Douches and Idiots: AKA Why is it "cool" to be an idiot?

[daihashi]

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That's the sort of advice that I'm taking.

But I don't think it's my college thats the problem so much. It's only in one out of four of my classes. Everywhere else seems to be okay. The politics club I'm in now is providing me with a lot of fun and educational experiences. And the people are very nice. Kinda more "pure" than I am, when they found out my mission of showing the Senators and politicians we meet during the rallies and such info on Medical marijuana and then give them my 2 cents about pot laws they looked at me like I was insane.

I'm actually thinking of forming a group "Conservatives for MMJ" or something similar.

[SFGurrilla]

This is sort of a rant that I had to get off my chest.

It seems to me the world is full of douches and idiots. Why do people (particulalry younger people) think it's funny and cool to be uninformed and uneducated?

I love college, it's going well for me but I have stayed to myself. The reason why is because 99% of the population are uninformed hipsters. I can not stand this. All they want to do is get drunk, party, hook up and act like hoolagans and thugs.

Example: So I'm in my 4th period class and I'm having a convo about politics to a classmate and I go, "Yeah I heard it on the news" and suddenly this girl (who is part of a gangsta group apparently) goes, "Who watches the news? I don't watch the news!" (as if she's the fucking moral compass for the whole school) and everyone cracks up. This whole class is comprised of losers and D average at best students.

WHY IS BEING UNIFORMED FUNNY? And it's not just here its everywhere. Everyone thinks it's funnier than hell to not know a damn thing about politics or even basic news.

DOUCHES and IDIOTS. The whole world is full of douches and idiots. THESE people are the future, if I were you I would stock up on canned goods.

Because everyones stupid and uninformed. You smoke weed so you pay more attention to things around you. They dont know how else to act, to be happy and to have any confedince.

[Nightfire24]

welcome to my generation.
We will destroy the world because of our simple attitude if your not like me i don't like you. as far as i can tell most of these "fake gangsters" only befriend those who they are like and now they are the majority in the schools and soon will be the majority of the workforce. Just sit quitely in the corner with the people you know and trust ignore them all and don't turn your back on them.

In my Opinion its similair to Racism but Discriminating by current fad. hence everyone trying to become one of these "gangsta's" so they have friends.

i am interested to see if anyone agress with the bold statement though or am i crazy?

[stinkyattic]

Definition of cliquey-ness. Ostracism of the Uncool.

[phatsesh101]

one of the greatest challenges for me was understanding that people dont think the same way i do, some people just dont get it most have to really try and i do it with ease. its not that persons fault theyre like they are. for ijnstance some class mates take the full two weeks to right a paper study hard and barley c their way through. i wait till the day b4 and get an a or b. i think its because my mother never set me down, everything she did iwas a part of, i did the same with my daughtre and it shows. fortunetly we had great parents who loved us enough to spend that extra time,(earlier i had read somthing u said about ur father) and i hope ud do the same with ur children.

just know that when people hate or try to bring u down, its because ur diong it right. its not just the gangsta type when your smart and successful everybody hates if its not on your style it will be on something else they can alienate u with. daily personal politics to one up the next man in the name of capitalism. just let them hate and stay on track. at the same time dont hate back try to understand maybe her was busy picking up a crack pipe instead of her, you never know.

hey stinky always love your insights you seem really cool

[stinkyattic]

phatsesh, I like your posts too, and this one is no let-down! I think that your points about being included in family activities leading to being more inclusive towards others, and the capitalist one-up-man-ship are right on target. Here Stateside we have the expression 'keeping up with the Joneses' which is all about the need to be accepted by what material wealth/image you display rather than on your substance.

Working on your substance is a life-long project, and best of all, it's FREE, and immaterial, so no one can make you pay for it, or take it from you.

[allrollsin21]

This has been a fun thread to read. The only thing i don't agree with is

"Douches and Idiots: AKA Why is it "cool" to be an idiot?"

Name calling when trying to make a point about ignorant or uneducated people is something called Irony.

I got a laugh out of it.

I don't think anyone is better than anyone else. Some it just takes longer to evolve into their true selves. So why not try and find a sly way to educate and help them out.

My motto is Educate THEN Ignore. simply ignoring is not enough:thumbsup:

[DaBudhaStank]

My motto is Educate THEN Ignore.:thumbsup:

This single handedly defines drug education in America. Educate the masses with a majority of lies, then ignore them when they realize you were lying and start trying to change it.

Not part of the thread, but I found it interesting.

[flyingimam]

In my Opinion its similair to Racism but Discriminating by current fad. hence everyone trying to become one of these "gangsta's" so they have friends.

i am interested to see if anyone agress with the bold statement though or am i crazy?

u could use "majority of people" instead of everyone, there are at least 2 of us college goers just here on the forum who i know of who are not among the crowd but from the generation.

plus, we have a better term for what u r calling "gangstas" its "wanksta"
Gangsta has its own level and "respect" if u r defining it right. lol, wanksta on the other hand is going to show tis wankstaness very very soon. u gotta know the difference...

and yes i agree, its sort of a discrimination. but look @ me, I was with many of these wankstas and gangstas back in the old days, i just said to myself "screw them" i rather be alone than popular and idiot or be associated with such people, my life aint gonna be directed by no damn fad or popular opinion! it has to make sense to me and at some point i figured this whole thing has not been making sense from day1 and i had just ignored it.

so dont be too pessimistic, there are some wise people who will never fall into the category and there will some people like me who will be converts

[allrollsin21]

Dabud i hear what your sayin but Educating with lies is a oxymoron. I know you know this. I mean educate them in finding their true self which cannot be a lie.

Imam congrats for pulling out of the wanksta clan!:thumbsup: