February 2012
28 posts
Why do I do these things to myself? Just douse my feelings in music. Where’s my trumpet?
WatchIf Mitt Romney wins the primary, I’m not gonna vote for him because of this. Fuck the system.
Ten Years After Decriminalization, Drug Abuse Down... →
Ten years ago, Portugal decriminalized all drugs. One decade after this unprecedented experiment, drug abuse is down by half:
Let us all make an effort to not ask questions we already know the answers to.
Really?
Are you okay?
Are you sure?
Are you kidding me?
All these questions get answered in the exact same way every time. Just think before you say stupid shit.
I am so tired of all the media bias in this country. Even the associated press publishes articles that simply aren’t true or have obvious bias. What has our media come to?
It’s not even a simple political bias. It’s not against just Republicans or against just Democrats. It is against anyone who wishes to challenge the mainstream.
What I hear from the news is irrelevant...
January 2012
34 posts
How many of my ideas are my own?
If you take me as a person, how much of who I am is actually composed of conclusions I came to on my own? Without media-generated ideas, advertising, or values forced onto me by my friends and family, what is me? How can I know if an idea is my own or if outside forces have been leading me to come to a predetermined conclusion? Am I just agreeing with your idea, or am I actually creating my own?
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SOPA and PIPA really scare me.
Congress really has no idea how the internet works. Google, Twitter and Tumblr have no control over what people upload to or link from their websites. Why then should they be considered enablers of online piracy? Imagine the resources required to parse through the millions of Google and Facebook offerings every day looking for pirates who, if found, can just toss up another site in no time.
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When I read the news, about the bullshit in government, of the injustices of society, I just get depressed. And angry.
People are better than this. They just have to be.
