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But, just because it's the same shit, different day doesn't preclude it from being commented on.
Me? I am old enough and informed enough to see that it is not exactly the same shit, different day...it is an escalation of the same shit, different day and the fast-paced nature of everything today means it is escalating exponentially.
Plus, another thing I've observed, is that the idealistic phase of young adulthood is gone. People these days pretty much go from self-centered teenager to conservative cynic without a 'I want to change the world phase' in the middle. Unless, of course, that 'I want to change the world phase' includes pocketing a lot of money.
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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
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