I brought this up in my RoK article, but we have all the comforts we could ever hope for at our fingertips. We have access to the complete works of man kind in our pockets. We have the technology and opportunity to do anything we set our minds to and yet the path taken is that of least resistance.
All the great leaps in science, medicine, technology, philosophy are completely overshadowed by pleasure seeking and behavior that nets group acceptance.
This weekend I heard a lot of the "what would you do if you had a million dollars" type conversation. Nearly everyone just wanted to sit on their ass all day and do absolutely nothing of value. Most people are like this, they are perfectly fine with having a 9-5 job and the comfort of the same friends at the same bar. We here tend to be different, but we still base our lives around seeking pleasure (and somewhat group/societal acceptance), there are a handful of guys who strive for something more, but the majority just want to have enough money so they can chase girls and live a comfortable lifestyle.
When it comes down to it I really only want freedom and the ability to get with hot girls. If I had my 'million' I would travel the world, learn various crafts, read books and eat good food.
Is there something wrong with purely pleasure seeking, consuming more than we create?
All the great leaps in science, medicine, technology, philosophy are completely overshadowed by pleasure seeking and behavior that nets group acceptance.
This weekend I heard a lot of the "what would you do if you had a million dollars" type conversation. Nearly everyone just wanted to sit on their ass all day and do absolutely nothing of value. Most people are like this, they are perfectly fine with having a 9-5 job and the comfort of the same friends at the same bar. We here tend to be different, but we still base our lives around seeking pleasure (and somewhat group/societal acceptance), there are a handful of guys who strive for something more, but the majority just want to have enough money so they can chase girls and live a comfortable lifestyle.
When it comes down to it I really only want freedom and the ability to get with hot girls. If I had my 'million' I would travel the world, learn various crafts, read books and eat good food.
Is there something wrong with purely pleasure seeking, consuming more than we create?