User blog comment:Geldymahantara/What does your avatar pics means?/@comment-224939-20120930191254/@comment-1915803-20130227022328

I think I hold a similar level of cynicism about society in general as does Jspyster. When you observe all the tenets of our society -- across all socioeconomic brackets, nationalities, and political/religious standpoints -- you begin to realize just how absurd and messed up our world is. When you begin to realize how humanity, within the recent two hundred years of rampant industrialization and runaway capitalism, is destroying the environment and the habitat of all living beings. When you begin to realize how these made up things called "property," "race," and "religion" (a morass of absurd and outdated mythology) are causing us to murder each other and treat each other with contempt. When you realize how society's intellect is regressing due to the over-immersion in technology (that we take for granted and allow to perform skilled tasks for us, thereby causing us to lose those skills) and the rise of sensationalist media (the level of scandalous, yellow-journalism is pathetic in this country). When you realize how screwed up the wealth system is (that actors and celebrities are paid more and seemingly more respected than our scientists, doctors, and teachers). When you realize all of this, you'll view our world with a healthy skepticism and cynicism that it needs.