Bizzare Sociology of the Internet

Social structure and anonymity are two entirely incompatible things. What about secret orders and espionage rings?-even there one is not entirely sin nominae and there is plenty in the way of organized social structure. So it leaves the Internet open to the most chaotic of situations. On the one hand you have some privacy in that you can choose a user name and disguise your gender all you like but, the social order is lacking. If you own a website you are more or less the big fish of your little pond but, the wider ocean may never even know you exist. Moreover, as a user of the Internet the only real rise in status comes with the titles of Administrator or Moderator, two names for the same function. That function of course is to act as a Censor watching over a site you do not own to keep it free from illegal and terms of service violators in addition to what the owners request to be eliminated. The Administrator or Moderator is pretty much your second lieutenant in the digital trenches, if paid at all the remuneration is small and the work is quite hard. The user is the common foot soldier, they can act for or against the interests of the owners who stand as the captains and majors, (depending on site size.) . It's only when we get to the realm of celebrity and politicians that we see a deviation. There is little if any room for input by the user and no real requirement for moderation, it essentially functions on the power of vanity yet has little real impact beyond the target audience. Political Organization websites are mostly there to inform those digitally that there is a bricks and mortar party or group existing away from the monitor. If you agree with them you can join them, the same goes for religious websites of the more serious nature. (Fred Phelps does not fall into this category.) The not so serious websites of groups are not much in the way of bricks and mortar, they are there to act as propaganda in order to raise themselves to the level of bricks and mortar or to line the wallets of the propaganists.

Why I've been gone lately

I've been writing my philosophical outlook in a very archaic manner, namely by paper and pencil. The process has been more productive than most forms of writing I've undertaken as of late. Poems come out at random, the novel has not got a new chapter in well over a week and the small theoretical work I wrote received about as much attention as a commercial with poor scripting. Others outside of myself wonder why I think my artistic forays are shit? Because of the fact that there is much room for continual improvement and the empirical evidence that when I write in a serious manner without the illusion of art then it gets little to no response at all. So I write for my own pleasure and sanity, if anything of value is produced from it I think I will be the last informed of such.

The Holiday Agreement

We, viz. My girlfriend and I, have decided not to go out for any more holidays especially if they're on a weekend. Last night had some fun moments but, there was some truly wretched behaviour going on as well. At one point I turned to her and asked where we might find the zoo keeper, being that the people around us were acting like they belonged in such a place. Of note some dolts tried to make a Youtube video and subject me to it, first I covered my face several times when that didn't work I gave the two fingered salute which was mistaken for a peace sign. After that the young lady mussed my hair and I responded that she not do that again, it took remarkable restraint not to pummel her into the floor.

On the Limitations of Male Wisdom

If one believes in reincarnation, then I should know better, since we can't prove one way or the other I'll stick with this life and the anecdotal proofs that I have from it. I have lived for twenty six years and have just begun to learn how to please a cat. Woman is so far a complex and mercurial thing as to be baffling. I know not how to be of pleasant disposition beyond the polite nature I extend to anyone. What woman wants is more of a mystery than any theological speculations, though it's purpose has a more practical value. We men are simple creatures and let our wants be known quickly, this in our view saves time to allow for such things to be satisfied. Woman has shown that sentiment far outweighs reason and that if one does not instinctively or intuitively know exactly what their wants and desires are then we are of course completely the most rotten things on earth. I don't think this to be a just way of dealing with social interaction let alone the most intimate of such. Man is also forbidden by woman of using direct honesty, which is quite a shame considering that this is one skill that males ex cell in highly. Woman would prefer that we lie to preserve some sort of emotional equilibrium or to flatter them. I find such a concept beneath contempt. Therefore, due to my complete lack of understanding, not for want of trying, I declare myself an agnostic concerning any understanding of the feminine just as I am agnostic concerning abortion. It's beyond my scope of knowledge therefore until I receive some sort of grasp on the situation I prefer to remain outside of it entirely.

A Song of Poetic Essence

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dte-u_lsmdc

What Ever Happened To?

I'm sure that some of us here have found ourselves in the position of being a living relic. I remember watching things happen that High School kids cannot understand the importance of its' passing into history. The Berlin Wall coming down; The Soviet Union, Destruction of Economy brought by Reagan and his tax cuts for the rich continued through to the reign of George the Second's tyranny. Music too makes me feel old, I find less skill in the production of it for mass consumption with each new decade-and sometimes every few years. Clothing styles are beyond me, I've never seen the point of wearing a ball cap with the brim facing anywhere beyond the forehead's limits as it is worn by players of that game. My E.C.I. was formed in the 1980's while that may be difficult to understand considering my age, these were years that I can remember being happy more often than not. The 1990's were just the opposite for me and most of this "New Millennium" has not been something I've cared for in the least. The thing I can thank the march of time for is an evermore decadent monotheism, it is becoming moribund. Will the pagans take their place? I don't think they have the strength or discipline in the majority to pull such a thing off well. Who can take their place? The discipline belongs with political parties and of religion I cannot yet determine.

Anti-Tease

I'm going to be brutally ranting here, if you don't want that then you can wait for the next posting or read other ones here.

I detest a tease, it's more than the frustration and petty ego inflation that occurs, it's the very ideology behind it that provokes nausea. With the puritanism inherently in place, repression as a norm, is quite beyond reason. Repression leads to not only an unfulfilled life but, can be a major cause of mental disturbances. So why do we glorify (culturally speaking) or even allow this nonsense to continue? Don't laud people with affection or flirtation if you have no real intent of acting on it, the Tease is essentially a dishonest person with themselves foremost and others through their actions. Should this dishonesty be allowed? -I don't think it should, in fact I'd like to see social repercussions for it. The most effective act that can be carried out by individuals against the Tease is to avoid them all together, failing this they should be shunned outright. Liars cannot be tolerated in any form. So, remember to have the honesty it takes to be an outstanding artist of your own life. Self-honesty and integrity are vital to the authentic life, don't allow yourself or anyone else to ruin it for you by compromising your ethics.

Amore Fati

Do you believe in fate or luck? I'm not going to indulge Calvinistic nonsense here. People will always have the freedom of choice in their lives or to put it more popularly "Free Will". How much freedom of this will is dependent upon the available choices and intentions of the individual. Now this may seem a bit odd but, a totally free will only exists in the realm of philosophical speculation. Reality limits the Will's freedom by the availability of options in any given situation, and these change with Marxist rapidity. Our world is truly a dialectical process of becoming and passing away without a truly definable end or goal. The only goals that can be defined are those we choose, there is no grand scheme or purpose to the universe. The meaning of life is what we give it. This is not a pessimistic or nihilistic statement. In fact it is a greater freedom than conventional assumptions would have it be taken as being. When we realise that we set the meaning and goals of our lives then we are free to make our lives a work of art and worthy to be loved. The loving of this fate, this lack of total freedom of the will shows that those of us who make for beautiful lives do so with well selected choices among limited options. I think it speaks to the greater skill of the artist or in this case the living individual that they are not omnipotent because it requires greater effort to make better choices and to live with the consequences for good or ill.

Opiate of the idiots

I hate the Superbowl. There I said it. It gives people an excuse to be drunken louts and generally encourages their own already highly developed stupidity. Without sports; celebrities and beer people would have to face a bit more reality so these things are dumped on the majority by the ruling classes as an opiate that works better than Medieval Religion. Yes kids, the people in power use this shit to distract you from the truth that you're being oppressed on a daily and hourly basis. It's time to wake up and smell the class system for what it is or you can spend the rest of your life on the capitalist dope while the self aware workers fight and in the end win, you'll probably be wondering if a revolution will mean an interruption in your sporting programs. It will not be a permanent interruption, but, the nature of the entire sport and its' importance will change as will the government and the nature of daily existence. But, fret not dear sport/celebrity deluded ones, sobriety is still very far from you and we'd rather your buzz kill you than to kill your buzz.