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I'm half-heartedly rooting for an early semi-apocalypse. Early, because the later it comes the worse it will be. Might come off as misathropic, but if one think

by dmos62 7y ago

I'm half-heartedly rooting for an early semi-apocalypse. Early, because the later it comes the worse it will be. Might come off as misathropic, but if one thinks that we're doomed by uncontrollable inertia (which I'm not entirely convinced about, but it's a worthwhile scenario to explore), this is the best case scenario. In that vein: hurray for Brexit; Trump 2020; 2008-scale economic bubbles are improbable; go radical fascism; say no to solidarity; we don't have to rethink transportation; late postmodernism is going great!

Quarrelsome 7y ago
Beware the draw of apocalypse fantasy for it speaks of humans own personal struggle to accept the outcome of their own death. It provides the warm thought that life after theirs has less merit and potential which renders their death a blessing as opposed to a curse. It is arguably the reason why the older you get the more it tempts.
- dmos62 7y ago
  This idea intrigues me, but I'm not sure I follow all the way. Why is the death of one who has more merit a blessing?
  - Quarrelsome 7y ago
    the idea is that as you get old you start to seek validation that its "okay to die" because you haven't otherwise made peace with that part of your transaction of life. Part of that bleeds out as apocalypse fantasy. Its okay that I'm going to die because this world is no longer worth living in and I sympathise with the poor wretches that have to face the future that I do not. Its a coping mechanism for dealing with death and you'll see many people as they age fall into it.
    - wackro 7y ago
      I'm curious how you came to learn this. Doesn't seem like everyday knowledge.
      - Quarrelsome 7y ago
        desperately attempting to understand why old people (taken as an average) shit on what's happening today. This complaint is as old as the sands. Kids are lazy, troublesome, wrong-headed, standards are slipping, the barbarians are at the gates. Sure, there are likely many factors but I would argue a pretty strong one is that the opinion is just preparing the oldie for acceptance of death by turning it into something more palatable.

by dmos62 7y ago

Quarrelsome 7y ago

Beware the draw of apocalypse fantasy for it speaks of humans own personal struggle to accept the outcome of their own death. It provides the warm thought that life after theirs has less merit and potential which renders their death a blessing as opposed to a curse. It is arguably the reason why the older you get the more it tempts.

dmos62 7y ago
This idea intrigues me, but I'm not sure I follow all the way. Why is the death of one who has more merit a blessing?
- Quarrelsome 7y ago
  the idea is that as you get old you start to seek validation that its "okay to die" because you haven't otherwise made peace with that part of your transaction of life. Part of that bleeds out as apocalypse fantasy. Its okay that I'm going to die because this world is no longer worth living in and I sympathise with the poor wretches that have to face the future that I do not. Its a coping mechanism for dealing with death and you'll see many people as they age fall into it.
  - wackro 7y ago
    I'm curious how you came to learn this. Doesn't seem like everyday knowledge.
    - Quarrelsome 7y ago
      desperately attempting to understand why old people (taken as an average) shit on what's happening today. This complaint is as old as the sands. Kids are lazy, troublesome, wrong-headed, standards are slipping, the barbarians are at the gates. Sure, there are likely many factors but I would argue a pretty strong one is that the opinion is just preparing the oldie for acceptance of death by turning it into something more palatable.