Disillusioned...
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I've been feeling down lately.
As a young man I was eager to make my mark in the world. I don't want to be another nameless face in the crowd.
But the more I learn about the world, the less I understand what is going on.
Take for example creativity and invention. Do you see an image of a playful person tinkering with gadgets?
In the real world, invention is a lawyer's game. IP lawyers, ding-donging with patent office lawyers, greedy capitalists and powerful industrialists. Arguing over the tiniest legal details that can make them super-rich.
Recently I have decided to give up trying to understand anything. I'll just respond to society like a zombie.
Making a difference is near impossible. Society, the global economy... everything is controlled by powerful people and organizations and forces that are far beyond the abilities of individuals.
Why does anyone even try? Everything is meaningless. -
so are you still a young man?
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come learn from him.
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young man outside,Originally posted by mayday80:so are you still a young man?
old man inside...
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well... there's a lot to life lor...
friends, girls, boys, music...
maybe you'll do good to go overseas for a while... it'll change your outlook on life... cheer up
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So, the question is, what do you want to do?
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I am feeling very old and very stupid. All that hype about knowledge and creativity and passionate and enthusiasm is completely bullshit.Originally posted by mistyblue:young man outside,
old man inside...
Only money, influence and power is real - people who understand this from the get-go are far, far ahead. They usually find much self-confidence and happiness too.
Lawyers and bankers rule the world, they always have, always will. -
u need a woman, or twoOriginally posted by Cystaire:I've been feeling down lately.
As a young man I was eager to make my mark in the world. I don't want to be another nameless face in the crowd.
But the more I learn about the world, the less I understand what is going on.
Take for example creativity and invention. Do you see an image of a playful person tinkering with gadgets?
In the real world, invention is a lawyer's game. IP lawyers, ding-donging with patent office lawyers, greedy capitalists and powerful industrialists. Arguing over the tiniest legal details that can make them super-rich.
Recently I have decided to give up trying to understand anything. I'll just respond to society like a zombie.
Making a difference is near impossible. Society, the global economy... everything is controlled by powerful people and organizations and forces that are far beyond the abilities of individuals.
Why does anyone even try? Everything is meaningless. -
its all a choice.Originally posted by Cystaire:I am feeling very old and very stupid. All that hype about knowledge and creativity and passionate and enthusiasm is completely bullshit.
Only money, influence and power is real - people who understand this from the get-go are far, far ahead. They usually find much self-confidence and happiness too.
Lawyers and bankers rule the world, they always have, always will.
One can be completely happy regardless of the environment, what they have and what lifestyle and power they hold.
I only know desire, envy and jealousy would make a person unhappy.
So wat's happen to you lately to make you be so... -
Originally posted by Space1999:u need a woman, or two
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Let's say, you have a name and certain amount of influence and power.Originally posted by Cystaire:I am feeling very old and very stupid. All that hype about knowledge and creativity and passionate and enthusiasm is completely bullshit.
Only money, influence and power is real - people who understand this from the get-go are far, far ahead. They usually find much self-confidence and happiness too.
Lawyers and bankers rule the world, they always have, always will.
Where would you place yourself at in the society? -
Ok.. i'm going into banking for sure..
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Just be content.Originally posted by Cystaire:I am feeling very old and very stupid. All that hype about knowledge and creativity and passionate and enthusiasm is completely bullshit.
Only money, influence and power is real - people who understand this from the get-go are far, far ahead. They usually find much self-confidence and happiness too.
Lawyers and bankers rule the world, they always have, always will.
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You are hinting that I would still put myself at the bottom of that social group, because the frame of reference has changed.Originally posted by M©+square:Let's say, you have a name and certain amount of influence and power.
Where would you place yourself at in the society?
It depends on whether I can make a difference or not. Or if it is yet another elaborate power structure trap where everyone is stuck anyway.
I am not disputing that the problem is with me, you know. Or maybe I'm just growing up/old. -
I try, but I cannot. I dream of big and absurd things, I cannot stop dreaming.Originally posted by Skibi:Just be content.
If one day my dreams become reality, it will be in spite of my efforts, not due to them.
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Originally posted by Cystaire:You are hinting that I would still put myself at the bottom of that social group, because the frame of reference has changed.
It depends on whether I can make a difference or not. Or if it is yet another elaborate power structure trap where everyone is stuck anyway.
I am not disputing that the problem is with me, you know. Or maybe I'm just growing up/old.
I think you're reading too much into my post.
I believe what i've asked is straight forward.
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lol why u want to learn about the world? this world have so many things to learn about...not everything is meaningless.Originally posted by Cystaire:I've been feeling down lately.
As a young man I was eager to make my mark in the world. I don't want to be another nameless face in the crowd.
But the more I learn about the world, the less I understand what is going on.
Take for example creativity and invention. Do you see an image of a playful person tinkering with gadgets?
In the real world, invention is a lawyer's game. IP lawyers, ding-donging with patent office lawyers, greedy capitalists and powerful industrialists. Arguing over the tiniest legal details that can make them super-rich.
Recently I have decided to give up trying to understand anything. I'll just respond to society like a zombie.
Making a difference is near impossible. Society, the global economy... everything is controlled by powerful people and organizations and forces that are far beyond the abilities of individuals.
Why does anyone even try? Everything is meaningless.
whats ur point in posting this? -
The question is, still, what do you want to do?
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you back in action?Originally posted by M©+square:
I think you're reading too much into my post.
I believe what i've asked is straight forward.
Cheers
I tot you sick... -
there's little to learn from this guy, he might have started with best of intentions but has ended as the greater devil than capitalism....Originally posted by Ito_^:
come learn from him. -
good or bad is based on whose ever eyes laid upon it.
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Weird to see someone feeling the same way as I do.Originally posted by Cystaire:I've been feeling down lately.
As a young man I was eager to make my mark in the world. I don't want to be another nameless face in the crowd.
But the more I learn about the world, the less I understand what is going on.
Take for example creativity and invention. Do you see an image of a playful person tinkering with gadgets?
In the real world, invention is a lawyer's game. IP lawyers, ding-donging with patent office lawyers, greedy capitalists and powerful industrialists. Arguing over the tiniest legal details that can make them super-rich.
Recently I have decided to give up trying to understand anything. I'll just respond to society like a zombie.
Making a difference is near impossible. Society, the global economy... everything is controlled by powerful people and organizations and forces that are far beyond the abilities of individuals.
Why does anyone even try? Everything is meaningless.
It's like, the more you know, the more you realise how little you can actually do. The more you learn, the more you start to feel that there is too much corruption in the world, and that you're simply too tiny as compared to the universe, to try to make a difference.
You start to get disillusioned about the world, because you think that there's nothing in this world that's worth your notice.
I think it's all part of growing up. When you're young, we all have ambitions. To be a lawyer, a police, a teacher, etc.
Then, as you grow, you start to understand, you start to think. Then, you see the real world for the first time. Then, slowly, you start to doubt yourself. Be a lawyer? I need to have good grades in English, need to study for very long. Be a police? Might die anytime; and what's the point of catching the bad guys anyway? Be a teacher? Alamak, the students nowadays are so troublesome. No thanks!
Then slowly, you start to lose track of yourself, start to feel that the world is too dark.
You just need to see the world from another perpective. Light cannot exist without darkness. While you might be too small to make a change to the world, why not start making a change for yourself, and the people around you?
Start by doing some volunteer work; help the elderlys. Start making a change to their life. While the world is controlled by politicians, and businessmen, there is still people out there who needs your help, and whom you can make a difference to.
Single that group of people out, and make a difference to them. -
Thanks for your show of empathy!Originally posted by binarynwitz:Weird to see someone feeling the same way as I do.
It's like, the more you know, the more you realise how little you can actually do. The more you learn, the more you start to feel that there is too much corruption in the world, and that you're simply too tiny as compared to the universe, to try to make a difference.
You start to get disillusioned about the world, because you think that there's nothing in this world that's worth your notice.
I think it's all part of growing up. When you're young, we all have ambitions. To be a lawyer, a police, a teacher, etc.
Then, as you grow, you start to understand, you start to think. Then, you see the real world for the first time. Then, slowly, you start to doubt yourself. Be a lawyer? I need to have good grades in English, need to study for very long. Be a police? Might die anytime; and what's the point of catching the bad guys anyway? Be a teacher? Alamak, the students nowadays are so troublesome. No thanks!
Then slowly, you start to lose track of yourself, start to feel that the world is too dark.
You just need to see the world from another perpective. Light cannot exist without darkness. While you might be too small to make a change to the world, why not start making a change for yourself, and the people around you?
Start by doing some volunteer work; help the elderlys. Start making a change to their life. While the world is controlled by politicians, and businessmen, there is still people out there who needs your help, and whom you can make a difference to.
Single that group of people out, and make a difference to them.
I think you understand that in this world it takes a lot of effort to make very tiny (often insignificant) changes, if any. No matter how passionate or hardworking you are, all of your efforts may come to nothing.
I think you are right that being nicer to your fellow man is a small way to make a difference.
It's just disillusioning to see how a quick turn of events from the people and organizations of power can negate the efforts of many ordinary people. -
And while you might seem too insignificant, you can direct that feeling into doing two things.Originally posted by Cystaire:Thanks for your show of empathy!
I think you understand that in this world it takes a lot of effort to make very tiny (often insignificant) changes, if any. No matter how passionate or hardworking you are, all of your efforts may come to nothing.
I think you are right that being nicer to your fellow man is a small way to make a difference.
It's just disillusioning to see how a quick turn of events from the people and organizations of power can negate the efforts of many ordinary people.
1. Feel disillusioned and sad that the world is so corrupted.
2. Work harder, and seek to make improvements, even if you're far away from it now.
Would you choose the first, or the second? -
Not lawyers Not bankers- they do not rule the worldOriginally posted by Cystaire:I am feeling very old and very stupid. All that hype about knowledge and creativity and passionate and enthusiasm is completely bullshit.
Only money, influence and power is real - people who understand this from the get-go are far, far ahead. They usually find much self-confidence and happiness too.
Lawyers and bankers rule the world, they always have, always will.
It is the rich and powerful ,who retain their lawyers for legalities and bankers for investment of their money , that rules the world. You are either born into that elite group or you need the hardwork , luck and determination to be like one of them.