Somebody Forgot to Check the Math
before i get to my main point - i have a little tangent to go off on:
on the surface - people will tell you that they like honesty
but
amongst the many perils that ol' LHX has to face on a regular basis are the people who are able to intellectually acknowledge that 'honesty' is preferred over deception
yet
when faced with certain 'honesties' (in place of deception)
these people start to squirm
this is annoying in a lot of ways
a lot of people's first instinct when they hear a new but unfortunate or unpleasant piece of information
(especially one that sounds accurate)
is to lash out at wherever that piece of information came from
as tho throwing rocks at a cloud would prevent the fact that the parade has been and is being rained on
the second aspect in which this is annoying is that people get the deliverer of the message confused with being some sort of supporter of the message
i dont like half of the shit that comes out of my mouth or my finger tips
but
what is a person supposed to do?
hold back?
lie?
(one could say those are both the same thing)
did everybody get mad at their school teacher when she said that 3 x 3 = 9?
whats the difference between that and any other situation where a person is trying to bring something to your attention?
capsule summary:
LHX interviews LHX about LHX:
LHX - Thanks for joining us, X. What we really want to know is: you point out a lot of bleak observations online; and offline, when serious subject matters come up in conversation, you seem to have a tendency to really deconstruct things down to their bare bones. You have been known to point out that we are experiencing some sort of social decline - and have even been known to toss the word 'apocalypse' about (-chuckle-). So the question is: do you enjoy these observations?
LHX - No.
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that being said
the main point of this post is the following observation / reminder:
You live in a place where even if you conduct your actions with good intent and proper reasoning, and even if your intent is to help and support, your motives can and will be misinterpreted.
Due to the nature of the situation we are experiencing, and drawing heavily from the flaws of perception as covered in-depth on these boards, it is possible for proper actions to be misunderstood, falsely accused, slandered and subsequently punished, and it would have nothing to do with you.
The same can be said about approaching any force of nature - and it is becoming more apparent than ever that a 'force of nature' is exactly what this quasi-robotic mankind has become (not the highly-sophisticated and righteously analytical machine that it strives to be).
Tornadoes will not check your ID.
Earthquakes will not interview you before wrecking.
Fire does not discriminate.
For anybody who has stuck around to this point in the diatribe - let me point out a brush stroke of silver lining -
although you are not immune to these 'forces of nature' - in place of a Cure-All-Answer™ - there is a Best-Approach-to-Take™
this best approach involves - first and foremost - reconciling this unfortunate circumstance and accepting the nature of the situation
second - it involves not being dumb enough to allow yourself to get wrecked (mentally) by being caught off-guard by a situation that really shouldnt have caught you off-guard
alleviate those traces of panic and anxiety that result from being raised into a situation where it seemed like you were a part of a society capable of conducting itself with civility
the punchline of the joke is that it really wasnt you that had the problem after all
and you dont even have to say that to yourself and feel like you are only trying to cheer yourself up
somebody forgot to check the math on this planet
all you anti-socialites who feel bad about being anti-social can now revel in the fact that society was fucked up in the first place - its not your fault
now yall can focus on taking care of your other shortcomings
like your laziness
and unreconciled fetishes
but above all
you now have less reason than ever to back down from finding ways to take a hammer to this place
the foundation is cracked
and the cracks are getting exposed more and more
the third aspect of the Best-Approach-to-Take™ - align yourself with those who are big enough to acknowledge these Ugly Truths™ as well
getting thru this shit is going to take approximately everything you have in you
spread your messages
find those that back you up
use any mechanisms for support
and support those who are enduring the same shit you are
if you take the 'smart' approach - even tho you will still prolly get ripped apart and obliterated (possibly/probably even by those you love the most)
you will not have to be shocked and dismayed when it takes place
and possibly
possibly
manipulate a way to enjoy the process between now and then
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