Is there a way forward?

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:No. Next question.

And I don't believe you on the "we weren't high" part.

Cosmo_Kramer wrote:... but will the common folk ever approach and usurp the power of the biggest companies and the corrupt politicians that many idiots vote for?

Cosmo_Kramer wrote:A friend and I attended happy hour after work yesterday and shit got real after a few beers.

He asked me, "Do you ever wonder what the **** you're doing in life?" And I replied, "All the time. It's like a sick cyclical game with no end result other than death and rotting corpses." And he said, "We are just pawns in the game of big monopolies. Why not mom and pop stores?" And I said, "Well, if a mom and pop store becomes huge, wouldn't it have no other choice than to expand and become, essentially, a form of a monopoly over time?" He said that such an occasion doesn't have to happen.

No, we weren't high. We just utilize brain activity, even when our brains are losing cells at the same time. (Ironic, huh?) The Snowden interview and the different thought processes going on in our general society are bringing new shit to light, but will the common folk ever approach and usurp the power of the biggest companies and the corrupt politicians that many idiots vote for?

SpartanStu wrote:

Probably not in our lifetime.  Maybe never.  People are just now beginning the apocalyptic enlightenment.  Too many though are already locked into working for the corporate army, locked in by their debts, afraid to change their routines.  However there are so many variables that can affect the outcome.  The biggest is probably technology.  

Once technology reaches its saturation point and the majority of the workforce is replaced by machines and computers, people will have nothing to lose.  Once people have nothing to lose they are more apt to do things they otherwise wouldnt consider.  So in a sense thats the positive.  However, to counter that, plans are already in motion to quell any potential usurpation, thru the dumbing down of education, and the replacement of real intelligible information and news with emotional junk news meant to heighten arousal and create separation among us lowered tiered humans (both techniques have been in practice for quite some time).  Its a dubious and probably effective distopian solution because once people rise up and take over they wont know what the F to do once they take over...and power will be quickly reclaimed by other sect of people that were previously in charge.

Happy weekend everybody!

MasonGuy wrote:The way to move forward is to create your own vehicle.  Start your own business instead of working for someone.  We are supposed to do that.  Every single business in the US today, be it Apple or MicroSoft or Hewlett Packard or GE or Taco Bell or Proctor and Gamble or Westinghouse started with one person having an idea of something they thought others might want.  

goodbar wrote:Get your shit together quick, pack only the essentials.  Not that you'll actually escape, but try to head for the Alaskan Wilderness, get off the grid and DISAPPEAR. The Huron Mountain Club has logged your IP address and is coming for you.

Cosmo_Kramer wrote:A friend and I attended happy hour after work yesterday and shit got real after a few beers.

He asked me, "Do you ever wonder what the **** you're doing in life?" And I replied, "All the time. It's like a sick cyclical game with no end result other than death and rotting corpses." And he said, "We are just pawns in the game of big monopolies. Why not mom and pop stores?" And I said, "Well, if a mom and pop store becomes huge, wouldn't it have no other choice than to expand and become, essentially, a form of a monopoly over time?" He said that such an occasion doesn't have to happen.

No, we weren't high. We just utilize brain activity, even when our brains are losing cells at the same time. (Ironic, huh?) The Snowden interview and the different thought processes going on in our general society are bringing new shit to light, but will the common folk ever approach and usurp the power of the biggest companies and the corrupt politicians that many idiots vote for?