whysoserious
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Commercialism and the fact that there are still a lot of assholes out there...
Ah. So you are doubling down on the hackery and have no desire to take the thread or issue seriously, Good to know.
It never. ****ing. Stops.
These hacks live in an echo chamber. It's been beaten into their heads repeatedly that liberals are to blame for EVERYTHING BAD that they are literally incapable of doing anything but regurgitating that. To them, it's truth, the ugly side of human nature boiled down to a catchphrase they can barf back up onto the forum any time, like a reflex, when they see something obviously bad. It's unbelievably frustrating, since it serves to do nothing but turn every thread into a ****ing cesspool where people who can think attempt to point out that it's utterly stupid, lest someone else be dissuaded by such infantile hackery.
Kobie why are facts so frustrating to you? See my sig for elucidation.
It never. ****ing. Stops.
These hacks live in an echo chamber. It's been beaten into their heads repeatedly that liberals are to blame for EVERYTHING BAD that they are literally incapable of doing anything but regurgitating that. To them, it's truth, the ugly side of human nature boiled down to a catchphrase they can barf back up onto the forum any time, like a reflex, when they see something obviously bad. It's unbelievably frustrating, since it serves to do nothing but turn every thread into a ****ing cesspool where people who can think attempt to point out that it's utterly stupid, lest someone else be dissuaded by such infantile hackery.
So, back to the thread concept. What do you think are some of the reasons that we see people having such an issue with gratification delay? I see it as a reaction to technological advances.
In bold. Then don't. This could, potentially be an interesting thread, discussing societal causes of behaviors such as this. It's a larger issue that permeates society. I see it as a gratification delay issue. Others have cited selfishness. Some have said lack of consequences. What do you think?
Partly that; partly that in an effort to feed our growing consumerism, these retailers have basically made it so they're almost ALWAYS open and what people want is nearly ALWAYS accessible. The urge for instant gratification only can be sated if someone is there to instantly gratify.
Exactly. The blind singlemindedness of these anti-liberals is as predictable as it is ignorant. Any society that has two different ideologies is going to see conflict, and that conflict will create issues. Neither ideology is to blame; it's the conflict, and how significant that conflict is depends on how loud and how blind the extremists of each ideology are. Another poster started a thread about divisiveness... and then created divisiveness by his own extremist and misinformed post. What we see here is an excellent example of partisans who don't care one iota of looking for solutions; they just look at who to blame things on.
So, back to the thread concept. What do you think are some of the reasons that we see people having such an issue with gratification delay? I see it as a reaction to technological advances.
Ok, so here is the question...I have noticed that peoples actions over the past 40 years or so have become more and more self centered...For instance, when I was a kid, never would you have had people going to this length to attempt to keep a store open just for themselves...
So, how about it? Are we becoming more selfish? Is this lashing out like depicted in the story a result of people feeling like they are being too tightly controlled? What say you?
Howdy CC
Great idea.
It seems I may have a differing view.
I hail from the "two ears one mouth" school of learning. Will you speak to the highlighted above ? I ask not for citations; only your awareness based on your life's learning.
I look forward to listening.
Great day to ya' CC
Thom Paine
That's a really good point. About 20 years ago, there were 4 24 hour supermarkets within 10 miles of me. Now there are none. I often find myself getting angry at those supermarket chains for altering their hours and not being immediately accessible to my needs. This enhances my technology presentation and adds to it neatly.
I say that our youth now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for their elders and love chatter in place of exercise; they no longer rise when elders enter the room; they contradict their parents, chatter before company; gobble up their food and tyrannize their teachers.
This really doesn't surprise me today.
But I'm 71-years old and I never saw, or heard of anything like that happening when I was a child. :roll:
LOL have you been to a walmart before? The trailer trash abounds...
I'm not so sure I buy into the "kids these days" argument.
Sure, I shop at Walmart often, and the patrons are quite diverse. And yes, there is "trailer trash" shopping alongside urban trash, and neither one is likely to vote republican. I'm sure CC will be along shortly to admonish you for your partisan hackery. Or is that only a one way street? :roll:
It is true that standards of time have changed. I don't have to drive to the job interview the day before to make sure I don't get lost, or leave 2 hours early in case of traffic. I have apps on my phone that take care of that. They read my email and remind me of my job interview, tell me when it's time to go, and offer to give me navigation. And then there's Amazon Prime 2-day shipping and possible drone delivery of groceries.
But, all of that aside, I think it's important to remember that these people can probably just be summed up as assholes and idiots.
Look at the expanded Black Friday and (now) Thanksgiving hours. It's simply feeding the beast. And when you stop feeding the beast, you can't be surprised when the beast gets pissed.
Because you didn't have the internet to shed light on these types of stories back then. The fact is, we are nicer, more civil, and a safer society than we have ever been.
Partly that; partly that in an effort to feed our growing consumerism, these retailers have basically made it so they're almost ALWAYS open and what people want is nearly ALWAYS accessible. The urge for instant gratification only can be sated if someone is there to instantly gratify.
Then why doesn't this happen everywhere?
Then why doesn't this happen everywhere?