Is humanity doomed?

Karl Stein

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Sergeant

Cathal Cloch wrote: »

Consume. .

I'm sure you'll be the first to rebel against this disgusting and degenerate consumerist society.

It's an awful place.

tf19

The world has been broken a long time

Fox_In_Socks

Cathal Cloch wrote: »

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And then do a big

Excrete.

WilyCoyote

According to Frazier, we are:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7RIgs3eygo

Karl Stein

Sergeant wrote: »

I'm sure you'll be the first to rebel against this disgusting and degenerate consumerist society.

Consumerism? Fine. People need to consume.

Hyper-consumerism to the detriment of people's health and wellbeing, the environment, and the level of hyperconsumption of an individual being used as a measure of the value of a human being? Not so fine.

In fact, I'd say short-sighted and destructive. But hey, go ahead and ignore the massive landfills, the industrial contamination of the environment, finite resources and infinite desires, kids dying for need of a cheap vaccine in some places while billions chase a 'cure' for hair-loss suffered by fat old men in another.

The Backwards Man

Cathal Cloch wrote: »

Consumerism? Fine. People need to consume.

Hyper-consumerism to the detriment of people's health and wellbeing, the environment, and the level of hyperconsumption of an individual being used as a measure of the value of a human being? Not so fine.

In fact, I'd say short-sighted and destructive. But hey, go ahead and ignore the massive landfills, the industrial contamination of the environment, finite resources and infinite desires, kids dying for need of a cheap vaccine in some places while billions chase a 'cure' for hair-loss suffered by fat old men in another.

Would you like to buy my book about anti-consumerism?

Capt'n Midnight

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.
http://imgur.com/gallery/WqgRYg2

ColeTrain

Her parents should be rounded up and thrown into a Siberian prison or whatever the closet thing there is to a Gulag right now. Sickening to see that level of greed in one so young. hopefully in 200 years time we won't be judged on this, I can only hope.

Karl Stein

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Would you like to buy my book about anti-consumerism?

If it helps me lead a more thrifty and fulfilling life then sure. It'd be money well spent.

Btw I'm not anti-consumerist. People have to consume by their very nature (food, shelter, heat etc). It's the pushing of consumption for consumption's sake that I take issue with. Fat kids being driven ½ a mile to school in Hummers and that type of thing.

faustino1

ColeTrain wrote: »

Her parents should be rounded up and thrown into a Siberian prison or whatever the closet thing there is to a Gulag right now. Sickening to see that level of greed in one so young. hopefully in 200 years time we won't be judged on this, I can only hope.

I think Sophia Grace should be given an award for encouraging girls her age to embrace running around in short skirts and keeping pedophiles everywhere happy.

If necrophiliac Jimmy Savile were still alive, he'd be stuck in the middle of 20x Sophia Grace wannabes.... reminding them the dirty evils of abstinence.

faustino1

It's the responsibility of the pop industry to teach young girls below the age of the 10, the evil of abstinence.

< 10 years, they should be dancing around a pole in preparation for the real world....they need to have something to fall back on.

Who needs an education when you can dance around a pole?

faustino1

Cathal Cloch wrote: »

If it helps me lead a more thrifty and fulfilling life then sure. It'd be money well spent. .

Yes, we should encourage young girls to embrace this monetary system.
Pole dancing, dressing up like hookers with push up bras, it's perfectly normal.

Pedophiles will thank you for it.

Karl Stein

faustino1 wrote: »

Yes, we should encourage young girls to embrace this monetary system. Pole dancing, dressing up like hookers with push up bras, it's perfectly normal.

Pedophiles will thank you for it.

Am I missing the sarcasm in this or are you drunk and have somehow interpreted my posts as supportive of the commodification and sexualisation of childhood?

faustino1

Cathal Cloch wrote: »

Am I missing the sarcasm in this or are you drunk and have somehow interpreted my posts as supportive of the commodification and sexualisation of childhood?

Commodification of women exists already with artists like Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Brtiney Spears, Girls Aloud and now Sophia Grace.

Someone asked earlier if humanity was doomed.....
Look at the people influencing young girls today...seems pretty clear to me.

Karl Stein

faustino1 wrote: »

Commodification of women exists...

Okay, but if y'all would be so kind as to answer the question I put to you I'd be much obliged.

Cathal Cloch wrote: »

have [you, faustino1] somehow interpreted my posts as supportive of the commodification and sexualisation of childhood?

Capt'n Midnight

Just a reminder that back in Chaucers day they were complaining about the youth.

tf19

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Just a reminder that back in Chaucers day they were complaining about the youth.

The world has been broken a long time.

I wonder what was the average murder rate in Ireland for each decade of last 100 years. I'd love to see the stats on that.

Tiddlypeeps

People will always complain that things are going to hell. They have always done so and will continue to do so. It's just not in our nature to be happy with the way things are.

We have been constantly improving since we first appeared on this planet. Medicine and technology are constantly evolving giving people longer and better quality of life. Without consumerism those things will advance much slower.

A good example of that is the 3D printer. It was first designed as a novelty for printing toys, it didn't really have any serious function. It has evolved and now it is being used to print replacement parts for the human body. Somebody recently had a chunk of their skull successfully replaced by a 3D printed piece of skull. They are currently researching how to make an organ scaffold by 3D printing for use with stem cells. If that is successful then organ donation will be a thing of the past and the average life expectancy and quality of life will make a significant jump. All thanks to consumerism.

tf19

Tiddlypeeps wrote: »

People will always complain that things are going to hell. They have always done so and will continue to do so. It's just not in our nature to be happy with the way things are.

We have been constantly improving since we first appeared on this planet. Medicine and technology are constantly evolving giving people longer and better quality of life. Without consumerism those things will advance much slower.

A good example of that is the 3D printer. It was first designed as a novelty for printing toys, it didn't really have any serious function. It has evolved and now it is being used to print replacement parts for the human body. Somebody recently had a chunk of their skull successfully replaced by a 3D printed piece of skull. They are currently researching how to make an organ scaffold by 3D printing for use with stem cells. If that is successful then organ donation will be a thing of the past and the average life expectancy and quality of life will make a significant jump. All thanks to consumerism.

They're also being used to print guns to blow peoples skulls apart again.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2328354/The-16-gun-Plastic-firearm-make-home-household-items-created-3D-printer.html

The era of the £16 gun you can print at home is here.

It's called the 'Lulz' 'Liberator'

The madness continues . . . . all thanks to the love of money

Wibbs

tf19 wrote: »

I wonder what was the average murder rate in Ireland for each decade of last 100 years. I'd love to see the stats on that.

The Ireland of the 50's was significantly less violent and there was less crime in general. I did have a link somewhere I'll try and dig it out. I also had a link to a pic I took of the front page of the Evening Press(late 50's IIRC) and one of the headlines, headline mind you, was about a woman who had her purse snatched as she was going to make payment on a pilgrimage type holiday. That wouldn't make the papers these days unless she ended up in the hospital(and even then).

Why was it lower? All sorts of reasons I suppose. I'd put a sense of wider community right near or at the top myself. EG a woman getting mugged by a junkie on the streets was far more likely to sustain a battering from passersby than today. Plus while there was a divide between rich and poor, it wasn't as marked as today. Consumerism was lower too, mostly cos we were broke, so the element of "that bastard has nice stuff so I'll nick it" was less. Parenting and education was a lot less permissive too. Punishment was more likely in coming and this was instilled early on(which has it's own issues of course). Communities were also much smaller. Dublin was damn near a village, so it would be harder to hide in some large estate. Hey for all it's utter bullshít and serious breaches of trust no doubt the more devout religious stuff of the time also had an effect? Drink and especially drugs were a lot less of an issue. For all the stereotypes Irish people were among the lower overall consumers of alcohol in Europe. I even see that in my lifetime. The amount of drinking to get blotto has definitely gone up. Home drinking has seen a massive increase from when I was a kid. Drugs? Back in the 50's? Very rare.

donegal_road

Mr Benevolent wrote: »

That's a load of piss. I listen to all sorts of music, from 13th century French troubadour songs to jazz to Katy Perry and believe me, Lady Gaga is far from 'debased, dehumanising, mind numbing poison'. She can sing and her songs are catchy. Frankly, that's all that matters.

I also listen and play all sorts of music, particularly music I can 'feel' something from.. I cant feel anything when I listen to Lady Gaga or anything of the same genre.

Jimmy Garlic

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Just a reminder that back in Chaucers day they were complaining about the youth.

The difference between mainstream music when I was a teenager (early to mid 90s) and now is phenomenal. A massive shift in less than two decades.
If you had a 13 year old daughter wouldn't you mind if she listened to this?-

Hey! I can be the answer
I'm ready to dance when the vamp up
And when I hit that dip get ya camera
You could see I been that bi*ch since the pamper
And that I am that young sis the beacon
The bitch who wants to compete and
I could freak a 'fit that pump with the peep and
You know what ya bi*ch become when her weave in
I just wanna sip that punch with ya peeps and
Sit in that lunch if ya treatin
Kick it with ya bitch who come from Parisian
She know where I get mine from and the season
Now she wanna lick my plum in the evening
And fit that ton-tongue d-deep in
I guess that c*nt gettin eaten
I guess that c*nt gettin eaten
I guess that c*nt gettin eaten
I guess that c*nt gettin eaten
I was in the 212 on the uptown
A nigg* you know what's up or don't you?
Word to who made ya
I'm a rude bitch nigg*
What are you made up of?
I'ma eat ya food up boo
I could bust your 8
I'ma do one too
Fu*k ya gon do?
When ya do make bucks
I'ma look right nigg* bet ya do want to fu*k..
**** him like ya do want to cum
Ya gay to get discovered in my two-one-deuce
C*ck-a-likkin in the water by the blue bayou
Caught the warm goo
In ya du-rag too son?
Nigg* you're a kool-aid dude
Plus your bi*ch might lick it
Wonder who let you come to one-two
With ya doodoo crew son
F*ck are you into, huh?
Nigg*s better oooh-run-run
You could get shot homie
If ya do want to
Put ya guns up
Tell your crew don't front
I'm a hoodlum nigg* you know you were too once
Bitch I'm 'bout to blew up too
I'm the one today
I'm the new **** boo
Young Rapunzel
Who are you bitch
New lunch?
I'ma ruin you cun*
I'ma ruin you cun*
I'ma ruin you cun*
I'ma ruin you cun*


etc

Read more: http://www.musicstop.org/azealia-banks-212-lyrics-with-official-video-ft-lazy-jay/#ixzz2VRYkCrAh

Pure poison, twisted, completely depraved, soul destroying. The excuse that parents will always complain about the music that the youth listen to doesn't cut it. The difference between parents who complained about the music their children listened to in the 60s,70s,80s,and even 90s and now is that now they really do have something to be be very concerned about.

tf19

Wibbs wrote: »

The Ireland of the 50's was significantly less violent and there was less crime in general. I did have a link somewhere I'll try and dig it out. I also had a link to a pic I took of the front page of the Evening Press(late 50's IIRC) and one of the headlines, headline mind you, was about a woman who had her purse snatched as she was going to make payment on a pilgrimage type holiday. That wouldn't make the papers these days unless she ended up in the hospital(and even then).

Why was it lower? All sorts of reasons I suppose. I'd put a sense of wider community right near or at the top myself. EG a woman getting mugged by a junkie on the streets was far more likely to sustain a battering from passersby than today. Plus while there was a divide between rich and poor, it wasn't as marked as today. Consumerism was lower too, mostly cos we were broke, so the element of "that bastard has nice stuff so I'll nick it" was less. Parenting and education was a lot less permissive too. Punishment was more likely in coming and this was instilled early on(which has it's own issues of course). Communities were also much smaller. Dublin was damn near a village, so it would be harder to hide in some large estate. Hey for all it's utter bullshít and serious breaches of trust no doubt the more devout religious stuff of the time also had an effect? Drink and especially drugs were a lot less of an issue. For all the stereotypes Irish people were among the lower overall consumers of alcohol in Europe. I even see that in my lifetime. The amount of drinking to get blotto has definitely gone up. Home drinking has seen a massive increase from when I was a kid. Drugs? Back in the 50's? Very rare.

Murder was very rare indeed. A single murder was national news for months.
I still remember when people didn't lock their cars or houses around here ever, and anyone that did was seen as some sort of paranoid looney tune.
Young kids used to walk to and from school for miles on their own.
Now it's a murder ever couple of days, lucky if they make the local news for a few hours never mind the national, and hardcore porn and drugs available in every home.

Tiddlypeeps

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

The difference between mainstream music when I was a teenager (early to mid 90s) and now is phenomenal. A massive shift in less than two decades.
If you had a 13 year old daughter wouldn't you mind if she listened to this?-



Pure poison, twisted, completely depraved, soul destroying. The excuse that parents will always complain about the music that the youth listen to doesn't cut it. The difference between parents who complained about the music their children listened to in the 60s,70s,80s,and even 90s and now is that now they really do have something to be be very concerned about.

I also grew up in the early to mid 90's, I'll refresh your memory with some of the gems I remember used to be regulars on the radio.

T-Spoon - Sex on the beach
Aqua - Barbie Girl
Mousse T - I'm Horney

I had to look up the artists online and am in work so couldn't look at videos to double check they are right, so apologies if I associated the wrong artist with the wrong song.

There were probably many more that were less memorable. There are similar trashy songs from the 70s/80's with very dodgy lyrics that kids probably shouldn't be listening too.

You only remember the good stuff, that's the problem with comparing music today with music from back in the day. There will always be a huge amount of trash released (the same goes for movies and tv shows also), but it's only the good stuff that sticks around so it always seems like media back in the day was better than today.

donegal_road

I agree with all that Jimmy_Garlic, it is totally out of hand.

That said, Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood is 30 years old this year. That was the first time I remember being aware of sexually explicit lyrics in a mainstream pop song, although many people at the time didnt realise what the words were referring to.

I also remember being taken aback by some of NWA's 'songs' from their 1991 album, you might see what I mean if you read the tracklist







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DipStick McSwindler

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frank reynolds

kids these days have it all!!

when i was younger we had a shopping trolley that we cut the sides off and tied a rope onto and swung around on it. deadly dangerous, would cut the legs of you if you got hit by the sides, but sure, it did the trick!

i didnt watch the video, and only read the posts where people said what **** toys they had

NegativeCreep

Seen her and her sister on Ellen. Her sister is so quiet and cute. This one is real annoying though!

Cascading Waterfall

donegal_road wrote: »

I also listen and play all sorts of music, particularly music I can 'feel' something from.. I cant feel anything when I listen to Lady Gaga or anything of the same genre.

Get your ears tested so, it might be fashionable to criticise Lady Gaga's music but she is clearly talented, hard working and puts plenty of authentic emotion into her work.