before I forget, snafu, love your SK quote, f-ing awesome.
I've done the usual stuff, caffeine, tobacco (which I made a habit out of the both of them, caffeine I don't mind. Tobacco is more troublesome, also it is hellishly hard to quit on something you associate with pretty much everything...
"I am starting to suspect that I will never be able to point at something and say "THAT is power." The best we can hope to do, I think, is create systems which contain power and then control these systems to our benefit (or detriment). "
This.
I found my initial thought was whether or not...
Taking the opposing opinion can lead to alot of conflict though lobstrich. What if you have such uncompromising views on life that no one want to be close to you unless you adapt to them?
Take it from one who took it as far as he could, the chameleon effect or adaptation or whatever you wanna...
It is a motivation, doesn't necessarily have to be a good one. I do find it comforting, if everything continuously goes to hell you can rest assured that sooner or later you're gonna die, the world is gonna blow up, or something otherwise definite will happen.
Yeah high-school was pure shit. The school in general is a very bad place to be if you're not "normal". And kids are way more evil than adults, at least overtly. The bullying that occurs in work places is more refined, but it is also something which you can choose to ignore.
I think Editor...
My arrogance is one of the main reasons I never get laid.
On to the real topic, why do you believe it is arrogance you are feeling? It might just be a truly rational approximation of your abilities.
To me genius has always been coupled with madness.
Madness is simply the inability to make order out of a chaotic incoming stimuli which overwhelms the individual, thus creating insanity. Instead of taking in just the important stimuli you take it all in (imagine every sound, smell and image...
This site uses cookies to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies. We have no personalisation nor analytics --- especially no Google.