’s not good at much else.” —Author Tom Clancy | |||
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| Live for today. Tomorrow will cost more  |
To keep this thread on track, and not analyze the OP's statement as if it wasn't a movie quote...
suaviter in modo, fortiter in re | |||
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Member |
I finally figured out a few years ago, I'm a little slow, that we humans are all basically 'tribal' and want to be in a group and then discount other groups. Then there are a few of us who are loaners and will eventually wander off in the desert to die... My Native American Name: "Runs with Scissors" | |||
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