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Shauk · 03-26-2010, 01:33 AM

eh, this inspired me to rewrite this in my own perspective.

That of the have not fringe of society and it's rules of domestication (me) vs that of my friends/family, and most people I know (them)

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You and I, we're simply a living creature. We create systems of order, systems of control, but don't you think that ultimately, we fall victim to our own creations?

We're taught and generally socially accepting of the idea of domesticated pets. Even I see the spiritual/emotional benefit of having a domesticated dog as a companion. A domesticated dog knows no better. Dogs may be domesticated but somewhere deep down, the feral, wild instinct still lurks within some of the more "fight" worthy dogs. I mean you see it from time to time, dog flips out and kills owner/child/cat whatever, gets put down.

In most cases, they're not "trained" to do that. It's usually a complete surprise. "oh but the dog was so kind" they'll say.

flip the role. Lets talk about humans for a moment.

Rules, Laws, Government, Society as a whole, protocol, manners, traditions, holidays, learned mannerisms, layers and layers of it. All man made, an evolution of training regimen from the day of birth, learning to walk, learning to use a toilet, learning to use utensils, learning to create a variety of meals, learning how to use basic technologies, learning to drive, learning a native language, learning society's views on right vs wrong, learning the laws, learning just how dunking the dry towel of a human being in to the pools of society and pulling it out, tossing it in to the pile of other towels and seeing how the juices flow together, just the tip of the iceberg.

Are we animals in a zoo? do we perform for treats? is the dollar our snack? answer that phone call 200 times a day, we'll give you a set amount of rewards per hour, redeem the rewards for status in your animal kingdom, the house, the car, the clothes, the confidence.

What then, is a jobless human being in today's society?

Did you know that people who are laid off/unemployed often suffer from depression? are more likely to commit suicide?

I just found this out recently and it BOGGLES my mind.

See I have a very very different viewpoint on unemployment.

I've always viewed it as a social pressure, a means to an end. Entrepreneurs always come across like the jackals of the dog pack to me, not quite fitting in, but definitely bearing teeth of their own.

I think, we're "trained" to impulsively think of being jobless as an undesirable element. We instantly associated it with being a pup, having to have providers, not being able to fend for themselves.

For a limited time only I feel I've been offered a taste of freedom that most people don't get to experience. While my friends and acquaintances go about the routine, performing within the zoo of society, I walk around outside of the pens, but for the most part, the zoo is so well built, so well tended, so efficient a machine, that you can't help but want back in.

So here I sit pondering the situation, why?

Why would I want back in?

because we're tribal. Since the dawn of time, even cavemen were believed to be tribal, people of their own race tend to stick together, people of similarity, birds of a feather, social cliques, co-workers, or people who share a common interest (a party scene, a hobby, family)

The working and non-working, 2 totally different castes, mostly the non-working are associated with being unkempt, mangy outcasts, compared to the well groomed sophisticated working class.

Well, that said, I have never felt depressed because of not working, I only felt lonely because in this zoo, it's very rare to find any animals outside of their pens to pack up and be tribal with that actually recognize that it's freedom from an ages long system of control and conditioning that we're responsible for perpetuating by participating.

Given the alternative though, I can't help but think that participation is the only real choice. Being a stray, being free, by yourself. It amounts to little when the experience isn't shared with those you care about.

I guess, it's better to exist in servitude in good company, than exist in freedom alone.

Hope I don't seem like I'm ripping off the concept of this thread. I am not 100% in line with what the OP is stating here with my post I don't think, this is just a slightly different parallel that really makes no solid claims of being right or wrong, just lots of wondering out loud.