Ugg.

Well, here I am, struck down by illness, AGAIN! This time I'm not sure what it might be. Whether it's the flu or allergies is anyone's guess. The fact remains that I am tired, stuffed up, coughing and congested, and overall in a killing mood because of it.

(Not literally, folks. Put down the pitchforks...)

You know, I realize I really have nothing to say about anything.

I've noticed that. Moreover, I've noticed that no one else really has anything to say either. Really, this world is riddled with varying levels of mental detritus -- some which we deem important, but most of it is worthless crap.

I watched "Idiocracy" tonight, and I'm beginning to think that Mike Judge's vision of the future isn't too far off. We really are degrading. Sure, technology has evolved, but I think in a way, our dependence on machinery and technology hamstrings us.

We're so busy immersing ourselves in our idiot boxes -- whether it be a cellphone or a video game or reality TV -- that we don't see the irreparable harm we're doing to ourselves -- no, not only ourselves, but our future -- this planet.

Sometimes, I think it wouldn't be so bad if we went extinct. Humans, I think, are a the most successful virus. We just reproduce and reproduce and destroy anything in our way that tries to stop us.

And the fact is: despite the fact that I think this and feel raw about it, I'm as much a part of the problem as anybody.

At this point in my life, I think I'm too jaded to try and rally anyone to make a change, because change is a pretty big damn thing -- it's not something one person alone can do. I'm so small, and the problems of this world are so big. Who am I to shake my fist at the stars in an attempt to forestall fate?

Really, I think if we all just took a look at those stars from time to time -- to remind us how small we really are -- how ultimately insignificant -- that maybe things'd be a bit better.

But then again, what do I know?

I feel the same way.
http://middaymoon.nutang.com/r_3725/My_Technology_Bash/

We suck. :P
» middaymoon on 2007-08-29 11:57:28

Molecular Biology Nerd here, but if you think about it, the most successful pathogens are the ones that are able to live the longest inside another organism without killing it. If a pathogen were to completely kill off its host, that shortens the time window for transmission, and if it were to completely ravage a host population, then there would be no one left to infect, and thus, the pathogenic population--inextricably bound to that of the host--dwindles. So, that makes the human race a pretty unsuccessful bunch of pathogens, if all we're doing is destroying the world around us.

And that to me rings true: we're such a failure sometimes, but we're so blinded by how "successful" we are as a species--all the "advancements" we make and blahdy-blahdy-blah. Self-aggrandizement gets us nowhere, as we need to come to realize if our species is to survive indefinitely (or at least, until something Not-Ourselves wipes us out).
» ranor on 2007-08-30 11:53:31

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