Convenience is killing us. (734 hits)
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Submitted by The Nick <nickuhlig.at.gmail.com> (View user info) at 2006-01-17 11:28:21 EST
The world today is in a sad state. Sure, there are problems with the environment and people push for cleaner-burning fuels for cars, better industrial practices, don't forget to turn off the lights when you leave a room, reduce, reuse, and recycle, but you might as well just write off all that crap because of the alternate revolution happening every day in our society.
Bigger TVs, more SUVs despite safety warnings and rising fuel costs, newer, faster computers, new types of plastic, improvements and tweaks in every aspect of our lives, from sports to sleep aids.
There is not a problem on earth now that doesn't have a solution (excepting diseases, etc.), thanks to the fact that people are lazy and stupid.
If you watch television at all you'll know that a business called MoneyMart now exists. This place provides cash advances on upcoming paychecks in case you don't have enough money to meet bills, taxes, etc. Sounds like a good idea, right? Sometimes people just don't have enough monet to last two weeks, right? WRONG. If people know anything about saving money and spending wisely this stupid business would never have cropped up in the first place. I can understand loaning money to buy a house, car, whatever, but the fact that you can't make your paycheck last two weeks just makes me sick.
I'm also appalled by the fact that people don't realise that they are LOSING MONEY by getting a cash advance. How do you think these corporations stay in business? THEY APPLY A SURCHARGE, meaning that you lose money in the transaction. These businesses actually put you worse off when you use them, no matter how small the surcharge is. It's like buying lottery tickets, sure it's only a couple bucks a week, but multiply that over a long time and it begins to mount.
Countless pills for weight loss, countless self-help books on problems ranging from divorce to melanoma. People are now so stupid that they take advice and medication from people who don't know anything about them. Nobody knows how to do anything any more. They even have fridges that connect to the internet so you can order groceries instead of spending half an hour and doing them yourself like a regular person would. Pretty soon they'll have ass-wiping assistants doing housecalls.
And the sad fact is that not only are people extremely lazy and stupid, but the intelligent people are actually forced to accomodate others and come up with solutions for making the lives of lazy people even easier! Did you know that at DisneyWorld they have special seats in rollercoasters for the morbidly obese, and for people who are in scooters? Hint: if your health/weight is so bad that you're in a scooter or require a special seat, chances are YOU SHOULDN'T BE ON A ROLLER COASTER.
Did you know that a few years back Volvo almost marketed a special car for women? Yes, the car designers thought that women were so inept at driving and taking care of a car that they designed one with features like a hood that can only be opened by a mechanic, a panic button INSIDE THE CAR, and numerous other dipshit features to make driving easier than blowing your nose. I don't agree with the reason for the car's design(I don't feel that many women are sufficiently bad drivers to warrant this car design), and I find it revolting that resources, money, and time went into designing such a superfluous and pointless vehicle.
These are just a few examples, but it can plainly be seen that every day the world gets lazier and lazier, and stupider and stupider. If you ask me, evolution has actually reversed itself, and soon, probably coinciding with the end of fossil fuel, our society will collapse and all the lazy people will die horrible deaths because they no longer have their green-tea-weight-loss pills, or their Segway scooters, or their electric can openers, and their ass-wiping consultant can't drive to their house any more.
Wake the fuck up: stop buying useless shit to make your life 0.001 percent easier. Most of the stuff people used around the house 40 years ago would do a fine job if you just buckle down and stop crying about having to get off the couch. Want to lose weight? Eat less and go for a run. Want a quick meal? Mix diced chicken breast, curry sauce, and pineapple in a pan and cook it for about 10 minutes. Make your life simpler.
The more shit you buy, the more shit you think you need and the more shit you'll just end up throwing away.
User Reviews
Submitted by Axolotl (user info) at 2006-01-17 22:50:50 EST (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Bizdorph (user info) at 2006-01-17 22:43:11 EST (#)
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No. HIV kills nobody. 101% (or is it 50%) of Africa has it and they still manage to have a positive growth rate. Omgwtfbbq.
Submitted by Drone_of_Industry (user info) at 2006-01-17 19:26:18 EST (#)
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sure I've heard this before, but I really felt your yelling!
Submitted by Acarnis (user info) at 2006-01-17 15:30:32 EST (#)
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Catering to women is Volvo's marketing strategy. They're known for hiring female engineers. The reasoning is that women's standards are higher than that of men. So by meeting the standards of women, they exceed the standards of men.
Submitted by Susie_Derkins (user info) at 2006-01-17 15:18:04 EST (#)
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Submitted by wookie (user info) at 2006-01-17 11:41:21 (#)
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"Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death"--as true now as it was in 1987.
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Damn you, Wookie. You beat me to it.
Submitted by Avals (user info) at 2006-01-17 15:09:18 EST (#)
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Really? I thought HIV and global warming were killing us?
Submitted by Foolproof (user info) at 2006-01-17 14:50:43 EST (#)
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Submitted by Cadrach (user info) at 2006-01-17 14:20:10 (#)
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Oh please just shut the fuck up with this sanctimonious bullshit.
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Who is this guy and why is he angering up all of his reviews?
The most laziness inducing invention ever is the straw.
Submitted by Cadrach (user info) at 2006-01-17 14:20:10 EST (#)
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Oh please just shut the fuck up with this sanctimonious bullshit.
Submitted by badassmofo (user info) at 2006-01-17 12:41:45 EST (#)
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HOLY SHIT I NEVER KNEW ANY OF THIS YOU ARE LIKE SOME KIND OF PROPHET.
IT IS ALL TEEPHPHAHPAHPAHPHAHPA'S FAULT!
Submitted by Teephphah (user info) at 2006-01-17 12:34:29 EST (#)
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Submitted by shitfuck (user info) at 2006-01-17 11:45:46 (#)
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It takes an Amish person to find positive aspects of this life.
They do exist.
Submitted by boomslang (user info) at 2006-01-17 12:25:52 EST (#)
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Submitted by shitfuck (user info) at 2006-01-17 11:45:46 (#)
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It takes a strong person to find positive aspects of this life.
They do exist.
Submitted by Zol (user info) at 2006-01-17 12:13:44 EST (#)
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"... and soon, probably coinciding with the end of fossil fuel, our society will collapse and all the lazy people will die horrible deaths"
im into
Submitted by sweet_nothings (user info) at 2006-01-17 12:06:13 EST (#)
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No comment
Submitted by Confuzitron (user info) at 2006-01-17 12:05:22 EST (#)
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Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2006-01-17 11:48:45 EST (#)
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i agree with most of this. however the money mart thing is a little better than a loan shark, ie it's legal. if you've ever been relatively poor and had something huge happen that costs a lot of money you'd know that a bank is not going to lend you shit. sometimes a paycheck is so small, and there is so much going on in one's life that hand to mouth is the only way you can for the moment and when it rains it pours. maybe some people are blowing it on booze and hookers, but some people really do have trouble making ends meet due to circumstances you've obviously never dealt with and they need stuff like that. ya may get raped in the ass but if you're working two jobs and going to school and your alternator goes out and you need $250 that day a cash advance is sometimes the only way there is to go.
and a semi quote:
a reasonable man adapts himself to his environment, an unreasonable man adapts the environment to himself. therefore, all progress is due to the unreasonable man.
Submitted by shitfuck (user info) at 2006-01-17 11:45:46 EST (#)
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It takes a strong person to find positive aspects of this life.
They do exist.
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2006-01-17 11:45:31 EST (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Blinkish (user info) at 2006-01-17 11:45:23 EST (#)
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YES
Submitted by wookie (user info) at 2006-01-17 11:41:21 EST (#)
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"Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death"--as true now as it was in 1987.
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2006-01-17 11:37:04 EST (#)
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yeah, i saw fight club, too.
Submitted by Pentameter (user info) at 2006-01-17 11:35:42 EST (#)
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Amen.
Just remember, people are fucking sheep. If the man on the commercial makes it seem like people need it, they will fucking buy it.
Disgusting.
Submitted by HighVoltage900 (user info) at 2006-01-17 11:35:31 EST (#)
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Look up the definition of 'commodity fetish'. It's a Karl Marx line.
Submitted by leilani (user info) at 2006-01-17 11:33:03 EST (#)
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agreed, especially the last line.