Recent content by Dismal purple

Die Hard

I really dislike freedom of choice as well.

Obviously, achieving true individualism in a society is as dodgy as achieving true altruism or free will. Let's just say that Sweden's desire to achieve individualism has led to the current state of the country, whether it's actually real individualism or not. We have decided that...

Very good insight. When you think about it this happens even in everyday discussions too. If two people discuss how many years in prison one should serve for murder, and they are both trying to be logical and objective, their arguments are always going to mis-match if they have different...

You were summoning quite an argument earlier, though. Usually people only do that because they are afraid of death or because they really do care about life on a philosophical level.

Why do YOU care about your ego? I mean on an intellectual level.

If you want to understand why I hate individualism it's because I live in Sweden which is perhaps the most individualistic country on the planet. I am currently alone in an apartment and I haven't talked to another human in days. Back when I was a NEET it could be weeks and sometimes months...

Who cares about the ego? Myers-Briggs is unscientific for your information.

Let me play Devil's Advocate for a bit. I think it makes sense for a civilized society to hold it's members to certain standards even if they are arbitrary at times. Don't dress in potato bags, don't walk around topless, do wash yourself regularly, don't grow potatoes under the floorboards. If...

Actually it is a good thing to not tolerate certain things such as crime and underage drinking. If you're so ideologically invested in tolerance that you're too afraid to make even basic value judgments(theft is bad, free press is good) then it starts affecting your ability to make decisions. If...

I think society should be more judging. We are so tolerant that it hurts. At least here in Sweden.

You can just tell them that you don't care and don't want to give advice. Less headache on their part trying to figure out why you are so aloof and it gives them the opportunity to ask somebody else who does care. If it was me I'd prefer it if people told me to fuck off instead of giving me...

If Light had made the deal to get shinigami eyes in exchange for half of his lifespan, would the series end at season one?

One particular thing people have a hard time accepting is that I prefer dressing in roughly the same way as everyone else. I don't have a flashy personality and I don't want to stick out. I have tried asking people things like "do you think I an wear this shirt tomorrow?" and certain people...

You don't need to be that radical. Just look at other cultures like China, or even medieval europe, which are collectivist,