I do tend to judge the world by MY world, but you have to take in account that I live in California. During my life as man and boy, I have seen virtually a heaven on earth turned into something almost unrecognizable from its previous version. For years I wanted to leave, but here I am, and I suppose I will pass from this earth while still residing here.
One of the worst acts we can commit against any generation is to judge the whole by the appearance of a few.
I would like to think not as far under a rock as many.
See the above. I try hard to not be judgmental, and I'm also pretty neck deep in trying to do okay or well for our species.
I have heard this described as "doing the next right thing, one act at a time."
I relate because I'm not a natural as far as good attitude. I feel very fortunate to have some good examples. It is certain to me that marriage and kids help.
Most all public/membership social media platforms start out with good intentions: to be a place where like-minded folks can exchange information. It usually does not take too long before the platform management needs to find a balance between providing the service and monetization of the service.
Yeah, I fully understand how maintaining a server and system admin costs money, but very often the owners of the service get a taste of the filthy lucre and things begin to spin out of control. Combine that with human stupidity and the need for moderation--with no penalty for misbehavior save for cancelation of access--and things can go from fun to not fun in short order.
Online hangouts, to me, become like any other business wherein I feel I'm being unfairly treated, taken advantage of, or have no interest in seeing the regulars. When any of this foolishness occurs, I just
The monetization is often what kills things. I’ve seen so many different social media platforms come and go, and it seems like a pretty delicate balance.
Optimism is great, but being oblivious to your relative privilege is not. And looking only at people brought out of poverty and ignoring the grinding poverty worldwide that supports first world lifestyles is not a good look. The current way we are doing things is unsustainable and causes immense suffering.
You are not at all understanding me and my knowledge or experience with these topics, and I don't care to have an argument. If you have a similar situation where you've done or do same sort of work and can share or grow my understandings feel free to discuss in a private message because I don't want any stress on the rules or moderators.
My wife and I have been policing our neighborhood for almost 15 years. It's something we did at our last home, and the one before that. In the 90s there was an influx of people from Los Angeles to Bakersfield, they brought with them graffiti. It wasn't there before their arrival, and it became prolific after.
I have a tear in my eye!
It probably all came down to simple economics: you were getting paint a whole lot cheaper than the graffiti kids
Another kind of funny story about my clean up stuff. One day, I was hoeing some weeds and putting them in bags and tossing 'em in my pickup truck. A guy comes out of his backyard, and says, did someone hire you to do this, in a sense they had so, I said yes, they did. (I had lived on the block 17 years you'd think he'd have recognized me).I have a tear in my eye!
It probably all came down to simple economics: you were getting paint a whole lot cheaper than the graffiti kids
I understand that you felt the need to react to that first sentence, but why not try to be fair and address the rest of his post as well? It makes a lot of sense imo.
Because I have already stated that those who champion today, did not live during the times I thought, and more than that, believed were better. Now, things are better for certain people, but in general, it was easier for ME to be considered a decent human being then, than it is now. It is so easy to fall into a landmine where you have offended, or somehow wronged someone today, it's just tedious. As Tom Petty sang, No I won't back down, I said what I said, and I meant it.
I also feel OP warrants an answer of course. I don't think one detracts from the other. Mind you, I despise what some people throw out on Twitter and the likes, but it's got nothing to do with _what_ they say rather than _how_ they choose to say it. The anonimity of the internet brings out the worst in people. It's actually the reason why I tend to stick to forums: they pull people together that have a common interest.
