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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2016 6:12:51 GMT -5
I am about a 10 on politics. That being said, I am pretty optimistic that technology is going to solve a lot. The Internet supports freedom and is an antidote to the mainstream press. Bit coin might not win out, but block chain is here to stay. Education can be pretty much free for so many and soon will be available to all. On the whole I am more optimistic then pessimistic. If that is relevant to how jaded I am. LOL I was going to say the opposite. I'm fairly optimistic until I get on Facebook. Then I'm just embarrassed to be a human after reading half the crap posted there. I was more thinking about all the information and news available to anyone. Also things like wiki leaks and Panama papers aren't as easily censored. You can listen in on ivy league lectures for free. Study a foreign language for free. Learn all kinds of things, If face book is a problem don't use it.I don't have Facebook so am not sure of what you are talking about though .
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2016 7:44:50 GMT -5
If face book is a problem don't use it.I don't have Facebook so am not sure of what you are talking about though . I think a lot of people use Facebook as their way to get (and spread) news and so much that gets shared there is BS...as in completely made up lies. But hey, it's on the internet, it must be true, so lets share it and all get outraged and completely ignore the people trying to point out that it's false information.
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Post by Tennesseer on Apr 21, 2016 10:08:06 GMT -5
If face book is a problem don't use it.I don't have Facebook so am not sure of what you are talking about though . I think a lot of people use Facebook as their way to get (and spread) news and so much that gets shared there is BS...as in completely made up lies. But hey, it's on the internet, it must be true, so lets share it and all get outraged and completely ignore the people trying to point out that it's false information. Another gem of a 'news' picture pertaining to the flooding in southern Texas and presented on Facebook by my SIL. (Did the water far beyond the horizon not tip off my SIL the picture might not appear to be as it seem. Did the faded, hazy highway signs not tip her off?): With about 30 seconds of research I came across the real, un-Photoshoped picture. While the rafts on water are true, they are not in Texas, but in waters between Slovenia and Venice Italy. It was project by a street artist who goes by the name Swoon. The rafts are built with containers which are filled with NYC garbage. Who knows why he filled them with garbage but it is what it is. Why so many Facebook users fall for so much fake news and don't verify it is as fact is beyond me.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2016 10:13:25 GMT -5
A few bad experiences made me really appreciate nice people. Sometimes when something nice happens, it even brings a tear to my eye.
It's a cruel world.
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Post by Phoenix84 on Apr 21, 2016 10:35:26 GMT -5
I guess another way to word it is "what's your faith in humanity." What has caused this lack of faith to be off the charts? How much time you got? The way my former boss treated me after it was announced I was losing my job and apparently no longer of value. The way DH's termination was handled. The way the company that hired DH after that treated him. The way the DHHS office people treated me, the way the unemployment office treated both of us. The way people instead of finding a solution to the problem or owning up to mistakes throw other people under the bus. The way Kids & Co gives me attitude when I tell them their doorbell isn't working. The list goes on. Man, sounds like you guys are having a rough time . I know it's rough, I was wrongfully terminated from a job once. Job loss ranks up there with divorce and a death in the family as the most stressful things that can happen to you. And getting fired under dubious circumstances is even worse. You had mentioned in the past about your husband wanting to work for the USDA. It's a small thing, but I can give some advice for applying for federal jobs, if you want. I work for the Feds and have gotten 4 different jobs with them.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Apr 21, 2016 10:51:20 GMT -5
How much time you got? The way my former boss treated me after it was announced I was losing my job and apparently no longer of value. The way DH's termination was handled. The way the company that hired DH after that treated him. The way the DHHS office people treated me, the way the unemployment office treated both of us. The way people instead of finding a solution to the problem or owning up to mistakes throw other people under the bus. The way Kids & Co gives me attitude when I tell them their doorbell isn't working. The list goes on. Man, sounds like you guys are having a rough time . I know it's rough, I was wrongfully terminated from a job once. Job loss ranks up there with divorce and a death in the family as the most stressful things that can happen to you. And getting fired under dubious circumstances is even worse. You had mentioned in the past about your husband wanting to work for the USDA. It's a small thing, but I can give some advice for applying for federal jobs, if you want. I work for the Feds and have gotten 4 different jobs with them. It's getting better. We just had a really rough 2015 and the start of 2016 wasn't a picnic either. It's not just that. I got really jaded when a local pediatrician was arrested for molesting his granddaughter. The girl was FOUR at the time and people said absolutely horrid things about her b/c they couldn't fathom a pillar of the community could do such a thing. I had to block my SIL on Facebook. My MIL called a FOUR YEAR OLD CHILD "mentally deranged". It eventually came out that he did do it and not only that had been taking photos of his patients going back to when I was a child. I still can't look at my MIL and SIL quite the same. It makes me wonder what they would say about my daughters if something so terrible happened to them. I also can't believe the shit I hear coming out of people's mouths about recent political issues. I don't want to get into a politic debate about it, there has been enough of that. I understand being afraid and I understand wanting a modicrum of control. But wanting to discriminate against a world wide religion and give up even more freedoms in exchange for the illusion of safety? People have learned absolutely nothing from history and will claim "this is different" if brought up. And I am "Un-american" if I do not 100% agree with whatever they say. The best was the white supremacist political support robo call I got a few months ago. REALLY? It makes me sad that there are people so proud of that fact that they'll make an ad sharing it with the entire state.
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Post by yogiii on Apr 21, 2016 11:43:18 GMT -5
I think I'm a realist which is often confused with being jaded.
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Post by plugginaway22 on Apr 21, 2016 15:11:44 GMT -5
I do not believe that I am jaded, but I see my parents becoming that way. Such negativity about everything in the world! They were not always like that, and they raised me, a 'pollyanna, look for the good in everything' kind of person. I am convinced it is our 24/7 attachment to the world/media. DH and I feel very fortunate and quite hopeful about many things.
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Apr 21, 2016 18:59:29 GMT -5
From my yoga class. Rather than expectation, try appreciation.
Expectation is trying to control the situation. Appreciation shifts the focus from control.
Not working here.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Apr 22, 2016 3:29:17 GMT -5
The one blessing about the political news this season is that it is so nutso that it is easy to just laugh it off. There is one guy at work who tries to talk politics, and I usually avoid it like the plague. (IRL I run a business, and I find talking politics to be rather stupid and pointless, other than to alienate people)
This year however, it is the best punch line of the daily news. It actually is a healthy dose of humor when it comes up- as long as we can keep on keepin' it lite. I still don't want it to become a habit. Better than Saturday Morning Cartoons.
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Post by gregintenn on Apr 22, 2016 13:59:45 GMT -5
The one blessing about the political news this season is that it is so nutso that it is easy to just laugh it off. There is one guy at work who tries to talk politics, and I usually avoid it like the plague. (IRL I run a business, and I find talking politics to be rather stupid and pointless, other than to alienate people)
This year however, it is the best punch line of the daily news. It actually is a healthy dose of humor when it comes up- as long as we can keep on keepin' it lite. I still don't want it to become a habit. I tried to laugh it off for a moment once, but then I realized that one of these dumbasses is going to be running our country next year!
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Post by MJ2.0 on Apr 22, 2016 17:55:28 GMT -5
I say I don't think your scale goes high enough for me I guess another way to word it is "what's your faith in humanity." What has caused this lack of faith to be off the charts? Read the job thread.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Apr 22, 2016 18:25:56 GMT -5
From my yoga class. Rather than expectation, try appreciation. Expectation is trying to control the situation. Appreciation shifts the focus from control. Not working here. I know I've mentioned it a lot, but yoga has really helped me in so many ways. One was is that it forces me to slow down and concentrate on what my body is doing. It also shuts that inner voice of doubt up. Well, within reason - I know I'm not ready to attempt a head stand yet, lol! But for anything that looks hard but seems feasible, I'll attempt it. I don't always nail it, but when I do I feel amazing. and now all I want to do is find ways to get that feeling. So I guess I'm not at all jaded about my life. I appreciate what I have, and for anything I want but don't yet have, I am confident that I will have it in time. Dating has made me decently jaded regarding people.... well, mainly men. Apparently if you're a man over 30 with a good job, your own place, and a not crappy car, my panties should be overflowing. Like, congratulations on being a responsible adult - that's not impressive to me. I am also not turned on by how much nice stuff you have, nor will I agree to have sex with you before we have even met. All that plus following Bye Felipe on IG and I'm at level 15 on the Jade-o-meter. Politics is pretty up there but I purposefully bury my head in the sand.
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Apr 25, 2016 20:11:44 GMT -5
From my yoga class. Rather than expectation, try appreciation. Expectation is trying to control the situation. Appreciation shifts the focus from control. Not working here. I know I've mentioned it a lot, but yoga has really helped me in so many ways. One was is that it forces me to slow down and concentrate on what my body is doing. It also shuts that inner voice of doubt up. Well, within reason - I know I'm not ready to attempt a head stand yet, lol! But for anything that looks hard but seems feasible, I'll attempt it. I don't always nail it, but when I do I feel amazing. and now all I want to do is find ways to get that feeling. So I guess I'm not at all jaded about my life. I appreciate what I have, and for anything I want but don't yet have, I am confident that I will have it in time. Dating has made me decently jaded regarding people.... well, mainly men. Apparently if you're a man over 30 with a good job, your own place, and a not crappy car, my panties should be overflowing. Like, congratulations on being a responsible adult - that's not impressive to me. I am also not turned on by how much nice stuff you have, nor will I agree to have sex with you before we have even met. All that plus following Bye Felipe on IG and I'm at level 15 on the Jade-o-meter. Politics is pretty up there but I purposefully bury my head in the sand. I love yoga. Today I experienced being empty. It is one step past zen. After 8 yrs. of emotional turmoil surrounding my later brother's illness and estate, I found the experience amazing/healing. Like a vessel washed clean in soapy water. I avoid the inverted postures. They aren't necessary to fully enjoy yoga. I used to do head stand and shoulder stand to plow but decided to forego them to protect my lower back. The sorting of men in dating is one of the main and valid reasons I stay in a less than fulfilling marriage. The other is finances. Yes, I worked through all this with a counselor.
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