About a year ago now at a family get together a few of us somehow got into a side conversation. One group, consisting most notably of my dad and my wife, felt that people are typically good and used the example of how when shit hits the fan there's usually people around willing to help. The other side, consisting most notably myself and my uncle, felt that people are genuinely selfish and that there are just enough of us good people around to help out when shit hits the fan.
Every day since i have become more and more convinced of my stance. So far our society has survived because that small percentage of empathetic people making up our population have been enough to get our species through those tough times. The majority just care about themselves.
The majority would have kept slavery, but the minority were able to abolish it. The majority would not have allowed women to vote, but the minority won that victory. i am proud to be a member of the empathetic yet strong minority. The day i find myself in the majority is the day i realize i have truly fucked up.
But now as our population rises above 6.5 billion i fear our numbers may be too small to compensate for the selfish majority. When same-sex marriage passes, the majority come in and repeal it. The idiotic democrats could not pass climate legislation when they had control and now with the current politicians-elect this seems a highly unlikely feat at best. In my opinion it is now too late at this point to avoid the worst of climate change effects.
But it is all OK because the iPad came out. Drug stores and banks are being built on every street corner. Christmas sales are starting far before black friday. Keep buying into the idea that an economy can perpetually grow.
People are trying to change the rules for people who deserve to be in jail while ignoring the child that is capable of changing the world.
As i sit hear typing, while in the background an ex-president lies with a smirk on his face about the things he did, i wonder if i am just destroying myself by trying to help people who do not want to be saved.
For now i think i need to insulate myself from the general selfish public by spending more time with people who care as i do. Maybe for just long enough to recharge my battery. Maybe for the rest of my life. Maybe go fuck yourself (thanks for that one Marky Mark).
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