Topic: I hate people.
started by: Jynx
Posted by Jynx on Jan. 21 2002,22:00
I have come to this realization over my time on this planet. Certain people, as individuals, are okay, but people as a whole truly suck. They are stupid, sheep-like, lack any sort of common sense, mean, boorish, selfish, superstitious, racist, sexist, useless, annoying, irritating, aggrivating, and redundant.I meet this Truth when I drive to and from work, when I speak with people at work, and when I interact with people at a store. There are a plethora of these people crafting TV and radio ads, programs, and movies. I find them at the grocery store, on technical troubleshooting lines, and at gas stations. They run our governments, they build our roads, and they send us our newspapers. They are yelling at us on the radio, and they yell at each other on TV, and we watch it. They kill each other over triflings, and then expect to get away with it.
I include myself in this, and therefore hate myself. I love my wife and son to distraction, but sometimes I hate them, too. It sounds horrible, but it's true and I admit it. I like some of you, but that's just because I see what you want me to see, and if I actually spent some time with you, you would annoy me, just like everyone else. Even Nikita.
This rant didn't really have any point besides blowing off steam. So, I'm done, but I still hate people. Do you share my feelings? Discuss.
Posted by CatKnight on Jan. 21 2002,22:22
you're preachin to the crowd brutha
Posted by Spydir on Jan. 21 2002,22:45
how old are you? You just came to this conclusion? Jesus fuck, I was 12 when I realized this. you're slow man. FUCKING SLOW.Now, doesn't my title just fit?
(we need some sort of evil smiley...)
Posted by BlackFlag on Jan. 21 2002,22:46
um, isn't that "preaching to the chior"?Anyway, i used to hate people too. I won't bore you with the dime-a-dozzen tale of dissilusioned idealist/child-prodigy-gone-wrong.....
Eventually, after watching a whole lot of "The Learning Channel" (god bless satalite TV), i realized that its not really people i hate.
I hate society. Society is 3 or more people in the same room, imho.
Think about it. It a proven fact that people act stupider in a group, and the larger the group, the stupider they act.
If the love of money is the root of all evil, stupidity is the root of all that pisses me off.
EDIT: someone once said brevity is the soul of all wit.... (Ben Franklin maybe?) I don't believe it. I say brevity is for lazy bastards like me who like literary/linguistic shortcuts. =p
Posted by Jimi on Jan. 21 2002,22:51
Totally, all hail Jynx. I have discussed this with my peers many times only I found it's more a case of people in large groups annoy me, giggly young girls annoy me and people who are stupid and use it as an excuse to get out of things.A girl I used to know was the exact of all these things, if someone wanted her to do anything remotly challenging her reply would be I can't do that i'm thick... Guarunteed.
On the other hand I can respect 'thick' people who do make an effort, because I understand and sympathise that it must be twice as hard for them to accomplish something that others may find simple but they still give it there all.
On average I find persons as singular beings barable, so long as they aren't just plain really annoying. But if you get a group of people you instantly get a leader whether it is intentional or not, you get one trying to be a hero who inevitably shoots his/her mouth off.
In conclusion I understand what you are saying but I find persons to be more inteligent than people. Where on earth did the phraze lets put our heads together come from... No lets each go off and do our own thing and there will be no arguments and the job will get done.
EDIT: sorry to step on your feet there black flag, I was writing this as you posted. You basically said the same as me only your inteligence is far superior and you got it down to a few words as opposed to my essay.
Posted by Wiley on Jan. 21 2002,22:52
I love stupid people ..especially groups of them. In front of them I look like a freaking genius ..then they pay me for my thoughts. I'd hate a world where I was on the losing end of the IQ distribution.
Posted by Nikita on Jan. 21 2002,23:08
Ever get the feeling that your peers need to grow up a few more years just to be tolerable? Be it how they carry themselves, how they treat others, how goddamn narrowminded they are?When I was a kid I always felt more comfortable conversing w/ adults. I thought grad school would be a bit better, but I guess I was wrong. There's always going to be that funky stratification one way or the other ...
At least you're not at the bottom of the totem pole
so milk it! ahaha ... ahaha ... ahahahahahah *ahem* ... yea ...
Posted by BlackFlag on Jan. 21 2002,23:10
I fucking hate having a high IQ. Its like living on the planet of the motherfucking apes.Compared to me (and i say this not to toot my own horn), your average Joe 6-pack is about as smart as Forrest Gump isn't.
Screw genius. I'd give it up for happieness any day. (and sometimes do one bong hit at a time.)
Posted by Jimi on Jan. 21 2002,23:33
Out of curiosity Blag flag, what is your IQ, I hit a fair but nice 130.Nikita I am totally with you on that one, I find that as I am at the same stage of life as my peers I can learn nothing new from them because they are all learning the same things.
I find it pays off much more to talk to somebody of a few years experience, the most in depth usefull converstaions are with a 29 year old guy called Andy. I have learnt so much from him in just two years you wouldn't believe.
I am a glutten for learning about life, and the choices people made and stuff, it all just facinates me. I'm addicted to learning.
granted I have my moments of childishness as i'm sure do most (under the influence of alcohol for example) but at the end of the day, i'm happy in my ways and i'll go on with them.
Posted by TheTaxMan on Jan. 22 2002,01:26
This may sound a bit boorish, but you've just got to shut down everything that you don't care about at the time. When you just, well, stop caring about what all those ignorant fucks are doing, it's not such a big deal when they do screw up yet again. It's an art form 
Posted by BlackFlag on Jan. 22 2002,01:31
I clocked in at 143 on an IQ test administered to me in 2nd grade. (it was given to me to determine wether or not i belonged in an MG program.)From what i've read, you preformance on such a test can vary according to many factors, such as stress. I was under ungodly amounts of stress while taking the test, and was fighting back tears and nausea believe it or not, because most of the questions were way beyond anything i knew, an no one had bothered to explain to me that you can't fail an IQ test.
Considering this, and after comparing my intelligence to that of a few friends whose IQ's i happen to know, I'm guessing my actuall IQ is somewhere between 150-170.
Well, im sure everyone would like to think they're smarter than they actually are.... maybe I'm guilty of this too. Who knows?
Posted by Hex on Jan. 22 2002,02:29
I strongly dislike people who ask dumb questions.If i am surrounded by a group of such people, I find very hard to resist the urge to start shouting various obscenities in their general direction....
Posted by Dark Knight Bob on Jan. 22 2002,18:13
all IQ tests prove is how good you are at IQ tests. me and my flatmates always end up having 2 hour arguemnents on moral or ethical discussions which is great fun because we can rip the piss out of each other and drink beer at the same time.
but hey people are stupid so we can abuse that knowledge and use it to our advantage. example: go pick up that case full of money for me it doesnt have a bomb in it.
BOOM!!!
reult: you have found it DOES have a bomb in it and you still have your limbs attached to u whilst reducing the fucknugget count by 1.
Posted by Jynx on Jan. 22 2002,23:26
Ya know, I know I'm preaching to the choir here. However, and not to single out any one personality here, a bunch of you are ignorant little high-school pre-teens with NO IDEA of what RealityTM is. You hate people because it's The Cool Thing To Do. You have no real-world experience, no matter WHAT has happened to you yet.Lemme explain: I am 27, working on Dead. I have been through college, I own my own home, and am married with one son. I hold down a pretty decent job playing with websites.
Back in college, I was pretty much oblivious, and mildly disliked people because, well, I don't know why. I just did. I got married and got a job, and then after a bit felt that, with a few exceptions, the World was an okay place and people were, as a whole, pretty decent. After awhile, I felt that people were ignorant but benign, with some exceptions. Now I am realizing more and more who I really am (you people in hs and college, you don't know who you really are, trust me), and I am realizing that I really do hate people.
I also realize that I regret my earlier comments in this post about the (slightly) younger generation. The truth is that I envy your position, and wish I could be your age, in your position, with my current level of self-confidance and self-assurance. My lashing out just makes me a self-righteous, pompous know-it-all elitist, and puts me into one of the many categories of People I Hate. This means, of course, that I hate myself, but I'm learning to live with that.
I dunno, maybe I'm just depressed. Meatloaf said it best in his song, "It Just Won't Quit":
Maybe I'm crazy and I'm losing my senses
Maybe I'm possessed by a spirit or such
Maybe I'm desperate and I've got no defenses
Can you get me a prescription for that one perfect touch?
--J
Posted by Spydir on Jan. 22 2002,23:43
you're right in many respects, but I'd just like to note that you're still pretty young. I know I'm 11 years younger then you, but 27 isn't all that "In the Real World" either. I put it like this: Unless you're atleast 70, haven't lived in a bubble your whole life, and are of atleast somewhat good inteligence, you have no right to bitch about people. Me? I bitch about people all the time, but it's just proving my point more. There's little experiences we all have in our lives that some of us come to sooner then others. You'll never really know who you are or why it is you hate people until you're about to die. The whole "my life flashed before my eyes" thing is just that. Just before you kick the bucket, your mind is running at 400% power, and it's running through everything it can for that true enlightenment, just before you die.Atleast that's what they told me on TLC. Or was it discovery channel?... no wait! it was some book. No... hold on, I know it'll come to me sooner or later...
Posted by Jimi on Jan. 23 2002,05:31
Sounds to me Jynx like you just don't appreciate what you've got, I mean you have a wife and Kid with a good job doing something you like that pays (I should imagine) pretty well. There are people out there who have a wife but can't have a kid due to low sperm counts or whatever and that makes them appreciate what little they have even more. I really think you are being quite selfish.So yeah most people do get on my nerves and I relly do hate stupid people who ask me stupid questions, but fuck it I have great friends and family. That counts as a lot so long as you aren't being to ignorant to notice it.
Please don't talk like if you are under the age of 20 you haven't been through anything as some people may go through their whole lifeswith nothing worse than a bad break up happen to them... Me, i'm 18 and have been through a lot of physical and emotional pain and sadness but it just makes me appreciate what I have more.
If you feel I am exgagerating at all PM me and I would gladly list all that has happened to me in my 18 years on this plannet. I know you are probably thinking 'oh yeah whatever he broke up with his girlfriend and is bitter about it' or something, but I say don't kid yourself.
Lifes a bitch, you deal with it just like every other poor sod that has to!
Posted by Rshias on Jan. 23 2002,12:40
Damn. For all these years I thought my hatred towards society was soundly based off years of tech support experience, and general observation. Turns out, it's just the cool thing to do... So that's what the problem has been! Wow!Don't try to pigeonhole us with the "you haven't lived" bullshit. Everyone on this forum has lived very different lives, and for the most part, you have no fucking idea what they've been through. Based on the reasoning that your age magically places you above everyone else is utterly ridiculous.
Every person here is capable of making sound decisions, and of sticking firmly to their convictions. You, Jynx, are in no position to tell them how, or why they feel the way they do when you know next to nothing about their lives. Take what they say at face value and move on. Age means nothing. Experience does.
Posted by BlackFlag on Jan. 23 2002,20:09
Age is just a number.The passing of years doesn't make you older; pain makes you older. Based on this criteria, I'd bet dollars-to-dounuts I'm older that most of the people posting here.
Not to mention that im 24, so i'm probably chronologicaly older than half of you guys anyway.
Posted by Dark Knight Bob on Jan. 24 2002,01:19
jynx for starters going around pondering over whether or not people are idiots is naturally going to bring you to the conclusion that they are because your brain is stuck on the topic. the fact is yeah no ones brilliant at everything some people stand out at being not good at anything but you need to view them as people you learn to tolerate or just ignore. if you go up to people with the attitude that they're idiots then they're gonna sense that and treat you the way you expect them to which just reinforces you opinion. i try to treat everyone with equal respect and raise or lower that level depending on how they act after i meet them. it doesnt take long to figure out if you dont go in pre judging people.
Posted by Rshias on Jan. 24 2002,01:35
/agree DKB.
Posted by Jynx on Jan. 25 2002,21:04
<childish self-defense> I may have no idea what you've been through, but then YOU have no idea what I'VE been through. Just 'cause I'm (admittedly) doing okay now doesn't mean that's always been the case. Also, age may be just a number, but it's also one indicator of experience. I'm willing to bet that most folks here who are under, say, 17 are still living at home. That means, despite their jobs they still pay no rent, utility, etc. bills. The fact that they have a computer and and internet connection at their disposal means that they're not living on the street. Despite family/life issues that have left permanent scarring, most everyone here is doing okay, so don't give me THAT crap.
</childish self-defense>
However, the ultimate points are well-taken. I feel like crap. I SHOULD be happy, but I'm not. It's very possible, I suppose, that I'm projecting my own feelings of self-worth onto everyone around me, and I am nowhere near ready to open THAT can of worms up.
'Kay, ya know what, just never mind. I didn't start this topic, it's just a collective hallucination. Back to your regularly-scheduled ranting.
Posted by Dark Knight Bob on Jan. 26 2002,02:26
no problem dude. it might just be the routine thats getting to or the social pressure forcing you to follow a set path in life. just try to see where the exact problem or problems are and talk with your wife about it thats what shes there for. consider changing your job mabye. nothign major but mabye just a different environment. just don't doing something majorly different as the solution usually unless you've planned it really well it'll just lead you into other problems.
Posted by Tattered on Jan. 26 2002,07:15
| Quote (BlackFlag @ Jan. 21 2002,14:46) |
| um I hate society. Society is 3 or more people in the same room, imho. Think about it. It a proven fact that people act stupider in a group, and the larger the group, the stupider they act. |
I read somewhere that this 'group-stupidity' effect has caused riots for inane reasons. This group-stupidity probably originates from our ancestors though, kind of like.. if the entire group shares one intelligence it can work better together, led by the alpha male.
So.. I have to agree society does suck, stick as an individual.
Posted by BlackFlag on Jan. 28 2002,03:51
"group-stupidity" in the form of an effect called social narsicism is responisble for a whole fuck load of dead vietnamese women and children.Hell, marines aren't too bright to begin with =p (muscles are required, intelligence not esential)
Posted by whiskey@throttle on Jan. 28 2002,21:21
Posted by Dark Knight Bob on Jan. 28 2002,23:39
marines arent stupid. its the ruperts who dish out the dumbass orders to them that are
Posted by Jynx on Jan. 29 2002,18:59
lol @ throttleI love those posters