regrets, I've had a few............. but then again, too few to mention
Hey, remember highschool?
Remember how certain people were way ass-ier to you than necessary?
Ever wonder, if you ran into them today, if they would still be the same assholes?
I'm here to tell you they would.
I truly believe that people are nothing more machines - everything you think, everything you do, is a result of chemical reactions. Certain chemical reactions occur because that is how you are programmed. I swear that wasn't inspired by Vonnegut, I didn't read that book until last week an I know I've posted about this before. That sounds kind of sad, but think it's quite comforting sometimes. Anyhow - it would mean people are inherently selfish. Don't ask me why, it just does, and it's not like I'm the first person to suggest it anyway.
But.... pretend you are a bird. And there is a certain kind of insect that looks incredibly tasty, so you swoop down and swallow it whole. But that insect is poisonous, and you can't move for three days. You manage to survive, but for the rest of your live, you avoid eating that type of bug, out of fear of harm being inflicted upon you.
Ok - all the other insects - what's to stop you from eating them?
Nothing. They don't hurt you, so you have no qualms about eating them.
Maybe the bugs will develop really good camoflauge, or something, but it's all the same to you.
People can change things about themselves - they change their actions if the actions result in harm to them, or they do what I've done and change what they care about.
It's a good thing I did, too.
And I guess that's my point.
does this make sense to anyone?
I swear to god I am not trying to be cryptic, I am just not good at explaining things.
and I never was a good writer.
Remember how certain people were way ass-ier to you than necessary?
Ever wonder, if you ran into them today, if they would still be the same assholes?
I'm here to tell you they would.
I truly believe that people are nothing more machines - everything you think, everything you do, is a result of chemical reactions. Certain chemical reactions occur because that is how you are programmed. I swear that wasn't inspired by Vonnegut, I didn't read that book until last week an I know I've posted about this before. That sounds kind of sad, but think it's quite comforting sometimes. Anyhow - it would mean people are inherently selfish. Don't ask me why, it just does, and it's not like I'm the first person to suggest it anyway.
But.... pretend you are a bird. And there is a certain kind of insect that looks incredibly tasty, so you swoop down and swallow it whole. But that insect is poisonous, and you can't move for three days. You manage to survive, but for the rest of your live, you avoid eating that type of bug, out of fear of harm being inflicted upon you.
Ok - all the other insects - what's to stop you from eating them?
Nothing. They don't hurt you, so you have no qualms about eating them.
Maybe the bugs will develop really good camoflauge, or something, but it's all the same to you.
People can change things about themselves - they change their actions if the actions result in harm to them, or they do what I've done and change what they care about.
It's a good thing I did, too.
And I guess that's my point.
does this make sense to anyone?
I swear to god I am not trying to be cryptic, I am just not good at explaining things.
and I never was a good writer.