I was in liberal city a few days last week, generally an area where middle class age 25-35 whites are. They are robots. For a group that talks about freedom to express themselves so much they all express the same thing. Black plastic glasses, Apple Watch, craft beer or coffee, one visible virtue signal at all times, perfect mask compliance despite no requirement.
Although if I had to guess most of the population of this forum is in that group as well, so know how it is already.
It all started with facebook birthdays. I never understood the obsession people had with these utterly meaningless birthday wishes from people you literally never talk to.
Everyone acts the same because they have built this faux-culture where nothing of substance happens but the appearance of substance is king.
It all started with facebook birthdays. I never understood the obsession people had with these utterly meaningless birthday wishes from people you literally never talk to.
Twelve years ago, an acquaintance of mine changed his birthday four times that year, and at the end of the year made a public post calling out the people who had wished him a happy birthday more than once, and removed them from his friends list.
I deleted mine about a year later, for completely unrelated reasons, but it's about the only thing I remember from Facebook whatsoever. That lad was clever.
I think like u/dzonatan said cities just have that effect and have always been that way. It's become more extreme in the modern era for a few reasons, like mass communication, lack of war at home, and a good economy leading to abundance and easy living. People in cities are consumers more than producers. They don't know where products come from. They don't know how real life works. They are overstimulated and over-socialized (read Ted's manifesto) so they make up faux culture and trends out of boredom. They have no problems so they invent problems. Constant engagement with other people in the city makes it harder to have differing opinions so people act more as a block. If I had things my way people in cities wouldn't get to vote.
I say this as someone who lives in a big city and is for the most part one of the lazy, ignorant consumers. To answer your later question, I really enjoy the convenience of city life and 100 restaurants and bars in walking distance and not having to drive into town to go shopping. I wouldn't be planning to move if cities weren't run by leftist pro-crime degenerates that care more about politics and virtue signaling than proper management. (or if my neighbors weren't perfectly fine with that)
Yep. Title had me thinking I was headed for an angry read... but then I looked up the author and realized it was written by a man.
Excellent arguments against what's going on, and I truly couldn't have said it better myself. The media wants to gaslight people into talking about "CRT" and this allows them to move the goalposts in any direction to avoid the actual discussion.
Formulate solid arguments against the actions and the curriculum, not the boogeyman.
Other news media is like "Wait a minute I thought we were supposed say it's a myth! We'll need to circle back on this."
I know. I swear they are following a script that says it doesn’t exist
I was in liberal city a few days last week, generally an area where middle class age 25-35 whites are. They are robots. For a group that talks about freedom to express themselves so much they all express the same thing. Black plastic glasses, Apple Watch, craft beer or coffee, one visible virtue signal at all times, perfect mask compliance despite no requirement.
Although if I had to guess most of the population of this forum is in that group as well, so know how it is already.
Social media gives them that little dopamine hit.
It all started with facebook birthdays. I never understood the obsession people had with these utterly meaningless birthday wishes from people you literally never talk to.
Everyone acts the same because they have built this faux-culture where nothing of substance happens but the appearance of substance is king.
Twelve years ago, an acquaintance of mine changed his birthday four times that year, and at the end of the year made a public post calling out the people who had wished him a happy birthday more than once, and removed them from his friends list.
I deleted mine about a year later, for completely unrelated reasons, but it's about the only thing I remember from Facebook whatsoever. That lad was clever.
we say NPCs around here, so you are spot on just missing the vernacular
That is what urban brutalist jungles do to your brain. Ultimately humans were never meant to live like this.
Like John Scatman said in one of his songs: I am a human being, not a human doing, I couldn't keep that pace even if I tried.
I think like u/dzonatan said cities just have that effect and have always been that way. It's become more extreme in the modern era for a few reasons, like mass communication, lack of war at home, and a good economy leading to abundance and easy living. People in cities are consumers more than producers. They don't know where products come from. They don't know how real life works. They are overstimulated and over-socialized (read Ted's manifesto) so they make up faux culture and trends out of boredom. They have no problems so they invent problems. Constant engagement with other people in the city makes it harder to have differing opinions so people act more as a block. If I had things my way people in cities wouldn't get to vote.
I say this as someone who lives in a big city and is for the most part one of the lazy, ignorant consumers. To answer your later question, I really enjoy the convenience of city life and 100 restaurants and bars in walking distance and not having to drive into town to go shopping. I wouldn't be planning to move if cities weren't run by leftist pro-crime degenerates that care more about politics and virtue signaling than proper management. (or if my neighbors weren't perfectly fine with that)
They always do, and it always goes the same.
"X doesn't even exist!"
"X exists, but it's not what you say it is!"
"X is what you say it is, and that's a good thing!"
Tomorrow probably: "Op-ed: I am no longer a teacher. I got fired for wrongspeak."
Good article actually.
Yep. Title had me thinking I was headed for an angry read... but then I looked up the author and realized it was written by a man.
Excellent arguments against what's going on, and I truly couldn't have said it better myself. The media wants to gaslight people into talking about "CRT" and this allows them to move the goalposts in any direction to avoid the actual discussion.
Formulate solid arguments against the actions and the curriculum, not the boogeyman.