Do you really see a shitty world out there?

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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,888
    mcgruff10 said:
    My wie is a language arts teacher and put a "wishlist" of books on Amazon for her classroom; some random stranger sent her a $100 gift card!  There is hope!!!
    I believe!
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,630
    mcgruff10 said:
    My wie is a language arts teacher and put a "wishlist" of books on Amazon for her classroom; some random stranger sent her a $100 gift card!  There is hope!!!
    my SiL is a teacher in newport news
     she posted a gofundme thing for 2 area rugs in her classroom. $300 funded in a day and a half?
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    A woman I know found a middle east carpet at a yard sale for $10.  She had it appraised and sold it for several hundred dollars.  She later went back to the house where the yard sale was and gave the guy half the money she got for the carpet. 

    Another story I was told was the time my wife's business partner found a large batch of kids books for sale.  The seller wanted something like $25 for the lot and the partner said, "Those are worth a lot more then that" and gave her $100 for the lot.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,599
    the world is as it always has been. just now our bubbles have been popped and we don't like the new air we have to breathe. it's like our own real version of the matrix. 

    TAKE THE BLUE PILL. TAKE THE BLUE PILL. 
    By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.




  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    the world is as it always has been. just now our bubbles have been popped and we don't like the new air we have to breathe. it's like our own real version of the matrix. 

    TAKE THE BLUE PILL. TAKE THE BLUE PILL. 
    Hmm... is it the one that makes you larger, or the one that makes you small, or is it the one mother gives you that doesn't do anything at all?
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,888
    brianlux said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    the world is as it always has been. just now our bubbles have been popped and we don't like the new air we have to breathe. it's like our own real version of the matrix. 

    TAKE THE BLUE PILL. TAKE THE BLUE PILL. 
    Hmm... is it the one that makes you larger, or the one that makes you small, or is it the one mother gives you that doesn't do anything at all?
    And you've just had some kind of mushroom...
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    mrussel1 said:
    brianlux said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    the world is as it always has been. just now our bubbles have been popped and we don't like the new air we have to breathe. it's like our own real version of the matrix. 

    TAKE THE BLUE PILL. TAKE THE BLUE PILL. 
    Hmm... is it the one that makes you larger, or the one that makes you small, or is it the one mother gives you that doesn't do anything at all?
    And you've just had some kind of mushroom...
    Amazing, I have not that kind.  A particular cactus, an herb, yes.  But only ordinary store bought mushrooms. 
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,720
    edited August 2019
    Yup. It is one of the main reasons I will never have children. I would not feel right subjecting them to what is bound to be an even shittier future. That doesn't mean I can't still see the good things in life though, and the beauty.
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,720
    mcgruff10 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    brianlux said:
    Louis Armstrong, a black man recording in 1967 in the midst of the war in Vietnam, sang "What a Wonderful World" so genuinely as to make it seem like it really was wonderful.  Maybe we need more of that and less, "What a Shi-i-ty World".  It is shitty, but it's wonderful too.
    But it wasnt wonderful. You were napalming children. 

    Hiding behind a lie to not face reality is ofc the core of the US society with the ”American Dream” etc. But still. 

    Facing reality is important me thinks.
    Yeah Brian,  how could you think the world was wonderful while YOU were napalming children?  Face reality man.  This is why ABBA and Ace of Base spent their entire careers writing songs of atonement. 

    Good job,  SC. You set him straight and made more friends. 
     



    Lol.  The ability to have a normal conversation eludes some of us. 
    Oh geez. Is this stupidity still going on? Now I'm sorry I dropped by.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,135
    mickeyrat said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    My wie is a language arts teacher and put a "wishlist" of books on Amazon for her classroom; some random stranger sent her a $100 gift card!  There is hope!!!
    my SiL is a teacher in newport news
     she posted a gofundme thing for 2 area rugs in her classroom. $300 funded in a day and a half?
    awesome!!!
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,888
    PJ_Soul said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    brianlux said:
    Louis Armstrong, a black man recording in 1967 in the midst of the war in Vietnam, sang "What a Wonderful World" so genuinely as to make it seem like it really was wonderful.  Maybe we need more of that and less, "What a Shi-i-ty World".  It is shitty, but it's wonderful too.
    But it wasnt wonderful. You were napalming children. 

    Hiding behind a lie to not face reality is ofc the core of the US society with the ”American Dream” etc. But still. 

    Facing reality is important me thinks.
    Yeah Brian,  how could you think the world was wonderful while YOU were napalming children?  Face reality man.  This is why ABBA and Ace of Base spent their entire careers writing songs of atonement. 

    Good job,  SC. You set him straight and made more friends. 
     



    Lol.  The ability to have a normal conversation eludes some of us. 
    Oh geez. Is this stupidity still going on? Now I'm sorry I dropped by.
    Some of us speak up when people say stupid shit to antagonize.  Im sorry it bothers you but I won't stop,  regardless of whether it's on the left,  right or just plain idiotic.  
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,513
    edited August 2019
    mrussel1 said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    brianlux said:
    Louis Armstrong, a black man recording in 1967 in the midst of the war in Vietnam, sang "What a Wonderful World" so genuinely as to make it seem like it really was wonderful.  Maybe we need more of that and less, "What a Shi-i-ty World".  It is shitty, but it's wonderful too.
    But it wasnt wonderful. You were napalming children. 

    Hiding behind a lie to not face reality is ofc the core of the US society with the ”American Dream” etc. But still. 

    Facing reality is important me thinks.
    Yeah Brian,  how could you think the world was wonderful while YOU were napalming children?  Face reality man.  This is why ABBA and Ace of Base spent their entire careers writing songs of atonement. 

    Good job,  SC. You set him straight and made more friends. 
     



    Lol.  The ability to have a normal conversation eludes some of us. 
    Oh geez. Is this stupidity still going on? Now I'm sorry I dropped by.
    Some of us speak up when people say stupid shit to antagonize.  Im sorry it bothers you but I won't stop,  regardless of whether it's on the left,  right or just plain idiotic.  
    Why would someone use 2x blankspaces after commas.

    And what was idiotic?
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    mrussel1 said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    brianlux said:
    Louis Armstrong, a black man recording in 1967 in the midst of the war in Vietnam, sang "What a Wonderful World" so genuinely as to make it seem like it really was wonderful.  Maybe we need more of that and less, "What a Shi-i-ty World".  It is shitty, but it's wonderful too.
    But it wasnt wonderful. You were napalming children. 

    Hiding behind a lie to not face reality is ofc the core of the US society with the ”American Dream” etc. But still. 

    Facing reality is important me thinks.
    Yeah Brian,  how could you think the world was wonderful while YOU were napalming children?  Face reality man.  This is why ABBA and Ace of Base spent their entire careers writing songs of atonement. 

    Good job,  SC. You set him straight and made more friends. 
     



    Lol.  The ability to have a normal conversation eludes some of us. 
    Oh geez. Is this stupidity still going on? Now I'm sorry I dropped by.
    Some of us speak up when people say stupid shit to antagonize.  Im sorry it bothers you but I won't stop,  regardless of whether it's on the left,  right or just plain idiotic.  
    Why would someone use 2x blankspaces after commas.

    And what was idiotic?
    Because...

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,513
    brianlux said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    mrussel1 said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    brianlux said:
    Louis Armstrong, a black man recording in 1967 in the midst of the war in Vietnam, sang "What a Wonderful World" so genuinely as to make it seem like it really was wonderful.  Maybe we need more of that and less, "What a Shi-i-ty World".  It is shitty, but it's wonderful too.
    But it wasnt wonderful. You were napalming children. 

    Hiding behind a lie to not face reality is ofc the core of the US society with the ”American Dream” etc. But still. 

    Facing reality is important me thinks.
    Yeah Brian,  how could you think the world was wonderful while YOU were napalming children?  Face reality man.  This is why ABBA and Ace of Base spent their entire careers writing songs of atonement. 

    Good job,  SC. You set him straight and made more friends. 
     



    Lol.  The ability to have a normal conversation eludes some of us. 
    Oh geez. Is this stupidity still going on? Now I'm sorry I dropped by.
    Some of us speak up when people say stupid shit to antagonize.  Im sorry it bothers you but I won't stop,  regardless of whether it's on the left,  right or just plain idiotic.  
    Why would someone use 2x blankspaces after commas.

    And what was idiotic?
    Because...

    https://youtu.be/e-ORhEE9VVg


    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Lerxst1992
    Lerxst1992 Posts: 7,999
    Bentleyspop said:
    I for one don't necessarily see a shitty world out there.
    Are there shitty aspects to it? Yes
    Is our currently elected president a piece of shit? Yes
    Do I live in fear such that I ever need a gun? Nope
    Do I feel good about the prospects for America as a whole? Yes
    That's because LOVE tRUmps hate
    Are their many shitty people in America? Yes
    But I do my best to ignore them.
    Do I surround myself with shitty people with shitty attitudes? Nope
    Do I worry about the next Pearl Jam album? Nope
    My glass is always half full and leaning toward filling not emptying.

    Namaste' 


    Nothing to worry about as its forthcoming ;-)
  • Lerxst1992
    Lerxst1992 Posts: 7,999
    josevolution said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    josevolution said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    josevolution said:
    I see shitty people all the time ! 
    Let's go see Beck this Saturday and be around good people.

    What do you say?
    Can’t I’m headed down to Maryland for the weekend eat some soft shell crabs and drink beer 🍺, would of loved too though thanks for the invite!
    We should pick a Forrest Hills show and go to it!

    Enjoy the soft shell crabs.  They are in season now!
    Yeah I haven’t seen a show there I wanted to see this show the lineup is really good ..

    I wanted to go to Forest Hills tonight but balked at the $145 with fees. Probably $290 if I took my kid.

    Guess I'm nervous knowing the 2 massive heavyweights are expected to be on the road next year, PJ and TOOL (its capitalized now). Lots of saving necessary. 
  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,277

  • Smellyman
    Smellyman Asia Posts: 4,528
    The world is brilliant, awe inspiring, beautiful, an ecological marvel and the only one we have.

    The about 5 billion too many people on it and growing will be our demise.
  • pearljammr78
    pearljammr78 Posts: 1,613
    Smellyman said:
    The world is brilliant, awe inspiring, beautiful, an ecological marvel and the only one we have.

    The about 5 billion too many people on it and growing will be our demise.
    Well said. 
    Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    Spiritual_Chaos said:

    https://youtu.be/e-ORhEE9VVg


    I'm not a big Taylor Swift fan, especially songs like that that have what to me is super irritating electronic drums machine, but it was cool that she was in the movie "The Giver".  Jeff Bridges said he enjoyed jamming with here when they weren't filming.  Pretty cool.  I think I would enjoy her music in that kind of setting without the electronica.  But anyway...

    ... the tie-in to the thread here is that, to the people living in their world, the world of the Giver was any but "shitty".  It was perfect.  But when the Bridges character challenges that perfection by talking about how some of the things that seem terrible can turn into something marvelous, and that a world with imperfections allows us to experience things we wouldn't other wise, I thought, "Yeah, give me this imperfect world.  I'd rather hack it than pack my emotions away in a perfect world."  And maybe if more people who are dissatisfied and who go off shooting up bars and what not would watch that movie, maybe they would see that this imperfect world is also beautiful and full of opportunity and lessons for us to learn in this life, and maybe they would be more accepting and not do that crazy shit. 
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

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