Ok, so I don't have a lot of patience for people who are "discovering" things that I've already known about for a long time. But I know I probably do the same thing. Anyway, I was fucking around on the internet and found something about the "Theatre of the Absurd." Google it, it's pretty interesting.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
We Are Fucked.
Christmas gives me a chance to reflect a little bit. This year, I was thinking about the economy, and reading articles about holiday spending being down, and about retailers losing money, and about how bad things are in this country.
It occurred to me that basically, our country's success depends on mass consumption by everyone all the time. Without that, it breaks down. Therefore, if we are to be "successful," and prosper, which we ultimately will, we have to consume more and more, so that the economy grows and grows. That's great, except it will ultimately lead to our demise, as a nation, if not as a species. Thus, our success will beget our failure.
The only way I see this changing is if what we're consuming changes. If we can find ways to get people interested in things other than money and materialism, we might be able to create some jobs that don't contribute to ruining our planet.
Of course, the smartest species is also the stubbornest, and we will ultimately fail in the end, and go extinct. If we can just put it off for a few more generations, I'll be happy.
We are fucked.
Merry Christmas
It occurred to me that basically, our country's success depends on mass consumption by everyone all the time. Without that, it breaks down. Therefore, if we are to be "successful," and prosper, which we ultimately will, we have to consume more and more, so that the economy grows and grows. That's great, except it will ultimately lead to our demise, as a nation, if not as a species. Thus, our success will beget our failure.
The only way I see this changing is if what we're consuming changes. If we can find ways to get people interested in things other than money and materialism, we might be able to create some jobs that don't contribute to ruining our planet.
Of course, the smartest species is also the stubbornest, and we will ultimately fail in the end, and go extinct. If we can just put it off for a few more generations, I'll be happy.
We are fucked.
Merry Christmas
Friday, November 28, 2008
Larry The Cable Guy sucks ass
For some reason, when I hate someone or something, I tend to immerse myself in them/it. Most sensible people would avoid things they dislike, but I figure I need to have ammunition in case I should ever have to defend my dislike.
This afternoon, I stumbled upon a Larry The Cable Guy special on Comedy Central, and I was drawn in. I have never thought of him as a particularly funny guy, and the twenty or so minutes I spent watching him steeled my hatred.
Some specific things:
1. He's fake. This should appear obvious, based on his way-over-the-top stereotypical act. But I'm not sure a lot of the die-hard fans realize it. He's from Nebraska, and was an alternative-rock disc jockey at one point in his career. He doesn't even have a southern accent.
2. He's homophobic. In the twenty minutes I watched, he had several anti-gay jokes.
3. He told a joke about how to tell the difference between a baby and a terrorist. The punchline was something like "the terrorist will be wearing the diaper on his head." I'm pretty sure none of the 9/11 attackers was wearing a headdress. Perhaps LTCG just likes encouraging his audience to be bigoted.
4. He acts like a man of the people, but wines and dines in posh Beverly Hills restaurants, just like every other celebrity. Nothing wrong with being a yuppie (well, maybe there is) but it would be nice if he didn't lead people to believe he's "one of them" when he isn't.
He definitely goes in the hate-box, along with Garth Brooks, Billy Blanks, and Dr. Phil.
This afternoon, I stumbled upon a Larry The Cable Guy special on Comedy Central, and I was drawn in. I have never thought of him as a particularly funny guy, and the twenty or so minutes I spent watching him steeled my hatred.
Some specific things:
1. He's fake. This should appear obvious, based on his way-over-the-top stereotypical act. But I'm not sure a lot of the die-hard fans realize it. He's from Nebraska, and was an alternative-rock disc jockey at one point in his career. He doesn't even have a southern accent.
2. He's homophobic. In the twenty minutes I watched, he had several anti-gay jokes.
3. He told a joke about how to tell the difference between a baby and a terrorist. The punchline was something like "the terrorist will be wearing the diaper on his head." I'm pretty sure none of the 9/11 attackers was wearing a headdress. Perhaps LTCG just likes encouraging his audience to be bigoted.
4. He acts like a man of the people, but wines and dines in posh Beverly Hills restaurants, just like every other celebrity. Nothing wrong with being a yuppie (well, maybe there is) but it would be nice if he didn't lead people to believe he's "one of them" when he isn't.
He definitely goes in the hate-box, along with Garth Brooks, Billy Blanks, and Dr. Phil.
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