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May. 31st, 2012
Beauty's Lament
May. 31st, 2012 09:40 amI have advice for your reader who complains about being objectified: Wait.
Pretty soon, nature will take its course and no one will notice you. Your wishes will be fulfilled. Honestly, I have quite a short fuse when beautiful people complain about how burdensome their beauty is. First of all, they should count their bloody blessings, since most of us are hideous. And second, they should treasure their beauty, since it won't stick around very long.
-- Andrew Sullivan's Dish
I cannot get angry. I only sigh and wonder what it must be like to have a full life.
Pretty soon, nature will take its course and no one will notice you. Your wishes will be fulfilled. Honestly, I have quite a short fuse when beautiful people complain about how burdensome their beauty is. First of all, they should count their bloody blessings, since most of us are hideous. And second, they should treasure their beauty, since it won't stick around very long.
-- Andrew Sullivan's Dish
I cannot get angry. I only sigh and wonder what it must be like to have a full life.
Beauty's Lament
May. 31st, 2012 09:40 amI have advice for your reader who complains about being objectified: Wait.
Pretty soon, nature will take its course and no one will notice you. Your wishes will be fulfilled. Honestly, I have quite a short fuse when beautiful people complain about how burdensome their beauty is. First of all, they should count their bloody blessings, since most of us are hideous. And second, they should treasure their beauty, since it won't stick around very long.
-- Andrew Sullivan's Dish
I cannot get angry. I only sigh and wonder what it must be like to have a full life.
Pretty soon, nature will take its course and no one will notice you. Your wishes will be fulfilled. Honestly, I have quite a short fuse when beautiful people complain about how burdensome their beauty is. First of all, they should count their bloody blessings, since most of us are hideous. And second, they should treasure their beauty, since it won't stick around very long.
-- Andrew Sullivan's Dish
I cannot get angry. I only sigh and wonder what it must be like to have a full life.
Scott Adams on the Digital Crossover
May. 31st, 2012 06:33 pmThat "Dilbert" guy has some amusingly frank thoughts about how the Internet is becoming increasingly preferable to being with actual people. However, it is worth pointing out that when we are clicking and scrolling around, we are in fact dealing with people, though we are at least free from a lot of the hang-ups that come with looks, race, class, creed, and all the things that put up walls between us in meatspace. Which I find kind of sweet.
We are kind of dealing with each other on the level of the soul, so to speak, even if we aren't necessarily talking about spiritual pursuits, but rather the shared aims of procrastination and cheap thrills, and maybe playing around a little with our creative, artful side.
It is easier to withstand each other on the Internet. Now if only we can come up with realistic sex robots!
_ _ _
At the moment, spending time with nice humans is generally better than playing on the Internet, but the gap is closing. Humans aren't becoming any more enjoyable whereas the Internet is getting more addictive. The crossover for some folks has already arrived. You've seen stories of people playing video games until they die of dehydration. Every day you see stories of Internet porn addicts, Facebook addicts, and Pinterest addicts. How much more addictive can the Internet get? Answer: You haven't seen anything yet.
[...]
Unattractive people will be the first to give up on humanity in favor of the Internet. Generally speaking, unattractive people only have the option of sex with other unattractive people, unless money is involved. For that group, Internet porn is probably already the best option for a sexual thrill. In time, the Internet will evolve and improve until even the people with the best social and sexual options will abandon human contact. I label that phenomenon the Digital Crossover just to make it sound smarter.
-- Scott Adams
We are kind of dealing with each other on the level of the soul, so to speak, even if we aren't necessarily talking about spiritual pursuits, but rather the shared aims of procrastination and cheap thrills, and maybe playing around a little with our creative, artful side.
It is easier to withstand each other on the Internet. Now if only we can come up with realistic sex robots!
_ _ _
At the moment, spending time with nice humans is generally better than playing on the Internet, but the gap is closing. Humans aren't becoming any more enjoyable whereas the Internet is getting more addictive. The crossover for some folks has already arrived. You've seen stories of people playing video games until they die of dehydration. Every day you see stories of Internet porn addicts, Facebook addicts, and Pinterest addicts. How much more addictive can the Internet get? Answer: You haven't seen anything yet.
[...]
Unattractive people will be the first to give up on humanity in favor of the Internet. Generally speaking, unattractive people only have the option of sex with other unattractive people, unless money is involved. For that group, Internet porn is probably already the best option for a sexual thrill. In time, the Internet will evolve and improve until even the people with the best social and sexual options will abandon human contact. I label that phenomenon the Digital Crossover just to make it sound smarter.
-- Scott Adams
Scott Adams on the Digital Crossover
May. 31st, 2012 06:33 pmThat "Dilbert" guy has some amusingly frank thoughts about how the Internet is becoming increasingly preferable to being with actual people. However, it is worth pointing out that when we are clicking and scrolling around, we are in fact dealing with people, though we are at least free from a lot of the hang-ups that come with looks, race, class, creed, and all the things that put up walls between us in meatspace. Which I find kind of sweet.
We are kind of dealing with each other on the level of the soul, so to speak, even if we aren't necessarily talking about spiritual pursuits, but rather the shared aims of procrastination and cheap thrills, and maybe playing around a little with our creative, artful side.
It is easier to withstand each other on the Internet. Now if only we can come up with realistic sex robots!
_ _ _
At the moment, spending time with nice humans is generally better than playing on the Internet, but the gap is closing. Humans aren't becoming any more enjoyable whereas the Internet is getting more addictive. The crossover for some folks has already arrived. You've seen stories of people playing video games until they die of dehydration. Every day you see stories of Internet porn addicts, Facebook addicts, and Pinterest addicts. How much more addictive can the Internet get? Answer: You haven't seen anything yet.
[...]
Unattractive people will be the first to give up on humanity in favor of the Internet. Generally speaking, unattractive people only have the option of sex with other unattractive people, unless money is involved. For that group, Internet porn is probably already the best option for a sexual thrill. In time, the Internet will evolve and improve until even the people with the best social and sexual options will abandon human contact. I label that phenomenon the Digital Crossover just to make it sound smarter.
-- Scott Adams
We are kind of dealing with each other on the level of the soul, so to speak, even if we aren't necessarily talking about spiritual pursuits, but rather the shared aims of procrastination and cheap thrills, and maybe playing around a little with our creative, artful side.
It is easier to withstand each other on the Internet. Now if only we can come up with realistic sex robots!
_ _ _
At the moment, spending time with nice humans is generally better than playing on the Internet, but the gap is closing. Humans aren't becoming any more enjoyable whereas the Internet is getting more addictive. The crossover for some folks has already arrived. You've seen stories of people playing video games until they die of dehydration. Every day you see stories of Internet porn addicts, Facebook addicts, and Pinterest addicts. How much more addictive can the Internet get? Answer: You haven't seen anything yet.
[...]
Unattractive people will be the first to give up on humanity in favor of the Internet. Generally speaking, unattractive people only have the option of sex with other unattractive people, unless money is involved. For that group, Internet porn is probably already the best option for a sexual thrill. In time, the Internet will evolve and improve until even the people with the best social and sexual options will abandon human contact. I label that phenomenon the Digital Crossover just to make it sound smarter.
-- Scott Adams