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Unfolding Nature Shop: Unfolding Nature: Being in the Implicate Order

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The Mediocre Masses
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I'm very "anti-social," people say. I do not feel the need to gossip, go clubbin', basically do mediocre filler. Nobody in my life is intellectually stimulating so I really do not pay attention to them.

I am the way I am basically, because I feel that the majority of people worship mediocrity due to lack of community and substance. Too much TV and not enough introspect, imo. And so I've been sitting here at my desk doing nothing but just reading and learning. But, I cannot help to feel unsatisfied.

Is there no-one out there who is truly relevant or will mediocrity always prevail? I'm inclined to think no, and that we are reaching singularity. A culminating point in which technology will help the masses overcome their mental slumber.

I'm just curious (for comparison purposes), what do you consider mediocre?


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As the life of a candle,
my wick will burn out.
But, the fire of my mind
shall beam into infinite.

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Re: The Mediocre Masses [Re: psyka]
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Is this a trot line? I feel insecure posting around here anymore, what with Icelander saying he finds complete enjoyment in 'Killing & catching fish'

Icelander said:
There are certain things though that excite in me a special reverance for the natural world. They are sometimes difficult to understand myself. Fishing for instance. Killing or catching fish has a special significance for me that is almost unexplainable. The feelings of reverance and love of this strange activity go beyond...excitement



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Let it not be remembered
That mycelium eats detritus and dies
But that life in all it's glory
Counts mycelium to be on it's side.

Edited by Booby (12/29/05 08:40 AM)

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Re: The Mediocre Masses [Re: Booby]
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Woah, that was pretty deep. Dont try to impress too hard now :wink:


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As the life of a candle,
my wick will burn out.
But, the fire of my mind
shall beam into infinite.

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Re: The Mediocre Masses [Re: psyka]
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I am resplendent in my mediocrity

(I hope)


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Let it not be remembered
That mycelium eats detritus and dies
But that life in all it's glory
Counts mycelium to be on it's side.

Edited by Booby (12/29/05 08:44 AM)

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Re: The Mediocre Masses [Re: Booby]
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I hope you are too.

People who can shoot the shit skillfully, make mediocrity interesting. It is a skill I secretly desire.

BTW, I rescind my rude statement. I didnt know what you were trying to say. In fact, I still dont, perhaps you could elaborate more?


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As the life of a candle,
my wick will burn out.
But, the fire of my mind
shall beam into infinite.

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Re: The Mediocre Masses [Re: psyka]
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Shooting the shit skillfully come easy to some it seams while to others the skill is hard won.


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Let it not be remembered
That mycelium eats detritus and dies
But that life in all it's glory
Counts mycelium to be on it's side.

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Re: The Mediocre Masses [Re: psyka]
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psyka said:Is there no-one out there who is truly relevant or will mediocrity always prevail?


Certainly seams like mediocrity is the target we have promoted, here.
Therefore I question your position on randomness:

Quote:
psyka said:
I used to walk in beauty.
Nature is so important to connect with...
Humans will never ever be able to reconstruct the beauty of the randomness, nor ever invent the fulfillment of it; which is why we need it.


psyka said:
Is there no-one out there who is truly relevant or will mediocrity always prevail? I'm inclined to think no, and that we are reaching singularity.


The singularity of promoting mediocrity and loss of randomness; Correct?

(the education of the imbecile continues)


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Let it not be remembered
That mycelium eats detritus and dies
But that life in all it's glory
Counts mycelium to be on it's side.

Edited by Booby (12/29/05 09:18 AM)

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Re: The Mediocre Masses [Re: psyka]
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I find bassakwards to be a singular contrivance.
Disturbing, or should I say; Preturbing


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Let it not be remembered
That mycelium eats detritus and dies
But that life in all it's glory
Counts mycelium to be on it's side.

Edited by Booby (12/29/05 09:32 AM)

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Re: The Mediocre Masses [Re: Booby]
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Booby said:
Is this a trot line? I feel insecure posting around here anymore, what with Icelander saying he finds complete enjoyment in 'Killing & catching fish'

Icelander said:
There are certain things though that excite in me a special reverance for the natural world. They are sometimes difficult to understand myself. Fishing for instance. Killing or catching fish has a special significance for me that is almost unexplainable. The feelings of reverance and love of this strange activity go beyond...excitement




:grin: Run away! The Icelander is on a killing rampage. You need not fear what another man does as long as he doesn't do it to you. :fishsmack:


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"Don't believe everything you think". -Anom.

" All that lives was born to die"-Anom.

With much wisdom comes much sorrow,
The more knowledge, the more grief.
Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC

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Re: The Mediocre Masses [Re: psyka]
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psyka said:
I'm very "anti-social," people say. I do not feel the need to gossip, go clubbin', basically do mediocre filler. Nobody in my life is intellectually stimulating so I really do not pay attention to them.

I am the way I am basically, because I feel that the majority of people worship mediocrity due to lack of community and substance. Too much TV and not enough introspect, imo. And so I've been sitting here at my desk doing nothing but just reading and learning. But, I cannot help to feel unsatisfied.

Is there no-one out there who is truly relevant or will mediocrity always prevail? I'm inclined to think no, and that we are reaching singularity. A culminating point in which technology will help the masses overcome their mental slumber.

I'm just curious (for comparison purposes), what do you consider mediocre?


I tend to agree that most human relating is on the mediocre level. I have no interest in it either. Small talk is not what I like although I can do it easy enough. When I had accumulated the awareness to cut through some of my bullshit and lying I found some amazing people who were glad to talk about real life with me. I am satisfied with them. The rest can bugger off if they need to.


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"Don't believe everything you think". -Anom.

" All that lives was born to die"-Anom.

With much wisdom comes much sorrow,
The more knowledge, the more grief.
Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC

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Re: The Mediocre Masses [Re: Icelander]
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Icelander said:
You need not fear what another man does as long as he doesn't do it to you. :fishsmack:


Don't worry, I plan to enjoy an existence of anti-social mediocrity LOL


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Let it not be remembered
That mycelium eats detritus and dies
But that life in all it's glory
Counts mycelium to be on it's side.

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Re: The Mediocre Masses [Re: Booby]
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Very good. :thumbup:


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"Don't believe everything you think". -Anom.

" All that lives was born to die"-Anom.

With much wisdom comes much sorrow,
The more knowledge, the more grief.
Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC

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Re: The Mediocre Masses [Re: Icelander]
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Singular


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Let it not be remembered
That mycelium eats detritus and dies
But that life in all it's glory
Counts mycelium to be on it's side.

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Re: The Mediocre Masses [Re: Icelander]
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The rest can bugger off if they need to.  :thumbup:


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Republican Values:

1) You can't get married to your spouse who is the same sex as you.
2) You can't have an abortion no matter how much you don't want a child.
3) You can't have a certain plant in your possession or you'll get locked up with a rapist and a murderer.

4) We need a smaller, less-intrusive government.

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Re: The Mediocre Masses [Re: Diploid]
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I'm usually very quiet and reserved, but I've found that I can have a meaningful conversation with nearly anyone. Even people I think are dumb schmucks have some interesting things to say.

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Re: The Mediocre Masses [Re: MushmanTheManic]
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Even people I think are dumb schmucks have some interesting things to say.


?Never look down to any person, because you will never know what you might learn from them?.




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Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death, and sweet as love.

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Re: The Mediocre Masses [Re: SkorpivoMusterion]
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That's a great attitude. I believe it but have not always done it. :shrug:


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"Don't believe everything you think". -Anom.

" All that lives was born to die"-Anom.

With much wisdom comes much sorrow,
The more knowledge, the more grief.
Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC

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Re: The Mediocre Masses [Re: Icelander]
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anything i see i seem to think mediocore (if its seen with my physical eyes that is)

if i see it in my mind i know its real, even if it is induced by a substance, its real from that p.o.v.


i just cant get over the fact that everything you see is just flipped around inside our heads, makes me wonder if something got lost in translation...


but truly, i was where you are now, i hated it all (not to say i dont still resent it all) but i seem to be finding my place more and more these days (and its getting more and more interesting as well)


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"It is easier to teach a computer to play chess than to build a mudpie."Sherry Turkle Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet
"Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts"-Einstein
:mrt: I pity the fool who break traffic laws with $870,000 of drugs in the car.      -mo0nlite_sonata
Psythos

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Re: The Mediocre Masses [Re: TheGus]
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Way to go Gus :thumbup:


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"Don't believe everything you think". -Anom.

" All that lives was born to die"-Anom.

With much wisdom comes much sorrow,
The more knowledge, the more grief.
Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC

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Re: The Mediocre Masses [Re: psyka]
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It surely is quite a stretch to say that there are no intellectually stimulating people in your life. Sometimes intellectually stimulating people are not advertising for company. You must seek them out. Also to equate those with whom you share no interests with "mediocrity" is a bit naive and arrogant. My father, with whom I share no common interest, always seemed boring and intellectually unstimulating. While working with security and fire protection at a manufacturing facility, some construction workers showed me a waste water treatment facility that they said my father had designed, drawn up the blueprints for, and supervised the construction of some years before. It was immensely complex...to actually design such a thing seemed mind boggling to me. My father never even attended high school yet he had created a thing that required complex mathematics, and skills worthy of a mechanical engineer. I realized that my father was very intelligent, but instead of talking about books(he doesn't read), philosophy, technology, science, or other similarly high brow things; as a matter of fact he considers such topics boring and not worth discussion, he was obsessed with building. He can build anything it seems. He built the house that I now own and inhabit by himself. This required much thought and ability. I have a college education, but in comparison with this I am still a child. Reexamine what you consider mediocrity...there may be excellance within. Intellectual stimulation is totally subjective.


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"A warrior is a hunter. He calculates everything. That's control. Once his calculations are over, he acts. He lets go. That's abandon. A warrior is not a leaf at the mercy of the wind. No one can push him; no one can make him do things against himself or against his better judgment. A warrior is tuned to survive, and he survives in the best of all possible fashions." ― Carlos Castaneda

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