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42. An eagerness to be offended.
You owe me. You insulted me. You are in debt. To me. I own you. … “Dijkstra almost laughs: The droid sounds offended—or eager to be offended. So he just says, “Well, I guess we’re all rivals in the end, aren’t we? Competition makes the world go ’round.” Anthony O’Neill Out of rivalry. AI Created:…
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41. Gay parade.
Shock? We talk more about gay people because there are more gay people. “And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.” Gilbert K. Chesterton Instead of looking at what causes (the bigger amount) it, they let us celebrate different colors. AI Created: Artificial…
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40. Needs, Wants, Confusion.
If you don’t confuse your needs with your wants I might not be able to pay of my debts. It’s better that you are more confused than me. Because… I need to fulfill my wants? Yes, people often confuse wants and needs. This is because wants are often perceived as needs due to societal pressures,…
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39. Overpopulation-myth.
Some feel more at ease when people die massively while having the idea that the world is overpopulated anyway. Something for sure has been disturbing the population patterns. The world is not overpopulated, although some areas have higher population densities than others. The United Nations estimates that the world’s population will reach 10.9 billion by…
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38. Delusional.
It forces one to be rich or to face the consequences of poverty. Greed is not just there. It is delusionally there. Modesty is on the edge. The food, the medicine, the air, the water, … Is it so impossible it makes us to a certain extent delusional? “The greater the gap between self perception…
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37. It becomes (more) compromisable.
You’ll compromise your principles. People may compromise their norms and values due to a variety of reasons, such as financial pressure, fear, peer pressure, or other external influences. People may also compromise their values out of a desire to fit in with a certain group or to gain acceptance. Additionally, people may compromise their values…
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36. The social media algorithm.
Again. I need to provoke you. Basic emotions make you move. Emovere. To move. Scroll scroll click. People generally have mixed opinions about the social media algorithm. While some view it as helpful for increasing visibility and engagement, others view it as a way for companies to manipulate their users and extract data. Some also…
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35. Unforgiving. Unhealing. No healthy redemption space.
Why would I forgive others if others don’t forgive me? Collectively there could develop this need to be forgiven while not forgiving others. The Bible talks about this forgiving King. Did he exist, or is it a story as we ought to be? Matthew 18:21-35 “Contrary to what we may have been taught to think,…
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34. The content of the news. Emoting the audience to a mob.
How and with what do you think you’ll be ‘informed’? Whoever wins your click is pushing out the more nuanced. The word emotion is derived from the Latin word ’emovere’ meaning to stir up or move out. It was first used in the English language in the early 17th century. Nuances move your movement. “Behind…
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33. State-corporate crime. From the daylight to shade, to deep-state.
While vandalism seems to come from the poor, one can see it coming in all shades and complexions. Bigger hands can grab more? “The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to…