02-22-2022, 09:35 AM
(12-14-2012, 07:23 PM)sally Wrote: How about people are just nuts and they've been since the beginning of time? Video games and music lyrics don't turn a rational human being into a lunatic.
Most people are minimally rational, at best. We like to assume we're rational, because who wants to admit they're irrational?
We have a rather sick and twisted culture, and mental illness is far more prevalent than we are comfortable acknowledging, so we keep our heads buried in the sand until something blows up and we're forced to look at the ugly truth. And what do we do? Look for someone or something to blame. Then we go back into hibernation, until the next time. And there's always a next time, because all we ever do is look for someone or something to blame. Because we don't know how to solve problems. So we hide from them or look for someone/something to blame. And you know what's going to happen if we don't relearn how to solve problems? Extinction. Not because of climate change. Because we lost the ability to solve problems. And you know why we lost the ability to solve problems? Because we don't learn from our mistakes.
No doubt you're thinking, "who is this asshole that's telling us we're irrational"? Fair enough, so here's what we're going to do: you explain why it is that we don't learn from our mistakes, and I'll acknowledge that you're somewhat rational. But you only get one chance, so take your time. We have about 5-10 years to get our shit together, which is possible, but not terribly probable.