blady_blah

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[–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

This is a bit of a weird question to answer because it depends a lot on context.

At its core, the purpose of life is to reproduce and guarantee your bloodline passes on to the next generations. That's kind of the heart of evolution. That's great and all but that just means we're here and we have a lot of time in between all that if we even want to follow that purpose.

Beyond that evolution purpose, I believe that the goal in life is to get as much enjoyment out of life as possible. A lot of that is based on experiences and personal growth. But the reality is that's all a personal choice. You get to make up your own purpose, and that's just one I've made up.

You do you, but life is short and we don't get a second chance.

[–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I was thinking the same thing, but if the goal is to get from point a to point b then the real question is what gets you there the safest.

For example, if you wanted to know what the safest way to get from Los Angeles to San Francisco was or what the relative danger of each travel method was, this would be the right way to frame the data. The fact that it takes longer to travel with a car than a plane doesn't factor into the safety of the travel. You still go the same distance.

[–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Holy shit. I feel like I live in a different world than everyone else who's responded to this question.

Yes, of course I love the kids who reciprocate my love more. It's one of the most endearing things about kids is when they say that I love you and provide that emotional feedback. That doesn't mean if they didn't that I wouldn't love them, but it does mean that if one or two of my three kids got distant that I would probably love them less. That doesn't mean zero, it just means less. I left all my kids in different ways based upon each of their personalities. It always fluctuates and I see it pull on my heartstrings whatever they do things that are loving and kind and giving...

I guess what I'm really saying is that I'm not 0 to 100% love, I'm talking about going from 70 to 100% or something like that. I will always love my kids, but I love them even more when they give it back.

[–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Honestly, no, I can't really say I have. I'm also not someone who loses my temper very easily and when I do I never start screaming or shouting.

[–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

I agree. I collected those comics when I was a kid. (I actually still have a bunch which my kids have all read through at this point.)

[–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I feel like the amount of people who know who Groo is are few and far between.

[–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

In my opinion, guy friendships need to be doing something together. We don't call each other up out of a blue and talk to each other about deep things. We don't share our emotions other than on a high level or in extreme cases.

The good friends I have. I always do stuff with. I have one really good friend who I always hike with every weekend. I have another good friend group that plays video games together most nights. If you remove those people from my life, I don't have a single male friend left that I talk with more than once a year.

I always figured that's why watching and playing sports was so important to guys. It's the glue that holds male friendships together. (Or in my case, playing online video games)

[–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Good. I hope bad things happen to bad people.

[–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

At the moment it's about racism. The goal is to make America less friendly to immigrants. They haven't started to really hit "nuisances" yet. That'll come later once this is all normalized.

[–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I feel like what some of you guys miss. Here is understanding what makes life fun. Certain superpowers would make life criminally boring and the goal would be to get power so that you can do what you want with your life, try different things out, be safe and secure, but still have a life that has meaning.

If you are too overpowered or have things that allow you to see way past what being human is, then you'd be stuck all alone looking at humans that look like ants to you and you'd be bored out of your skull. I kind of feel like that's what Dr. Manhattan was except I think the reality would be worse.

You have to look at what phase two of this super power would be. I kind of like the save point one or something that gives you control to do what you want, but you still have to deal with the consequences. That way you gain a lot of control over your life, but you still have to live it with consequences. It would kind of be like winning the lottery. It would be turning the video game on easy mode, but not making it so easy you don't want to play.

[–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

You know what, I think it was OG Oblivion and I just mixed it up with Skyrim.... It got me to quit playing the game after a while.

[–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

One of the worst game mechanics ever found in a game was where the enemy got harder as you gained levels. The same enemy. It basically defeated the value of having more levels. I think it was Oblivion ~~Skyrim~~ where I found this, particularly annoying.

 

I see CEO's as the last working person in the system. They are at least putting in the time and effort to make money. The are "the last working man/woman" in the chain up to the owners. The real travesty is the owners who get all the money without doing any actual work.

If the CEO makes less money, do you think you'd get more? The answer is no. A company will control costs and not pay employees more than they have to. Your salary has nothing to do with the CEOs salary and at least in theory you have a chance to become CEO... more of a chance than you have of becoming an owner.

The inherited wealth, the hedge funds, the owners... they get all the return. They get all the rewords. Even my boss, who started the company I work at, he makes his money by being an owner. His salary as a CEO is pennies vs his salary owning the company. The success of the company should be shared amongst the employees who made it happen, and the truth is they aren't. That's the real kick to the nuts, not the salary of the CEO.

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