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RKP5637

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1. I think the endless 7x24 hr. crap that goes on with "social media, 24-hour news, etc., etc." can
Tue Jul 1, 2014, 11:36 AM
Jul 2014

be very wearing. I'm not a wimp IMO, but some days I just feel like saying F it all, because I sadly do think we are on our way to Idiocracy, and I also think mankind in the big picture in the long run will be a short lived species on earth ... other than perhaps some technologists who might escape somehow. ... but for the masses, I have my doubts. Far too much hatefulness, greed, selfishness, religious fervor, stupidity and ignorance around the world to deal with environmental factors, over population and dwindling resources in the long run.

I think the endless 7x24 hr. crap that goes on with "social media, 24-hour news, etc., etc." can RKP5637 Jul 2014 #1
Hormonal changes? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2014 #2
Excellent analysis/synopsis IMO!!! RKP5637 Jul 2014 #4
Yes, most definitely playing a part. hamsterjill Jul 2014 #9
I used to get all fired up about issues.... femmocrat Jul 2014 #3
Have you checked your testosterone levels? IronLionZion Jul 2014 #5
Dear hamster, NCTraveler Jul 2014 #6
I think your post must've hit a nerve. hamsterjill Jul 2014 #7
We don't get enough time to do these things. NCTraveler Jul 2014 #11
I have to do this too PasadenaTrudy Jul 2014 #13
I hope you attain your dream! hamsterjill Jul 2014 #16
Thank you... PasadenaTrudy Jul 2014 #17
Dude, I hit my 30s and I am nowhere near as brave as I once was. Xyzse Jul 2014 #8
As I have gotten older awoke_in_2003 Jul 2014 #10
I think we become more risk-averse as we age. Brigid Jul 2014 #12
Great points PasadenaTrudy Jul 2014 #15
"Old age isn't for sissies." Bette Davis Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2014 #14
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