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12-07-2017, 10:55 AM
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...and then delivery folks leave packages at your doorstep without ringing the door bell... Ooops, sorry, wrong thread...
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12-07-2017, 11:50 AM
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Please note how this thread is worded . The World and ( US ) are 2 very different things .
Since most of those participating in this are in the US , I will limit my comments to that . Life here in the US has never been so convenient or easy . The time spent today being busy living was , not that long ago , used surviving . We basically find what we are searching for , so be careful what you wish/ask for because you just may get it . With more people , there will be more rude/negative people and vice versa . We have become generally more narcissistic overall as people for numerous reasons . None of this stuff means anything . What matters is how you and I use it . The one factor that I never seem to see is the realization that each generation is raised and shaped by previous generations , so don't try to project this to all of those young folks because they aren't alone . For theses that claim that the past does not matter , they are doomed to repeat it . Humans are herd animals . There was a time when banishment was the ultimate punishment . Of course , there are individuals that did not and do not fear this punishment . They tend to be mistrusted and feared for their willingness to truly be individuals . The irony of it all is that the parts of the herd that proclaim this trait for themselves are often scared to death of being alone in the world which is exactly what we are at the beginning and the end . Societies and groups are always in flux , but the individual is always the individual whether in a group or solitary . Find your path and walk it .
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12-07-2017, 12:04 PM
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Media saturation has changed how we see things and how we feel about the world. The stats about violent crime being down are true. You wouldn't know it by watching the news.
The problem is the news media runs 24 hours now, and they have to have something to broadcast or post and sensationalism drives ratings. When there were fewer channels on tv and no internet, you would never have had 7 days of near constant coverage of a single missing person or other singular event, nor do we need it now, IMO. People are frightened to let their children go anywhere unaccompanied now. When I was a kid, in a statistically more dangerous time, we were pretty much free range. In the summer when school was out, we left in the morning on foot or on bike and returned for supper that evening. There were no cell phones to call and check on us, either. I don't see that anymore. I also think all the graphic video games that kids have today cut down on imagination. You don't need imagination anymore to be a kid. There are constant artificial, yet realistic looking, images in play now. Imagination is not required. I watch my grand kids playing video games, being hurried off to soccer, softball, etc. and think, "when do they just go outside and play in the dirt." Has my grandson ever thrown a dirt clod at his sister? Does my grandson know what a dirt clod is? Am I just being nostalgic about dirt clods? Is there such thing as unorganized sports anymore? The kind that doesn't require a ride to practice and a coach. The kind that was played in vacant lots somewhere in the neighborhood. The kind that sometimes required a trip to the emergency room? Am I just being nostalgic about emergency rooms? Cell phones have created a more harried life, too. Think about how many calls you get, and think about the content of some of them. I am not talking about spam calls. I am talking about, " the store is out of one of the 1000 types of potato chips available, which one of the other 999 available types would you like?" Who cares? It is a potato chip. There is much less available time to be contemplative because of electronic interruptions. Maybe I am just old. Get off my lawn. Last edited by loco gringo; 12-07-2017 at 01:05 PM.
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12-07-2017, 12:17 PM
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12-07-2017, 01:12 PM
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12-07-2017, 02:05 PM
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Some years back some people who work in a field I am not allowed to mention found that selling fear keeps them employed. We are now living in the epitome of their skills.
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12-07-2017, 02:28 PM
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I'm not sure if this reply is directly related to the original post here or not. You decide.
I can complain, or I can be thankful. Hard to do both simultaneously, if not impossible. So I have decided to be grateful, and to show my gratitude by the way I act, the words I use, the way I respond to people around me. Sure, I see the stupid in some of them, but then I see the stupid in me, too - a lot more so because I know me better. Can I make the world a better place by complaining louder? Probably not. That just adds to the problem. Can I make the world a better place by being grateful? Yes, evidently I can, at least my little sphere of influence anyway. I will not bore you with examples, for it might seem like bragging, which I'm not, and I'm sure you can think of your own. I cannot change yesterday, but I have a shot at making today better for myself and others that I come into contact with. If I do that well, it will affect tomorrow. I am grateful for that opportunity. cotten
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12-07-2017, 02:41 PM
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“We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge;
Quantity is being confused with abundance, and wealth with happiness... We are monkeys with money and guns.” ― Tom Waits
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12-07-2017, 02:59 PM
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It always amazes me that these "what's wrong with the world" discussions usually reveal more about the posters than the world at large.
The world is the world but you choose how you're going to live in it.
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12-07-2017, 03:04 PM
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For example, if you choose not to pay your taxes  Anyone who doesn't think our lives have become more chaotic, no matter how much you try to avoid or talk yourself out of it, must not be paying too much attention.
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12-07-2017, 03:06 PM
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12-07-2017, 03:43 PM
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Things are different, that's all. Some things are better now and some are worse. I personally think that most things are better now than in the past.
I'm fairly sure, someone that was 67 when your were 25, said the exact same thing about the world. Most people don't like change and when things change, they perceive this as bad.
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12-07-2017, 03:58 PM
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