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Ha, and that was some advanced contortion right there. :lol:

An argument against wage-slavery: it's worse than regular slavery.

You created that post. Where there was nothing. :razz:

Let the mods know and they will probably fix you up. :) It occurred to me that you might not know who the mods are, so: @"baden"

Be that Queen, that Witch. :fire: :heart: :fire: One can live either an inspired life or a bored life. An inspired life is possible. But I think there...

Animals at the zoo at times show signs of boredom: from pacing to all-day half-naps. Poor beasts.

Meditation can help you. Focus on your breath. You'll get distracted. Return your focus gently, gently, gently* to your breath. Results take time (mon...

Mmmmmmmm yummy. Virtues of the flowers.

Here's a song I wrote about a transformative mystical awakening I had in my late 20s. Recording is rough but you get the spirit. Enjoy! https://www.yo...

I've been playing the electric guitar since I was a boy. Enjoy! All entirely improvised. Sometimes a bit long-winded but designed to be played on the ...

Possibly a cycle of aggression and regret. Wrath is a powerful debilitating addictive chemical. :smile: Definitely odd.

I'll be following along. It may be some time before I have something to say. :smile:

No question. The collusion of PR and psychiatry-psychology from circa. Edward Bernays to Century 21 is, to my view, the most heinous betrayal of trust...

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Thanks for firing up this thread again. Hope I can clear some time to take a closer look at this fascinating book. One I always felt a kinship to.

This is the context in which I typically hear the book invoked.

Feel free to expand on that. :smile:

Happy to say thank you... :smile:

This is by far the best site for intellectual play one can easily locate via Google. That's not flattery.

I suppose what I secretly had in mind was a revamping or renaming of the site to make it more inclusive of psychologists, sociologists, etc, looking f...

:cool: Just a thought. :smile:

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Interested in the thread. Not in your point. Cheers. :smile:

I see that. I don't see it as a particularly important point. So I'm not really interested in continuing the exchange. Take care. :smile:

It was just the example I used. You're free to substitute an example more in line with your view of the world.

Just the general way people feel about action in the world. Possibly rooted in Christianity. I'm not knowledgeable (or interested) enough to point you...

You don't. But the notion is at the heart of morality and ethics.

That sounds right. Especially as regards necessities: eating, peeing, pooping. These I would call amoral. Apart from necessities, it seems you would h...

That I won't try to rebut. :smile:

I see some of that has already been done.

@"jamalrob"@"baden"@"Michael" I had the thought that the site could be improved by subdividing "Interesting Stuff" into subcategories like psychology,...

I get that. Certainly there is an apathos in it. A lack of feeling for others.

Getting the distinct feeling that Ortega's book has been abused vulgarly by anti-collectivists who have never cracked it. :razz: No surprise.

Here Ortega's and Lasch's complaints appear to dovetail to their chief grievance: the renunciation of a moral code.

Re Ortega's notion of standing on one's head:

"...mass peoples determined on rebelling against the great creative peoples..." p. 134

I seem to have found it: "...the radical demoralization of humanity." "...the displacement of power...brings with it a displacement of the spirit." Or...

Yes, somehow. Capitalism has raised the standard of living mightily in the West so its positive outcomes have to be included in any account of its vir...

This we already have. No need to advocate for slavery when we have Facebook.

Haha, welcome valued contributor. Love the handle!

Thanks for posting. I haven't quite gotten to heart of his beef with the "masses" so I appreciate your insight. He dislikes that they want to rule wit...

I've only read Revolt and Culture of Narcissm but feel an urge to get a deeper understanding of his insights. Looking at the long game here as I don't...

Are you buying or selling? It's a bull-bear-bull-bear market, depending on the moods and whims of the political backdrop.

:fire: Every day a new transparent dodge.

Knee-slapper.

Let's say: sure, it's wrong. I never wanted to bring children into this mess so I didn't. But you don't see me making a soapbox out of it. Because it'...

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Really? I never met a rock that wasn't callous. Bunch of heartless dicks, rocks. They don't give a fuck about anything. :smile:

Yes, the world is callous. Sentienceless matter is callous. No surprise. Logic says: either kill yourself or try to make yourself less unhappy. Have y...