Quote from: blckhawk on Today at 01:53:29 PM

Quote from: panganib999 on September 29, 2023, 11:48:51 PM

hard to be optimistic these days when you can't see any light at the end of the tunnel, and all of these can only happen out of the inert kindness in people, especially the Russian-Ukrainian war. And we all know not to trust that especially during tense situations lol. I say let's balance things out a little, be realistic as it is. There's much reason to be negative about the current situation of the whole planet but there's also many things to be happy about. Either we divert our efforts into actually being part of the change that will make the whole world a better place, or we lie in our dorito-crusted seats and watch as the rest of the planet burns to the ground. Either way we have a choice to make.

As much as I want to say that you're pedantic, I do share your sentiments, with the war going on and seeing how many lives are wasted on it because Putin and Zelensky are doing a big dick competition. I don't share your opinion of being realistic too much though, I think we just need to live in the moment and never think too much about things that only depress us, things will pass eventually although in that regard, it's probably for better or worse. Your solution is really difficult imo because you're building things and in this world, it's easier to destroy things than build something even if it's worth it plus we're living in a dog eat dog individualistic world, it's going to take another Malcolm X and Martin Luther King and Gandhi to move this kind of world.

Better be pedantic than be delusional yeah? Lol I get what you're saying. And while I don't share your ideologies of "just living in the moment and not thinking too much about things" (I'm not an absurdist myself), I can see why that would work, especially if you're living quite alright for yourself anyway that you don't have to worry about the most basic things for survival, which fortunately for us are a great portion of the populace. My take is more of a call to action than something that I demand everyone to live by really. Considering that we can't do much really besides complain and take action. At the end of the day, I support whichever line of thinking keeps us afloat, it's hard enough to live these days, it's going to be even harder to live by the ideals that someone has set upon you.