Posted by SLS on March 7, 2023, at 9:44:48
In reply to Re: The myth of 'normal'.... » SLS, posted by Jay2112 on March 6, 2023, at 19:11:17
> Ok Scott...
Jay, I must confess that I did not read your entire post.
I am sad for you that the world you live in - the world that you chose for yourself - is so demoralizing and depressing. You will never find me there. I never bothered visiting. It is more toxic than anything my imagination could ever conceive of. I didn't get past "we are spinning out of control". In my estimation, it is your mind that spun of control a long time ago. It is no wonder that you display such dire needs from the community.
[lead post] adderallXR: NEED help please..everyone Jay2112 2/18/23
Were you dying?
> I will answer this on my terms..
Your terms are unfortunate.
Read:
> First, 'normal' is the 'mean'..'average'. The capitalist system that we have here in N. America live in is broken, inhumane, and outdated. It has, since the 1980's, produced a world that most of us want to escape from, and the few get to indulge in. It is a quasi-fascist, neo-conservative world, a Wall-street gambling casino, ponzi-scheme on steroids.
>
> We are spinning out of control, slaves to those who own the means of production...the privileged.People are turning to opioids to escape the madness at record levels. Yet, the corporate media wants us to believe that greed, "hard work", selfishness, and all, will make you "normal". This is glamourized in pretty much everything the corporate controlled world put out...from movies to magazines. Anyone who questions this, or does a double-take, is considered "not normal"... abnormal.
>
> The great sociological theorist Emile Durkheim coined the term 'anomie', which fits well here.. People are experiencing anomie when they feel a sense of uselessness, and helplessness in society.
> This is what a large chunk of our Western society is feeling today. In fact, this is one of the leading theories of suicide.
>
> This the social-political angle, and it doesn't neglect the psychological angle. But, it is part of the equation we must accept. Science on all sides backs them.
>
> JayI don't know whether or not you need a change in medication, but I am absolutely sure you need a new prescription for how you see the world. You can start my choosing what you read with greater care.
Good luck - sincerely.
- Scott
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
poster:SLS
thread:1121870
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20230117/msgs/1121885.html