Monday, March 10, 2008

An imaginary world

It is painfully clear to me that many people's cultural reference comes from a totally imaginary world. Their frame of reference, their world-view, has been formed solely by the offerings of the entertainment industry.

Somehow these people's perceptions of what is real have been skewed. It isn't possible to live a responsible life when all beliefs are based on posits from imaginary lives.

We all know some of these people. They are all agog at the latest antic from a celebutard. Discuss endlessly character's action on a television serial. Argue ad infinitum, ad nauseum, about the relative "merits" of one contender in a pseudo-talent contest versus another contender. Sit with eyes riveted on the television to keep up-to-date on the most recent gossip about the latest "hip" couple.*

How can any sane person take their reality from unreality? How Is This Possible?

Where are the references to history, music, philosophy, science, religion? Where?

In my honest opinion, you people are the very definition of idiot. Yes, I did indeed say "idiot." Stupid, vapid, irrational, deprived of reason, irresponsible, preposterous... need I go on?

It would be laughable if it weren't so damnably frightening.



*Sure must be awesome to be one of those hipsters. Yesiree, Bob! Just think! They are above the pale, beyond the cares and foibles of all the rest of flawed humanity. Ah, to never need to buy bathroom tissue again, just as they must not! After all, none of them shit! They are more than human! They are perfection! They are... what are they, anyway? Considering how some people carry on, they sure aren't frail human beings.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

::applause::

Thank you for saying what far too few people will say.

I just found your blog (not feeling real motivated to, uh, work right now), and I'll plan to stop by occasionally for a bit of what appears to be sanity. :)


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A hobby cook from the Midwest. Experiments, thoughts, new recipes, maybe even a photo or two... You noticed the pouting little girl with the words superimposed over her face? Growing up in the 60s and 70s the refrain of "there are starving children in [insert current poverty-stricken nation] that would love to have such... etc etc etc." I don't know that anyone actually believed all that but the image of a starving foreign child, holding out a bowl in hopes of being gifted with boiled tongue or green tomato pie, was pretty powerful. I do recall the kind of trouble kids would inevitably be in if they dared to say what most of us thought: "Well, then, send this stuff right on over to those poor, starving [insert country] kids." I don't usually post other people's photos, just my own. If you want to borrow or use one of my photos, I would appreciate your asking first. I usually don't mind but do hate having my work attributed to someone else. By the way, I found the photo of that pouting girl on the web with no attribution. If it's yours? We'll deal, ok? Thanks.
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