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Remember When I Did Things?
1 min read
I barely do.
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To Speak Honestly
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I come from a dysfunctional family, and I consider it one of the worst that I know of. I’m aware that many people have a relationship with their immediate family that is more broken than mine, but I find my circumstances a bit hard to surpass. After a certain point, the magnitude a poison has is irrelevant; it’s still relatively unhealthy.
I have a firm philosophy not to marginalize anyone, regardless of the traits they have. My views on this topic are on the basis that scientifically/objectively speaking, I am fundamentally identical to not only all humans, but all living organisms that humans have observed on earth so far. I consciously aim to think and act in way that benefits myself, humans, and as many beings as possible.
I have a firm philosophy not to marginalize anyone, regardless of the traits they have. My views on this topic are on the basis that scientifically/objectively speaking, I am fundamentally identical to not only all humans, but all living organisms that humans have observed on earth so far. I consciously aim to think and act in way that benefits myself, humans, and as many beings as possible.
I don’t want to draw a line between myself and my immediate family (or anyone), but at the same time I don’t want to continue subjecting myself to negativity; that’s not fair to me.
I am not absolute. The way I think and act is not perfect. Given my current perspective, I simply don’t know the most efficient way to address my situation.
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Testing for Echo
1 min read
I just want to say hello. Hopefully by at least sharing some work that I made, I can break this art block that I've had for 2 years+ and influence the creation of more.
On the topic of sharing, I recently saw what I consider the best concert I have ever experienced. Thankfully, a video of practically the entire show currently exists on YouTube.
On the topic of sharing, I recently saw what I consider the best concert I have ever experienced. Thankfully, a video of practically the entire show currently exists on YouTube.
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Nudity
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A friend of mine recently asked me about my thoughts regarding the concept nudity. With her permission, I wanted to share this conversation publicly.
So tell me what your thoughts are on nudity? I was smoking and i began thinking about why people find nudity offensive. When was it decided that being nude is a terrible horrible ugly thing. i mean i see nothing wrong with it, but my thoughts don't really count because i don't think like the vast majority of people. Neither do you but we are both aware but in different areas of life so i'd like to hear your thoughts. do you think it could be connected in someway to todays insane ideas of body image and where its going? I haven't met many people who are fine with how they look, maybe like one or two, THe rest just absolutely hate there bodies and there is nothing more dangerous than a self hating being. So tell me what you think?
When it comes to a collective perspective on nudity, my views are admittedly a bit fragmented. However, I myself have thought about this topic quite a bit, and I do have a theory about why humans in particular react so strongly to nakedness.
For starters, I don't think our society truly views nudity as this 'terrible horrible ugly thing', as you put it. Instead, I get the feeling that quite the opposite is true. For many people, a nude body is a symbol for sex. Why? Because as a sexual species, sex is instinctually a very prominent part of our lives. Since we as humans reproduce sexually (as opposed to asexual reproduction), we are constantly thinking about mating, either consciously or subconsciously (after all, evolutionarily speaking, surviving is the most important thing an organism can do). At a fundamental level, humans have a deep appreciation for sex, as it is one of the main reasons life on earth has been able to progress for over 4 billion years. However, because our cultural views on sex are so instinctual, and so deeply rooted in our collective psyche, many of our biases throughout history still remain. If you're familiar with Vsauce, he has an interesting video that addresses why humans wear clothing. Now granted, these are just hypotheses, but in my opinion they are valid.
youtu.be/E4HGfagANiQ
There is not much I can say that the video didn't already. I do want to elaborate on Michaels argument about how clothing was possibly adopted as a result of modesty (he also brings up the concept of disgust, but I feel that the sexual aspect is a lot more relevant). Because a human offspring needs quite a bit of time to develop relative to other animals, it made more evolutionary sense for us to be more reserved collectively when it came to sexual activity. If true, this would explain why although nudity is fairly acceptable privately, public nudity is still considered taboo; to display a nude body means that at a subconscious level you are somehow doing something negative relative to our species survival. This idea has been hardwired into our brain, and while it's a prominent part of our psyche, it's not absolute. Given the fact that humans have historically been great at adapting to changing circumstances, this is an issue that we can evolve on.
For me personally, I don't see nudity as a negative. I strongly feel it's something that should be more accepted (especially in the case of female nudity). I will say however, that although I fundamentally disagree with this mentality, at very least I can understand why nudity could make somebody uncomfortable; for many people, it invokes intrusive thoughts. Even so, I don't think that is enough to justify censoring our natural bodies. I try to view nudity the same way I view virtually everything else in my life: From an objective perspective. The cosmos that we live in is not required to be sympathetic to us as humans, and in the scope of the entire universe, I fail to see anything wrong with a nude body. Yes, although I acknowledge the instinctual bias we as humans have, like many other 'conventional' ideas it's not necessarily something that I agree with. If anything, it's an injustice I wish to challenge.
For starters, I don't think our society truly views nudity as this 'terrible horrible ugly thing', as you put it. Instead, I get the feeling that quite the opposite is true. For many people, a nude body is a symbol for sex. Why? Because as a sexual species, sex is instinctually a very prominent part of our lives. Since we as humans reproduce sexually (as opposed to asexual reproduction), we are constantly thinking about mating, either consciously or subconsciously (after all, evolutionarily speaking, surviving is the most important thing an organism can do). At a fundamental level, humans have a deep appreciation for sex, as it is one of the main reasons life on earth has been able to progress for over 4 billion years. However, because our cultural views on sex are so instinctual, and so deeply rooted in our collective psyche, many of our biases throughout history still remain. If you're familiar with Vsauce, he has an interesting video that addresses why humans wear clothing. Now granted, these are just hypotheses, but in my opinion they are valid.
youtu.be/E4HGfagANiQ
There is not much I can say that the video didn't already. I do want to elaborate on Michaels argument about how clothing was possibly adopted as a result of modesty (he also brings up the concept of disgust, but I feel that the sexual aspect is a lot more relevant). Because a human offspring needs quite a bit of time to develop relative to other animals, it made more evolutionary sense for us to be more reserved collectively when it came to sexual activity. If true, this would explain why although nudity is fairly acceptable privately, public nudity is still considered taboo; to display a nude body means that at a subconscious level you are somehow doing something negative relative to our species survival. This idea has been hardwired into our brain, and while it's a prominent part of our psyche, it's not absolute. Given the fact that humans have historically been great at adapting to changing circumstances, this is an issue that we can evolve on.
For me personally, I don't see nudity as a negative. I strongly feel it's something that should be more accepted (especially in the case of female nudity). I will say however, that although I fundamentally disagree with this mentality, at very least I can understand why nudity could make somebody uncomfortable; for many people, it invokes intrusive thoughts. Even so, I don't think that is enough to justify censoring our natural bodies. I try to view nudity the same way I view virtually everything else in my life: From an objective perspective. The cosmos that we live in is not required to be sympathetic to us as humans, and in the scope of the entire universe, I fail to see anything wrong with a nude body. Yes, although I acknowledge the instinctual bias we as humans have, like many other 'conventional' ideas it's not necessarily something that I agree with. If anything, it's an injustice I wish to challenge.
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Love... Simply Love
2 min read
I thought I would do something random and optimistic, and say that I love you all. Despite the fact if we've never met, if we've lost contact, or you have remained close to me; even if you have come hate my guts, and despise my very existence, I love you beyond belief. Because no matter what, the fact remains… You are just like me. You are a living being with a centralized brain that runs on carbon and electricity. You see the same percent of the cosmos as me, and (for all intents and purposes, relating to the size of the universe) live exactly where I do. We live on one of eight spheres of matter, that happen to revolve around a larger one that is constantly combusting, which in turn is one of billions upon billions swirling in a gigantic whirlpool, which yet again is among billions and billions more just like it. Put into this perspective, the hate we humans feel against each other seems so mundane and trivial, like it doesn't need to be this way; as if the idea of hate still lingering around in the year 2013 is solely the result of ignorance. In the scope of the whole universe, we are as intimate as we can ever get. Seeing as I define good as 'something that benefits both you and your species', love is the only absolute good, and I no longer see any reason to run away from it.
For the off chance that I come across as naive, don't get me wrong. I'm well aware that our planet is full of plenty of assholes and malicious people that would gladly end my life in a heartbeat. By no means do I or anyone else have to put with people like that. Ever. Regardless (and as much as I hate using this word), even the most vile, EVIL human out there, remains a human: One organism among many, that somewhere along the way convinced themselves that they were somehow doing good. I personally don't believe in the concept of evil, and in my opinion the only way to truly rid what people define as evil is to offset it with love… Precious, precious love. It is something we all want, and something we all deserve. No matter what.
For the off chance that I come across as naive, don't get me wrong. I'm well aware that our planet is full of plenty of assholes and malicious people that would gladly end my life in a heartbeat. By no means do I or anyone else have to put with people like that. Ever. Regardless (and as much as I hate using this word), even the most vile, EVIL human out there, remains a human: One organism among many, that somewhere along the way convinced themselves that they were somehow doing good. I personally don't believe in the concept of evil, and in my opinion the only way to truly rid what people define as evil is to offset it with love… Precious, precious love. It is something we all want, and something we all deserve. No matter what.
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