I agree with this

[highplainsdem]

[Atticus]

1. As do I. nt

[Walleye]

2. Speaking as one of the weird people, I thank you

[niyad]

3. But of course!

[randr]

4. I would change it to "the world as it is"

[2naSalit]

6. YES!

[SheltieLover]

5. Absolutely!

[Farmer-Rick]

7. I just watched Women Talking

And I think I will forever see the world differently.

If you get a chance, you have to watch this movie. The creators of that show knew how to use film to depict some horrifying facts.

[Goddessartist]

8. Yes!

[unweird]

9. I also concur

Without the divergence of thought and experience there is no spice to life. And life without flavor is a waste of life.

[Prairie_Seagull]

10. Definately reliable members here.

Have always told our kids weird rocks
Einstein was weird and ...

[twodogsbarking]

15. Today is Albert's birthday. Karl Marx too

[Prairie_Seagull]

17. And mine is 'just' around the corner. I wrote mulitple papers about AE in HS and Col.

Fascinating and yes weird dude. I do not mean any implication between AE and yours truly. Just so happens we are both born in March. My wife and kids would argue against any such correlation.

[twodogsbarking]

18. Mine is today, Pi Day.

[NJCher]

11. I would like to add

"Consciousness explorers."

Robert Monroe

Swedenborg

Jung

[Otto_Harper]

12. More than 65 years ago, Jean Shepherd wrote an essay on this subject which was part of my

formative years and education. Looking back, I find it is still out there, still readable. Its subject was "The Night People vs Creeping Meatballism". It sure doesn't look like something from a couple of generations ago:

https://www.madcoversite.com/mad032-41.html

[SeattleVet]

19. Shep nailed it.

As usual.

[onecaliberal]

13. I have a t-shirt with this on it.

[republianmushroom]

14. agree

[Different Drummer]

16. I'm weird and I agree.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

20. In the end, the "differently" is closer to reality. . . . . nt

[NJCher]

24. yes, and here's what you get for it

Love this song. Start at 4:00 mark.

It wasn't that I didn't know enough

I just knew too much....

and

Bless your soul.

You really think you're in control?

[OldBaldy1701E]

21. The only problem with this is that it left out two words.

'Used to'. (Nowadays, it all has to make a profit, which goes against the very idea of creation. So, the only art we get is what gets 'green lighted' and the only music we get is that which sells a million copies.) The loss of the majority of artists because they can not survive in this vulture economy is one major indicator of just how far we have fallen. And, it shows no sign of stopping. When creativity dies, so does progress. When progress dies, so does freedom and democracy.

[LakeArenal]

22. I don't want to be weird. Or is that the same as eclectic.

Half the world thinks my home is colorful and inspiring.

The other half thinks I’m a bag lady that isn’t homeless.

A dear friend (as they know not what they say) said, if you spent a little more money for fewer items you would have nicer stuff.


I like my stuff……Not all of it is inexpensive either. My philosophy: I likes what I likes.

[Joinfortmill]

23. Love this.

[Silver Gaia]

25. I just have to add these to this thread!

Remember this? There are two of them. This is the one that aired on television in 1997.

But this is the one that Steve Jobs wouldn't let them air because he didn't like it. The voice is his.

I always ask my students which one they like best... which one do you like best?

(Of course, the last frame was added...)

[Roy Rolling]

26. They make life worth living

What is life but the opposite of death? Old, stale ideas are death. Creative people, well, create. That’s the opposite of death. 😉