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Of course people who live happy, modern, peaceful, productive lives do not deserve our scorn. The problem is not that there is something wrong with living an o
by rntz 12y ago
Of course people who live happy, modern, peaceful, productive lives do not deserve our scorn.
The problem is not that there is something wrong with living an ordinary life, in following the comfortable and society-approved paths of success; the problem is that for many people, that is not enough. There is (so the story goes) something in many of us that yearns for chaos, for a purpose beyond the ordinary, even for violence and death. No more do these people deserve our scorn.
How do we satisfy this desire? War is one solution, but clearly not a good one.
- nitrogen 12y agoHow do we satisfy this desire? Extreme sports, video games, and other entertainment.
- malka 12y agoWhy do you think people take (illegal) drugs for (at least a part of them)?
- eli_gottlieb 12y ago>There is (so the story goes) something in many of us that yearns for chaos, for a purpose beyond the ordinary, even for violence and death. I think we ought to be asking whether this is a story told primarily by generals, by enlisted soldiers, or by someone else, and also asking how well that story corresponds to reality.