Posted by SLS on March 7, 2023, at 20:52:52
In reply to Re: The myth of 'normal'.... » SLS, posted by undopaminergic on March 7, 2023, at 7:53:09
Hi, UD.
I often forget the situation that you are currently in. You are truly amazing in what you achieve while you are in it. Your logic is impeccable, your judgment is probably more objective than mine, and the knowledge-base regarding psychoneurobiology that resides in your head is much bigger than mine. My guess is that there has been more than one occasion when you found yourself to be the smartest person in the room. For what it's worth, I admire you. I try to respect everyone, simply because they are a fellow human being. Admiration is earned. I thought I might sprinkle some positive energy your way this evening.
The world we live in (the United States and other western countries) really isn't such a bad place. The government isn't exterminating whole races of people, has not stopped guaranteeing personal liberties, remains free of murderous dictators, and our economies allow most people to live in a state of luxury compared to those being exploited as slave labor and still starving in third-world countries. That is the true cruelty to be found in the world - not the apocalyptic drivel to be found in books that serve only to foster a psyche of cynicism, nihilism, and depression.
That's about it.
- ScottSome 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.
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