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I might count this as my Friday post...

Aug 10, 2006 20:07

Most people I know ahve probably heard about Ron. What you might not know is that Ron and I get into large "discussions" from time to time. I had a rather long reply to some stuff he said and I thought I would share. This all began with an update to my profile on Facebook and Ron's comment to it ( Read more... )

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This comment thing better not have a limit. anonymous August 11 2006, 20:06:08 UTC

Senor Phil, what is this trickery? If I need to I'll end up making an LJ account just to respond to you ( ... )

Down with Phil! anonymous August 11 2006, 20:07:29 UTC

It was here at Mercer that I had my epiphany. During my time as an undergrad I bumped into all sorts of people. Academic elites like yourself, Dr. Dark, Hoof, D, Simon, JD, Becca, Mizz all of you guys pretty much. I would later talk to all of you sometimes on a one on one basis, sometimes in groups but it was always the same. It was during these talks that I realized something, all of you guys were a product of your environment. I pegged all of you as exceptionally gifted individuals able to solve any task but it would always boil down to if it wasn't in a book, you guys brushed it aside or downright didn't know it. This isn't problematic at all though because its natural to only care about what affects you ( ... )

Waaaaay too long anonymous August 11 2006, 20:09:01 UTC

Phil, you being "selfish" isn't a rare trait. Infact, Adam Smith, the father of Economics said that "man is self-serving in nature." It is HUMAN for you to think about yourself first but guess what? In doing so, you ACTUALLY further the goals of society and here's how. You grow up thinking about yourself, wanting to become educated and to eventually have a nice productive family. All you ever did in life was aimed at accomplishing this goal. Sure you did some people wrong during your travels but your eventual end would produce ( ... )

roflwaffles anonymous August 11 2006, 20:09:59 UTC

You say "well Ron, you started too late." I say "well Phil, you are living 50+ years in the damn past." In today's society, to be a changing force in the environment, all one needs are effort, intelligence, massive amounts of resources and tremendous amounts of power. While I'm sure the notion of a headstart is a good one, you are misguided in that there is an actual mold a world changer needs to fit. I need power. Power comes from money since everything in life has a cost. Even my life as well as your's has one. Think for a second, just because you can't pay the cost does not mean it doesn't exist. Maybe noone in the world can pay the cost and then its irrelevant right? Wrong, it still shows that on some level, you can be bought. There is a WHOLE lot more to this argument. However, understanding that everything and everyone can potentially be bought is all that is important because it shows I can offer incentives in return for your action in most cases ( ... )

I can't believe I'm doing this... anonymous August 14 2006, 02:21:08 UTC

Ron, I'm not going to add to or attempt a rebuttal of the statements you've made since you and I have spoken on this particular matter fairly recently. However, if you continue to loose you damned phone I can promise that by the hand of 1 of 3 people you will not live long enough to exact any sort of change in this spiraling society we live in. cya Sunday

lol sorry about the phone anonymous August 15 2006, 04:20:04 UTC

Damn that phone to hell. I got a pretty funny story about being in an upscale Macon neighborhood with my boxers and a wifebeater on, searching for that damn thing inside my car which is LOADED with everything from a PS2 to my computer... Ever try explaining that one?

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