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[Bit]

Have intelligent conversation.

Does anyone else yearn for the days of romantic literature featuring caricatures of larger-than-life characters whom the current generation could certainly look up to as role models? I feel that the current state of pop culture has led to a dilapidation of all who could have been considered role models in this day and age. The children of yesteryear looked up to superheroes who represented all that was good in society: good citizenship, obeying the law, working for a better future, et cetera. Now children look up to pop stars like Nikki Minaj who sing about their love of oppression and relentless need for affection above any sort of self-betterment or community improvement.

[FoAngel]

Mr Darcy...that is all

[5ERGEI]

At 4/9/15 02:26 AM, Zachary wrote: Mods never sleep

then get to work

http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1388470
http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1388471
http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1388473
http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1388474

[Bit]

At 4/9/15 02:26 AM, Zachary wrote: Mods never sleep

Dear Mod,

I would appreciate it if you did not spam my thread. This is supposed to be a thread for deep, meaningful, intelligent discussions and you're the only one who is not adhering to the topic.

If you do not stop, I will need to contact the other mods and have you banned for life on the authority vested in me by the state of Alaska. Did I mention that I'm a girl? Yeah. I bet you're thinking twice about sh*tp*sting in my thread again.

Sincerely,
Richard Johnson,
CEO Microsoft / Apple / Google / Exxon Mobile / Newgrounds.cum / PornHub

PS. I pissed in your apple juice.

[ThePulp]

I missed it when secret codes, cryptograms and paintings meant something to people.

[Zerodecoole]

I was at college early and went to sit at a table to watch Adventure Time.
A bunch of girl came to sit at that table and totally ignored the fact that I sat there watching Adventure Time.

[Galneda]

At 4/9/15 02:24 AM, Bit wrote:
Does anyone else yearn for the days of romantic literature featuring caricatures of larger-than-life characters whom the current generation could certainly look up to as role models? I feel that the current state of pop culture has led to a dilapidation of all who could have been considered role models in this day and age. The children of yesteryear looked up to superheroes who represented all that was good in society: good citizenship, obeying the law, working for a better future, et cetera. Now children look up to pop stars like Nikki Minaj who sing about their love of oppression and relentless need for affection above any sort of self-betterment or community improvement.

I understand, and I do. A lot of that unfortunately reels back to what the producers know will sell. Properties that make you THINK are glossed over by big-budget special effects "popcorn movies." Its a big reason why I haven't even gone to the theaters in a long ass time.

Still, if you look for it, you'll find it. There are heroes in fiction out there who are good role models, I think. Even if its not necessarily a new story, I would encourage showing stories that stood the test of time to this current generation. Make them earn their way up the chronological ladder, setting a healthy foundation for their mind, spirit, and morality.

In the meantime, maybe something exceptional and new will come along.

[someaveragechap]

At 4/9/15 03:10 AM, ThePulp wrote: I missed it when secret codes, cryptograms and paintings meant something to people.

Loved bugging the shit out of my friends with cypher codes. I'd tell them that I left twenty bucks somewhere, and then give them the code and watch them go nuts trying to solve it.

[injexen]

I totally agree.
Society is completely bent on money, and attaching a price tag to everything. People have completely lost touch with their Humanity through political systems, religions, corporate empires, corrupt media etc.
Terrence McKenna had an interesting theory, which he coined the Archaic Revival in which he believes that society is self healing, and will revert back to blissful and empathetic relationships among man through expressions such as rave culture, psychedelic drug use, and body modification.

[ThePulp]

At 4/9/15 07:51 AM, someaveragechap wrote:

At 4/9/15 03:10 AM, ThePulp wrote: I missed it when secret codes, cryptograms and paintings meant something to people.

Loved bugging the shit out of my friends with cypher codes. I'd tell them that I left twenty bucks somewhere, and then give them the code and watch them go nuts trying to solve it.

Really?

They can't even solve simple ciphers? What ciphers did you use, exactly?

I'm surprised they decided to put up with the very idea .

[someaveragechap]

At 4/9/15 08:23 AM, ThePulp wrote: Really?

They can't even solve simple ciphers? What ciphers did you use, exactly?

I'm surprised they decided to put up with the very idea .

I used a book substitution cipher. That shit drove them batshit. I'd dump a stack of books on the table and tell them to go to town.

[ThePulp]

At 4/9/15 08:28 AM, someaveragechap wrote:

At 4/9/15 08:23 AM, ThePulp wrote: They can't even solve simple ciphers? What ciphers did you use, exactly?

I used a book substitution cipher. That shit drove them batshit.

Something along the lines of Vignere, or something along the lines of ROT-13?

I'd dump a stack of books on the table and tell them to go to town.

Oh, you left it somewhere in town.
Well, that would've been interesting.

[Teddiinas]

At 4/9/15 07:46 AM, Hoodie wrote:

At 4/9/15 04:11 AM, Zerodecoole wrote: I was at college early and went to sit at a table to watch Adventure Time.
A bunch of girl came to sit at that table and totally ignored the fact that I sat there watching Adventure Time.

lolgay

Is it just me or is there another one of those random trends where everyone starts watching Adventure Time like it's the shit, it's not the shit. It's shit, didn't even like it as a kid

[DamnedByFate]

At 4/9/15 02:24 AM, Bit wrote: Does anyone else yearn for the days of romantic literature featuring caricatures of larger-than-life characters whom the current generation could certainly look up to as role models?

Fuck no. Those stereotypical hero figures are shit. They're too detached from the real world. There are no actual people like those. Tragic heroes are OK, but antiheroes are even better.

That said, I don't think those characters could serve as role models. However, I also think role models are not even needed. No one will ever be anyone else than themselves. The world has gone down the shitter a long time ago anyway, so why even bother?

Now children look up to pop stars like Nikki Minaj who sing about their love of oppression and relentless need for affection above any sort of self-betterment or community improvement.

1. Who the fuck is this?

2. Pop music is meaningless by definition. It's entertainment, any real message would only stand in the way. It's today's equivalent of romantic literature, it doesn't concern itself with real world problems. If it did, it would be way more depressing.

Personally, I like depressing stuff more. It cheers me up incredibly. I don't know why, but I've been that way all my life.

[FaroutFrank]

You are really funny.

[NewgroundsNation]

the mods are always asleep. whenever they lock threads on the BBS, they are sleep walking

[Zerodecoole]

At 4/9/15 09:01 AM, Teddiinas wrote: Is it just me or is there another one of those random trends where everyone starts watching Adventure Time like it's the shit, it's not the shit. It's shit, didn't even like it as a kid

As Finn would say "Get the math out of here!"

[Makakaov]

At 4/9/15 04:02 PM, CheezNapkin wrote: .//ll

You know you live on planet Earth when you hear about some guys getting together to masturbate and defecate at each other for fun and sexual pleasure.

[TheGamechanger]

Quick, while the mods aren't looking! Let's have a group orgy!

[CGA-999]

Why would we have intelligent conversation when mods are asleep?

[ThePulp]

At 4/9/15 09:47 AM, NewgroundsMike wrote: Personally, I like depressing stuff more. It cheers me up incredibly. I don't know why, but I've been that way all my life.

Schadenfreude

[Zhon]

At 4/9/15 02:24 AM, Bit wrote: Does anyone else yearn for the days of romantic literature featuring caricatures of larger-than-life characters whom the current generation could certainly look up to as role models?

My last larger-than-life romantic role model from a book was Wolf Larsen

I'll be honest though... I'm lazy as hell. If we were all intellectual and shit I'd feel compelled to actually try to be smart. But the idiots that surround me make me look smart, so right now I don't have to try. By my own standards, I'm not an excellent person, nor am I skilled, nor brilliant, nor virtuous. Nikki Minaj can sing her fans into an era of unprecedented misogyny and stupidity for all I care. Just makes the decent folk look more and more like shining gold.

[Lusin]

I thought Nicki Minaj rapped about having big butts and that being skinny sucks shit.

[Zhon]

At 4/10/15 12:37 AM, 24901miles wrote: It's too easy to foist the blame onto other people. You could try surrounding yourself with smarter people. You could also try using a different motivational tool than relative social intellect.

Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you and tell me how you feel after being talked down to for a few weeks. When people think you're smart, they leave you alone unless they want your help. I like it that way.

[Bit]

At 4/10/15 12:37 AM, 24901miles wrote:

At 4/10/15 12:25 AM, Zhon wrote: I'll be honest though... I'm lazy as hell. If we were all intellectual and shit I'd feel compelled to actually try to be smart. But the idiots that surround me make me look smart, so right now I don't have to try.

It's too easy to foist the blame onto other people. You could try surrounding yourself with smarter people. You could also try using a different motivational tool than relative social intellect.

That's what I did.

Making yourself feel like an idiot actually does wonders for motivation to better yourself. It sounds counter-intuitive, but it's really not.

If all of your friends are idiots, you already think that you're hot shit. If you're hot shit, why put any effort into anything?

[ThePulp]

At 4/10/15 12:37 AM, 24901miles wrote: You could try surrounding yourself with smarter people.

Related

[SuperBastard]

At 4/10/15 12:52 AM, Bit wrote:

At 4/10/15 12:37 AM, 24901miles wrote:

At 4/10/15 12:25 AM, Zhon wrote: I'll be honest though... I'm lazy as hell. If we were all intellectual and shit I'd feel compelled to actually try to be smart. But the idiots that surround me make me look smart, so right now I don't have to try.

It's too easy to foist the blame onto other people. You could try surrounding yourself with smarter people. You could also try using a different motivational tool than relative social intellect.

That's what I did.

Making yourself feel like an idiot actually does wonders for motivation to better yourself. It sounds counter-intuitive, but it's really not.

If all of your friends are idiots, you already think that you're hot shit. If you're hot shit, why put any effort into anything?

To add, you as one with potential for intellectual prowess should make the attempt to realize your potential. By becoming complacent with your position you are confining yourself to a twisted ideal of perfection which you cannot revise through discovery. That is to say, you are not free to fail. Perhaps you do not wish to, but without failure you'll never get the chance to bask in the afterglow of success.

If you fear the next level, scout ahead of yourself before you commit to that advancement. Nobody will be able to know with certainty that you're still learning from them if you don't open your mouth and prove the notion. Observe and learn until you feel you're ready to try and fail, then fall silent again and observe some more.

[Bit]

At 4/10/15 01:08 AM, SuperBastard wrote:

At 4/10/15 12:52 AM, Bit wrote:

At 4/10/15 12:37 AM, 24901miles wrote:

At 4/10/15 12:25 AM, Zhon wrote: I'll be honest though... I'm lazy as hell. If we were all intellectual and shit I'd feel compelled to actually try to be smart. But the idiots that surround me make me look smart, so right now I don't have to try.

It's too easy to foist the blame onto other people. You could try surrounding yourself with smarter people. You could also try using a different motivational tool than relative social intellect.

That's what I did.

Making yourself feel like an idiot actually does wonders for motivation to better yourself. It sounds counter-intuitive, but it's really not.

If all of your friends are idiots, you already think that you're hot shit. If you're hot shit, why put any effort into anything?

To add, you as one with potential for intellectual prowess should make the attempt to realize your potential. By becoming complacent with your position you are confining yourself to a twisted ideal of perfection which you cannot revise through discovery. That is to say, you are not free to fail. Perhaps you do not wish to, but without failure you'll never get the chance to bask in the afterglow of success.

A good example of this comes from a rather unlikely place.

In Dragon Ball, Goku's goal is to win the Tenkaichi tournament, a tournament which crowns the greatest martial artist under heaven. Goku's master sees that, although he is young, Goku has a good chance of winning the tournament on his first attempt. So he dons a disguise and enters the tournament himself, knowing that will defeat his students.

Later, he is discovered and confronted by one of the competitors. They want to know why he would purposefully stop his students from winning. He reveals to them that winning the tournament would make them complacent. If Goku believed himself to be the best martial artist in the world, he would have no goal to work towards. Knowing that there's always a stronger opponent gives him a reason to hone his skills.

And the same holds true to all pursuits. What impetus for betterment is there if there is no more to learn, no greater challenge to overcome, and no rival to surpass? Such is a boring, stagnant condition.

[SuperBastard]

At 4/10/15 01:35 AM, Bit wrote: And the same holds true to all pursuits. What impetus for betterment is there if there is no more to learn, no greater challenge to overcome, and no rival to surpass? Such is a boring, stagnant condition.

Plus the Saiyans probably would have killed everyone and blown up the planet when they got there in Dragon Ball Z.

At 4/10/15 01:32 AM, disdainfulpanda wrote: mods want you to think their asleep but really they are awake
and ready to pounce when you arent expecting it.

Oh my god and Bit is the one setting the trap! We've been had!

I trusted youuu!

[Bit]

At 4/10/15 01:36 AM, SuperBastard wrote:

At 4/10/15 01:32 AM, disdainfulpanda wrote: mods want you to think their asleep but really they are awake
and ready to pounce when you arent expecting it.

Oh my god and Bit is the one setting the trap! We've been had!

I trusted youuu!

What if I'm a mod, but I don't know it?

Is this thread an admission that we, as mortals, are truly asleep even in our daily lives. That perhaps none of our meticulous, structure-craving existence is any more than a temporary condition separating two states of non-existence?