tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post8358834522786222936..comments2024-03-22T12:11:58.453-06:00Comments on Michael Offutt: Here are nine things I've observed about humans and life on Earth as I know it.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-11435546052520428342019-10-13T20:41:41.661-06:002019-10-13T20:41:41.661-06:00Hmm... Well, it's probably obvious from how de...Hmm... Well, it's probably obvious from how delayed my response is that I have been really busy lately. And am still incredibly busy.<br />I have thoughts but no time. I'll try to come back to this when I have a chance, but I probably won't remember to. :(Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-61153373263693002552019-10-12T18:17:23.096-06:002019-10-12T18:17:23.096-06:00For point #6, anyone who can't deal with those...For point #6, anyone who can't deal with those things is spoiled. I do all of those on a regular basis. Never thought anything of it. #6 describes my life. A lot of parents in my generation spoiled their kids too much. Now these young adults can't avoid the real world forever, and they're finding it depressing because yeah, you actually have to work. Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922596724107742478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-43982289331006569342019-10-10T17:05:49.206-06:002019-10-10T17:05:49.206-06:00Gee, are the first few points inspired by Trump?
...Gee, are the first few points inspired by Trump?<br /><br />I agree with several of your points, but it does sound as if you know almost a disproportionate number of people who are obsessed with looks and privilege. I'm lucky, perhaps, for knowing a fair amount of grounded folks. But I'm also convinced that social media, selfies and the like have greatly aggravated our society's obsession with looks and beauty, and that's not healthy at all.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967821142796562697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-32358970379211795502019-10-09T14:55:42.590-06:002019-10-09T14:55:42.590-06:00Probably a little of both. Probably a little of both. PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-7313462222026470082019-10-09T11:59:07.687-06:002019-10-09T11:59:07.687-06:00So does that mean you agree with me? Or do you dis...So does that mean you agree with me? Or do you disagree?Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-43658458973251650622019-10-09T11:44:52.564-06:002019-10-09T11:44:52.564-06:00I should lose 100 pounds for medical reasons, but ...I should lose 100 pounds for medical reasons, but if I ever could do it (and get new teeth and hair) then maybe I'd get some benefits.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-70086472529228949822019-10-09T11:28:43.024-06:002019-10-09T11:28:43.024-06:00I guess I should have tried better to define what ...I guess I should have tried better to define what an "indignity" is. I'll leave it at this: it will be different depending on the person.<br /><br />And with regards to my post being "cheery," I think I wanted this to spark a philosophical discussion. So I wasn't aiming it to be negative or positive but to perhaps flourish into an intellectual discussion regarding things that I've been thinking about.<br /><br />For example, today I've been thinking of dignity and indignity quite a bit. Here's my latest hypothesis:<br /><br />I think that privilege flows from concepts of dignity and indignity, and I think "privilege" has become a measuring stick by which people measure outward beauty and thence, their own self-esteem.<br /><br />I also think that pursuit of beauty either through diets, exercise, plastic surgery, or through fashion is ultimately the pursuit of privileges.<br /><br />"If I do this thing (lose 100 pounds for example) I will gain more privilege (whether it be choice of sex partners or being asked to be a manager at work as opposed to the janitor)." The point is that the more privilege a person has access to, the fewer unpleasantries (of life) one has to endure (and again...unpleasantries are subjective and entirely dependent upon the person). If a sample person wants only to play games or have sex, then anything outside of those two things is going to be considered an indignity, etc.<br /><br />Here's where I think I can test my hypothesis in real life:<br /><br />I think that I can look at any one person, examine what privileges they enjoy, and tell you whether they feel ugly or beautiful (and I would ask them, "Do you think of yourself as beautiful or ugly?"<br />Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-79850080092816754152019-10-09T09:22:26.539-06:002019-10-09T09:22:26.539-06:00Although, if you break it down into people are dri...Although, if you break it down into people are driven by either fear or love...Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-73552207369482122042019-10-09T09:22:02.362-06:002019-10-09T09:22:02.362-06:00Some food for thought. People are weird. I'll ...Some food for thought. People are weird. I'll leave it at that.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-57386869859233478122019-10-09T06:55:04.567-06:002019-10-09T06:55:04.567-06:00That's a really cheery post to start off the d...That's a really cheery post to start off the day. I hate small talk. 90% of human conversation is just pointless BS no one cares about and yet we have this need to fill the silence. <br /><br />I don't know if scrubbing the toilet is an "indignity" but with my toilet it's pretty pointless. The thing is older than I am and no matter what I do there's still grime in it. Some people like to mow their lawn though I don't have a lawn to mow.<br /><br />Anyway, a good title for this entry from a British sitcom: People, what a bunch of bastards.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.com