" The world isn't here to make us happy, but to make us conscious. "
-Eckhart Tolle
Anything That Isn’t Society Approved, I Want It
Remember my Blame Society sweatshirt? Well all the letters have fell off now. It’s good for garbage. Just like all the nonsense society tries to shove down our throats. How much of what you think and do comes from your own perception - one that hasn’t been the product of incessant brainwashing? So much of people’s behaviours today are driven by external motives - motives that are regarded highly by this shit show called society.
We love to stand on the safe playground dictated by society’s standards. For some, the mere thought of saying “fuck it” to the norm is terrifying. It’s way easier to stay in the comfort zone of society’s way of life - at least then you can’t be judged, right?
I’m a firm believer that you should always do things because they align with your own values. I don’t care if it’s worth the cost or not. I will never put my integrity on the line - out of whatever fear. It’s all too easy these days to get caught up in the fakery that gets thrown at us, to consume bs stuff that brings nothing but poison to our soul, and to lose touch with ourselves in the process. You become what you are exposed to.
We think that in spite of it all we're really free thinkers but the truth is that our belief system is most likely one that’s been handed to us by society. She’s just that nice of a bitch, you know? Gives you free stuff when you don’t even request it! What a keeper! Yeah right. I filed for divorce a while back and never looked back since! And I can tell you that she ain’t part of my new happily ever after. Label me all you want, I could care less about labels. I’m a free liver of life now. Free from the web of society. The escape route is only a thread away.
In a lot of ways humans are dumber than animals. :( Our farming practices suck and we're very wasteful.
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I find that humans are scared. Scared of change, scared of being embarrassed, scared of being alone, scared of being around other, scared of being lonely, scared of being committed, scared of showing emotion and scared of being emotionless. I think all the collective neuroses, force, well maybe not force, but push humans into their bubble of protection. Hell, I am so scared of change that I can barely breathe some days. The thought of changing will bring me anxiety, even though I know that change is good and necessary.
On a side note, as always, I am impressed by your consistent quality and thought provoking work. It has actually helped me grow my world view.
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You put it so well. Bubble of protection.
Ps: your side note makes my day! Thank you so so much!💗 Here’s my secret of the week for ya. Last week I got myself a motivation/inspiration board, and I put on it one of the things you said to me.
Thanks so much, it means more than you know:)🌟😘
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Sorry some dust got in my eyes, that is why there were some tears there. I am really and truly honored that is I made the board. Your words carry a lot of weight for me. It has been interesting and enlightening growing through your work.
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AW!😭💜 Thank you so much! That means so much to me! Your reaction deeply touches me! ❣️ You have such a beautiful soul xoxoxox
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I hate to promote myself but I think you might appreciate and, eventually, agree at some level with what I've written here https://busy.org/@damonvoks/the-social-stack
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Wow! I love it!! Did you make that graph btw? It’s epic! In which category do you find yourself?
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I'm happy you appreciate it. It's motivational. Thank you.
The entire theory is my own and yes I did the graph myself. The style is pretty poor but I hope it delivers the message.
I'm somewhere in between of "wanna be outsiders" and "outsiders", which is the whole point of the story.
By using some new technologies within a cross-disciplinary outlook I think it's possible to get out of the enslaving stack and erode the foundation of it while shielded by anonymity (unattackable).
I've been working on this idea since a while and I'm here to share it.
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Have you been choosing your "society" wisely?
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Love that question!
The truth is that I’ve been wanting to create a new one with this @twiceuponatime guy. Do you know about him?
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I've been keeping a wary eye on him for years. I'd advise you to steer well clear unless your reputation means absolutely nothing to you :-)
Here is a famous song about him:
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