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Originally Posted by NoSoup
Additionally, I don't think that the vast majority of people want to be average. Ironically enough, being part of the vast majority is what makes them average.
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"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation..." and yet somehow, people have stopped being honest about that fact. People used to be willing to admit that, back in the day (and I mean, pre-WWII; that's probably the last time anyone was unashamed about being average). You see it even in school... getting a C has become akin to getting an F. Why? Since when did it matter if you were "average?" When did people start telling themselves the lie that they were entitled to just about anything, instead of accepting the reality that no, they weren't entitled to much, in the end?
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Originally Posted by NoSoup
In either case, it is much easier to lie to yourself about your current situation than actually change it. Very seldom with a population as a whole go any other direction other than the path of least resistance until an outside force steps in.
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Physics... this is the law of inertia. People need friction to change; otherwise it won't happen. Whether or not we admit it, sometimes we just get so nice and cozy in our own little ruts... and bare our claws and fangs at anyone who would threaten us with truth and change.
Funny, human beings.