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Honey, were expecting
#8064088 - 02/24/08 11:26 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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So what ya gonna do now? After highschool and you aren't really prepared for the "real" world you can postpone things at least another four years and go to collage. A great distraction for sure and good for the economy, keeping people out of the work force and still spending money. But then what? What the fuck do we do now with all this life and all this time? Hey! Lets start a family and then we can be overwhelmed for about 18 more years and we may never have to find out what to do with this life.
DISCLAIMER: This post does not apply to everyone but just to the very vast majority. So chill. You can even pretend that you are one of those few exceptions and you will create the future generation that will "fix" things.
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Re: Honey, were expecting [Re: Icelander]
#8064109 - 02/24/08 11:32 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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i'm feeling that your post is strongly urging that there is some point(s) to life that people should be doing but aren't because they are doing all these other things (i.e. college, starting a family).
all these things are just distractions, no matter what they are.
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and we may never have to find out what to do with this life.
again, when one does figure out to do with their life, then what? they are just doing something else, distracting them from doing something else. maybe for some, having a family is what they found to do with this life, some stay in academia, some sign up so they can legally and "justifiably" kill people
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Re: Honey, were expecting [Re: demiu5]
#8064118 - 02/24/08 11:34 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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It's a real conundrum ain't it.
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Re: Honey, were expecting [Re: Icelander]
#8064163 - 02/24/08 11:44 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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sort of, but then again no
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Re: Honey, were expecting [Re: Icelander]
#8064228 - 02/24/08 12:00 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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You can even pretend that you are one of those few exceptions and you will create the future generation that will "fix" things.
I been training mine to fuck things up worse...just my little contribution.
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You should buy him a gun and a chemistry set.
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Re: Honey, were expecting [Re: demiu5]
#8064248 - 02/24/08 12:08 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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demius said: sort of, but then again no
Give it a few years.
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Re: Honey, were expecting [Re: Icelander]
#8064258 - 02/24/08 12:10 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Re: Honey, were expecting [Re: Icelander]
#8064361 - 02/24/08 12:35 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Ah the discreet charm of the bourgeoisie. I'm always amused when people talk about how their life wasn't meaningful enough. Such an easy culture we've developed for ourselves, when we can talk about such absurd things. Life is hard? Wow. Life has no meaning? Crazy.
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We've been working on the joys of contaminating public water supplies with noxious chemicals. Nothing deadly...that would be noticed way to quick...just some rather harsh carcinogens and PCBs.
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Re: Honey, were expecting [Re: TheCow]
#8064467 - 02/24/08 01:01 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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TheCow said: Ah the discreet charm of the bourgeoisie. I'm always amused when people talk about how their life wasn't meaningful enough. Such an easy culture we've developed for ourselves, when we can talk about such absurd things. Life is hard? Wow. Life has no meaning? Crazy.
Everything one talks about is absurd. What's your point again?
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Re: Honey, were expecting [Re: Icelander]
#8064478 - 02/24/08 01:03 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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That I find your post silly
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Re: Honey, were expecting [Re: TheCow]
#8064484 - 02/24/08 01:04 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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So do I...
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Re: Honey, were expecting [Re: TheCow]
#8064486 - 02/24/08 01:05 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Why? Specifically?
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Re: Honey, were expecting [Re: Icelander]
#8064679 - 02/24/08 02:03 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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No little ice cubes? Who will carry your axe?
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Re: Honey, were expecting [Re: Icelander]
#8064968 - 02/24/08 03:44 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Icelander said:
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demius said: sort of, but then again no
Give it a few years.
maybe. but what if i die shortly and in this ecstatic and clear state that i've been in the past few months? or what if i somehow manage to maintain this current peace within and clear headed-ness?
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Re: Honey, were expecting [Re: Icelander]
#8064995 - 02/24/08 03:52 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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I am totally clueless about post-collegiate life. Part of me thinks that this life is not real, just a dream, or a huge joke. Part of me is scared as hell about the future and whether or not I can make it in the work-a-day world, being as I am not much of a hard worker academically and considered not very serious by my peers.
The most important thing is striving to be right here, right now, regardless.
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Re: Honey, were expecting [Re: Lion]
#8065161 - 02/24/08 04:47 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Good thread. As one who has just left University (with a Bugger-All majoring in Philosophy) i find myself in the same position i was when i left high-school. What to do next? Each possible decision can take me down a completely different path. Should i work here and stay with my girlfriend of 6 months and give this relationship a go? Should i go to Australia, earn more money, pay off my debt, and only come back once a year but end up missing my friends and leaving my gf? I look back and contemplate all i could have done differently, i could've done a builder/electrician/plumbing apprenticeship and earnt relatively big dollars in the same amount of time with no debt, i possibly could afford a house deposit by now if that was the case!
For me, anyway, life at the moment is working out a balance between putting food in my belly and a roof over my head, happiness and relationships, and varying career paths. What comes next? Personally i hope my next choices are the right ones, i'd like to try to live without regret.
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Re: Honey, were expecting [Re: flangenips]
#8065197 - 02/24/08 04:56 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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For major life decisions, I always consult with the 'Magic 8 Ball'.
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All signs point to yes!
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Re: Honey, were expecting [Re: adrug]
#8065267 - 02/24/08 05:11 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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You could stay in college for the rest of your life and take every class that ever existed!!
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Re: Honey, were expecting [Re: demiu5]
#8067944 - 02/25/08 09:12 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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demius said: sort of, but then again no
Give it a few years.
maybe. but what if i die shortly and in this ecstatic and clear state that i've been in the past few months? or what if i somehow manage to maintain this current peace within and clear headed-ness?
What's and ifs.
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Re: Honey, were expecting [Re: Lion]
#8067951 - 02/25/08 09:15 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Lion said: I am totally clueless about post-collegiate life. Part of me thinks that this life is not real, just a dream, or a huge joke. Part of me is scared as hell about the future and whether or not I can make it in the work-a-day world, being as I am not much of a hard worker academically and considered not very serious by my peers.
The most important thing is striving to be right here, right now, regardless.
Really we are all pretty clueless IMO. Whatever you do the outcome is assured. Being caught up in our natures we have little wiggle room. It's culture all the way down.
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Re: Honey, were expecting [Re: Icelander]
#8068013 - 02/25/08 09:41 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Icelander said:
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Icelander said:
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demius said: sort of, but then again no
Give it a few years.
maybe. but what if i die shortly and in this ecstatic and clear state that i've been in the past few months? or what if i somehow manage to maintain this current peace within and clear headed-ness?
What's and ifs.
saying 'give it a few years' is basically the same thing as 'ifs' and 'whats'. it's making a comment about something we have no idea of what may come
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