I watched the video and would recommend it. It is an exploration into the ability to manipulate humans by using their base desires to perpetuate politics and consumerism. The 20th century left us with a perplexing problem–is the core of human being animalistic or angelic? The video shows both aspects and how they can be used by advertisers and politicians. The manipulation appears more important than finding what the core of humanity actually is. I’'d say that humanity, reduced to its core beyond layers of social masks, can be both demonic and angelic. As to who deserves what in society, the video tends to state that selfishness takes precedence over charity.
Unfortunately this thread has spawned threads in which individuals are psychoanalyzed. That was never the intention of this thread. This thread is for the help in understanding that we can give to each other. Under the umbrella of we’re all in this together, help and advice are greatly appreciated. No one is singled out as a case study!
Unfortunately Ierrellus, there is an pervasive problem with opening up this can of worms in a place where everyone can hide behind their personae and do not have to look at themselves at all. They tend to take aim and shoot at those things that they are insecure with in themselves. The things they fear and the things which the world has taught them are less than perfect. They think they are being altruistic offering you “cures” for your flaws by picking you apart for the vultures and then letting them feed.
Just ignore the people who speak ill of you and try to over-analyze or judge your words. You know who you are, and shouldn’t have to defend yourself against debasing attacks by people who are themselves flawed and in addition are unwilling to expose their own weaknesses. Or worse still, display all of their weaknesses as a victim card against all enemies foreign and domestic because their are a vast gaping hole of their own shame, and then they hide behind it or claim to “understand” you. No one understands you, they can only really get to know the most of what you want to share and some will appreciate that and some will attack it out of their own ego and insecurities. I just ignore people who attack who I am on a forum because I know that they only see the sliver of my life that I dare to display and nothing more. You can also take that power from them and refuse to give it away.
…exactly.
This is also very true. Misinformation, malignant paternalism and social engineering has single-handedly funded big pharma for years on the subject of mental illness.
I also think that now the food industry are in on it, by now tainting the very foods we eat with downers and poisons… or is that the effects of growth hormones and pesticides on our food?
Well, it’s also all the pharmaceuticals that end up in our very drinking water and food supply for sure. And the fact that we do not understand the true science of what elements and nutrients the body needs to work at it’s optimum capacity as well.
What we don’t know, is killing us either spiritually or physically and the best thing we can do is to do research and experiment with our own bodies to find what brings about a happy state for us all around. You cannot just listen to what doctors and books tell you, apply the scientific method to yourself with all things and you really will find better results.
Happy holidays to all.
A course in health and nutrition should be taught in high schools.
Sadly nutrition among kids is so poor that many are incapable of understanding much of what they are taught. Low achievement is inextricably linked to poor diet.
This has been a growing problem which has gone hand in hand with a growth of inequality over the last 40 years.
It would be better that kids were given a mid-morning milk based vitamin and mineral drink to supplement the pizza, soda and burger diet that is the bane of so many fat underprivileged children.
I agree. Ask any kid nowadays what the five food groups are and they will answer pizza, burgers, breaded fish, breaded chicken and cola.
I wonder how many would know the difference between a parsnip, a turnip and a radish?
Joking aside this has serous implications for cerebral development.
Ah, Adam Curtis! That’s the man! The best documentarian of our era!
Lev, please tell us the distinctions among parsnips, turnips and radishes and how these distinctions could benefit our mental health.
Because then you wouldn’t come across as an urban chav, an embarrassment, a social class Muishkin despises, because it reminds him of where he came from. The middle classes wouldn’t look down on you.
He’s a left wing snob, fueled by his own self-loathing.
I didn’t get that from what Lev wrote.
Turnips are more bitter, radishes are more spicy, and I can’t recall what parsnips taste like. Such organisms are also hazardous to cats. I’m not sure what this has to do with anything, but perhaps Lev wishes to emulate the chef in town, the gay man of Eureka village.
What did you get?
That not being able to tell a turnip from a radish will bar you from a career in chemical engineering?
At least 20% of the population get no health benefit from n hours of vigorous exercise a week.
Because of poor genes.
It might very well be significantly higher.
Let Lev speak for Lev.
So far the future of therapy has been met with negative opinions–such as therapists in cahoots with pharmaceutical companies and nutrition dependent on toxic ingredients. Is there any hope at the end of the tunnel? Does anyone see a way out of this mess?