The system is the source.

[RockPigeon]

You're all warriors in my eyes and excuse me if this rant seems cynical. I have no solutions, i just want to share.

There are a few mantra's in the status quo you might all be familiar with such as "Fake it till you make it" or "Human's are gregarious by nature" the first one is easy to refute as complete horse dung but the second isn't quiet so simple.

Lets start with Fake it till you make it shall we, so you want that new job, you dress well, you boost your resume, you say the right things during the interview in order to give away the right impression, it could be the complete opposite of who you are as a person but in order to land that job you must play the game. You're encouraged to be someone you're not right from the start. It all makes sense really after all we do have an entire industry based on deception, emotional manipulation called acting and these people are payed very well to lure you into a place of living vicariously through the eyes of another person, movies. Blindly following celebrity culture and actually emulating what these people do on the screen in our own real lives, kind of morbidly twisted. This Keynesian model only has one thing on it's mind. Increase GDP, pay no mind to anything else.

Then we have the notion that humans are by nature gregarious, oh really? It's statistically an improbability for this to be true. I can honestly say that I'm more calm and more myself when as far away from people as humanly possible. It may seem a little misanthropic but it's true, I'm an introverted lone wolf who does not seem to enjoy the company of others, yet here i am posting and trying to "reach out", but it's more in protest rather than looking for some form of companionship.

I look at what we are today, we wake up, fake up, we lie, we cheat, we're opportunistic, some play the game rather well actually, i call them covert chameleons and others just sit back and say "hang on something is not right here" is this the best we could do? Nations, Religious fables, Keynesian economics focused on consumption and spending rather than efficiency and value! Sure It has made us a more advanced people, but on aggregate worse people. I'm not some anti-capitalism thumper since it has done amazing things for our quality of life, but it does seem that today more than ever the things you own, end up owning you.

I'm a depressed wreck, I'm cynical but I'm not mad, not yet anyway. I don't like people, yet i still love you all. Go figure that one out.

[Croix]

Dear RockPigeon~

Welcome here to the Forum. It's a genuine welcome, not just a formula. And it comes about becuse people do need people - in lots of ways (sounds a bit like a song)

I can't argue with the points you have raised, we do live in a mercenary society, and strategy to meet an end can include faking things, the job interview scenario rings very true.

However that's not all there is to it. Humans need humans in part so they can give and receive kindness, and I have found there is in most a built-in desire to help others - which is why I say that welcome is genuine. It's not all wonderful, but it is also not all black either, a balance that swings.

True the entertainment industry presents a false picture of the world, but many, myself included, need that at times. Before I became ill I could read or view anything, and did. Now if there is no happy ending to transport my mind I'll leave it alone.

Trying to see below the surface is most imortant, and you are obviously doing that, however please look for the encouraging bits too, if only so you do not get overwhelmed.

I remember a time when in the grip of depression I felt the whole world a write-off, disease, greed, lack of resources -the lot. A fair bit of what I thought was actually partly accurate, however as I improved I found firstly it did not affect me as deeply and secondly there was more.

Having set out your thoughts on humanity, would you like to say a little more about yourself? I for one would be interested to know you better

Croix

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