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Bekki Doll |
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A cynical yet secular shiny retrogamer, thread ressurector and fan of the word "gay".
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Reged: 01/28/12
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Posts: 771
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Loc: Freeport, PA
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Re: The threat of the hyper-hedonists.
04/27/12 08:26 AM
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Mmm.....I think it's simple genetics. The majority of people are made only a little broken. Some are just fucked. Then there's me (though there may be others....). Besides, if I put stock in free will, I'd have to start blaming people for their dysfunction, and then I'd have to do something about it.
I doubt the genetics angle for the sake of predestination overriding personal choice and responsibility. It just sounds like yet another excuse for bad behavior.
What ticks me off is that people don't get the full info on how engrossing certain pleasures are. All they are bombarded with are the horror stories. So, when they get their fix, they get their jollies and realize, "Hey! This feels really good! How can this be so bad?" That cynicism towards authorities badmouthing pleasurable things is magnified exponentially when that happens during adolescence. Mix substance use with raging hormones along with trying to fit in and it's a cocktail of failure.
Is it any wonder why the legal drinking age is 21 in the U.S.? Sadly, most people have their first alcoholic buzz before they reach that age. Recreational drugs, including alcohol, feel very good! That's why they're called recreational drugs! They're used solely for pleasure and/or "To feel good or better!"
I'm trying hard not to TL;DR here. I know the ways the system has failed and how corporations and governments profit from those failures. That alone would merit a whole pamphlet and I doubt The Looney Bin can handle such information overload. ;-)
We all have the capability to choose. Likewise, we all have to take personal responsibility for the outcomes those choices, whether good or bad. The system doesn't want that to happen or the gravy train of corruption based upon human suffering, confusion and ambivalence ends.
It all comes down to: "What do you really need?" and "What's your next move?"
--Bekki
Combating functional illiteracy with latex-clad drama since the '80s, because old video games rule!
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