Jarimir said:
Now is it logical to be selfish and egotistical? Especially egotism... Logic dictates that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few (thank you Mr. Spock!), so there goes selfishness...
I contend that it is the illogical part of your brain that needs to feel important. It is also the illogical part of your brain that is justifying the way you are by slapping the label "logic" on it. It is only a label now because logic denies the need to feel anything. It is not logical to need/want to be important even to one's self. It is not logical to fear compromising one's self or one's capital to another. I assume you'd rather not have to go to work yet you do and for what? Money. Money that in most societies has no intrinsic value. The value of a dollar only exists because we insist that it does.
As for having to split capital with a potential partner? Ever heard of a prenuptual agreement?
Ugh, this is becoming tiresome. The logic of the GROUP dictates that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, but the logic of the individual would beg to differ. I am not concerned with what is best for "the many" if it means that I am disadvantaged. My logic is that what is best for me is best for me, and if "the many" requires me to make a sacrifice for their benefit, then that is not best for me. Egotism and selfishness are, in my opinion, the only logical positions. After all, nobody (or very few, I guess) goes to work because they want to help their fellow man: they do it for the money that they need to help themselves. What is so mystifying about that?
As for the prenuptual agreement: Not only do I doubt that a woman would agree to my idea of a prenuptual agreement, but that also does nothing to mitigate the other risks and sacrifices of marriage. Thus concludes my final word on the matter.
z121231211 said:
You say you try to deny your animalistic side, yet still masturbate?
Your logic just seems to be "to follow the Id wherever it may go except when it involves having to share or otherwise adapt to something."
I seriously want to know what your end goal in life could be and how having a meaningful relationship could compromise that.
Ah, but you see, I only try to deny my animalistic side when it stands to do me harm. Masturbation, however, is not only harmless but beneficial, as it provides a means to placate the animalistic part of my brain.
As for my ultimate goal, I intend to become as wealthy and successful as possible, and have nobody else to take from me my wealth and success or tell me how to enjoy it. Women are very good at both, I've noticed.