Here I am, hanging out with the DJ. Anyway, it was supposed to be a huge group of friends but for some reason the girl who came down (my old roommate from the college program) really just flaked on me. Pretty disappointing, but people change. I just wish I hadn't made plans with her in it! I just don't know why I always end up hanging out with selfish people, I'd do anything for my friends. Who knows, maybe that's why. People step all over the quiet and considerate people, and unfortunately that's how I am. It's genetic.
My roommate's costume was a little more fun. She was Snooky, complete with the crystal-studded glasses and furry slippers (you can't see them but they're pink):
Anyway, tonight I go to hand out treats at Magic Kingdom and then Halloween is officially over. Better luck next year.In other news, my Mom says the Rally to Restore Sanity was a blast and the crowd was very respectful and good. Of course, FOX news still reported the crowd to be "insane" and unruly. The whole point of the rally was to stand up against media that distorts reality, and of course FOX news reports the event with complete bias and lies.
I had a friend recently tell me to look up the Zeitgeist movement. It's basically based on wiping out social stigmas and classes, because the world as it is now is based on corruption. I'm surprised we still work as a whole, although it is just one huge struggle. Every company, every religion is in some way ran with corruption and there to deceive people. Why is honesty such a difficult concept for the world to handle? I'm looking more into the movement, but how do you get the majority of people in this world to understand, to open their eyes?
Honesty is 'such a difficult concept for the world to handle' currently, because in most cases, rewards go to the most profitable scenario. Look into these scenarios of large profit ... what do you see? You see externalization of actual costs. For instance, Nike Shoes is very profitable because they have been able to keep certain costs low, maintaining profit. Who makes the shoes? The lowest bidders do, of course. Currently, the lowest bidders in that line of work reside in places where a weekly income of 50 dollars is acceptable (and better than what they had before Nike Shoes came to offer the work) So, by externalizing the upfront production costs into an incredibly low standard of living for its workers, it remains profitable. I don't have any personal 'hate on' for Nike, it is merely an example. Many/most other corporations of high profit also use this technique, among others.Strangely, the technique is legal in the country it is implemented in, even though it would definitely be illegal in the USA and most industrialized countries.
ReplyDeleteThe Zeitgeist Movement is an awareness and activist arm of The Venus Project. Both of these organizations are working towards a sustainable earthly life for all,and a life designed to operate without dis-honesty, and without greed being it's prime motivator.
Congratulations on learning something about The Zeitgeist Movement and The Venus Project, I hope you will continue learning in all areas of your life!
Thank you for your input, I think that it is a very good point you make that the world has become a place that is run with one goal in mind, profit. If only we could find a way to make it only a sidebar and not the main issue in our lives. I mean, hard work should be rewarded somehow, but for dishonesty to be rewarded is where our society has gone horribly wrong.
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