Comments by "coreycox2345" (@coreycox2345) on "Academy of Ideas" channel.

  1.  @FreedomSpirit108  When it all exists only in the imagination, you are a poet.
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  2.  james c  I wonder how the world would have been different if we had read some different books? Even our cultural revelations were standard.
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  3.  james c  It does sound like things have gotten worse. I wasn't being critical of those particular books. It was more than those were the exact set of books I read in high school too.
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  4. What phone, James Brooks?
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  5. I think you are correct, Christopher Ellis. Great art, policy....whatever is not made by a committee.
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  6. All his talking about suicide seems like a waste of time, Philip Shapkin.
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  7.  @Rambi401  This is what we both do over and over. Let's do the opposite.
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  8.  @TheNateWalking  Government and their lackeys.
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  9. Thank you for this. The more I learn about Jung, the more brilliant he seems.
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  10.  @brandonwhite4992  You could try being a wildun. Except I didn't see that but liked because it was an excellent comment.
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  11.  @boyongandkabau  I don't feel like I am living a life of quiet desperation, but I only heard it three weeks ago.
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  12. I like your contrasting stoicism and Nietzsche, BasicSpace42. Illuminating method.
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  13. The right person at the right time with the right platform will need to be stoic because this kind of change is unlikely to be made in a way that is linear and predictable, Phil Barker. It will likely involve trying many things to observe the result of each. Some will fail, yet this is the way to find openings that can lead changes nobody thought possible. It is often human nature to be stoic about things that could be changed because we do not see a way. I admire the stoics, but this is more a time to think about Nietzsche.
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  14. The more people we add to the equation, the more confused we can become. Requesting the impartial judgement of others may not get the results one would want. There is a neurosis, and there are legitimate fears. Why would anyone strive for conformity? Fear?
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  15. @J No. It's a smart Canadian guy.
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  16. Ypu don't know me, bitch.
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  17. This seems accurate, QualeQualeson, but there are exceptions. What about the public health, safety, and welfare? It does look like the EPA is being decimated (for example) but they have done some good. What about schools, parks and libraries? There are valid public purposes.
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  18. No, QualeQualeson. I was making a point that there are ways that governments can make out lives better. It is politicians or totalitarianism, I think. I can't think of a way around bueracracy regardless.
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  19. I had not expected you to quote from the I Ching. I use this, not as a form of divination, but as a way to throw out a context for thought. (As some might use a random number generator. I am reflecting on Hexagram 7 "The Army." Casting views in this way is arbitrary. Sometimes it makes sense. It can change habitual patterns.
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  20.  @gordonbgraham  I was not thinking of the strangers.
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  21.  @gordonbgraham  Beats me. You?
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  22.  Strelok  Perhaps I am retired after a thirty-year career (which, sadly contained years where I did nothing but work) and looking after my dying mother, who has dementia. A lot of the second is in being around. Sometimes I have used weed as an escape. I could and would easily quit if I had compelling work again. I am retired from urban planning and have not figured out the next thing I will do. I study a lot, as that is my nature. As a self-help worker, you may want to be more reflective on where your victim is in life. I feel lucky to have what I need and don't think that I deserve something different from what I have. I was never very greedy, and I indeed think of people with superficial, materialistic values as unimportant.
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  23. ​ Strelok  Perhaps their unhappiness and insecurity will propel them to a more meaningful life, or perhaps they will have the lives they deserve. I think of it as poetic justice. Rather than wanting to help them, I am amused by their unhappiness. Thank you for the suggestion. It will be something to do with writing.
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  24. It may be possible for both of these archetypes to be encompassed in one person. Are you sure that it has to be one or the other, KW?
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  25. I think it was Jeremy Bentham who developed the concept, and John Stuart Mill who named it. I also thought that OP was a dick for saying that. To develop compassion is not weakness. If morality comes from within as an honest effort in scientific thought, it is a strength. This is hard to do without being sure that there is not self-delusion, but it is essential and worthwhile.
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  26. There are useful definitions of equality, K W. The value of having them is not the same thing as saying that each person is of the equal importance. It is crucial, nonetheless to see that each person is a person.
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  27. Wow. I like your poetry. This might be good Fawad Khan (if, for example, you mean educationally challenging people). What if your subjects do not share your values? Also, if you call them "weak" they may perceive you as arrogant. Do you shout at your students? Do you have a name for this method of learning? I was being facetious in case you were a cult. "The ones left?" You sound like you may be an excellent teacher.
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  28. Some people can't help but take the road less travelled. It sometimes leads to more happiness, Peter Chatain.
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  29. What I meant by "coin toss" is that in the poem the decision is not clear as he ponders it. There is no evidence that one will bring more happiness. I have chosen the road less travelled before and probably will again, as it was one of the best things I have ever done. This is not for everyone. There are often both rewards and consequences. For many people, security is more important. Some are heard animals and lack the inclination. There is nothing wrong in that.
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  30. I had not thought of this excellent interpretation, John Stockwell Major Smedley Butler. The fact that we are more controlled by our unconscious than conscious minds makes your comment seem correct. Man, that guy was profound.
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  31. This is an excellent point, Robert Binner. Also, one can be "true to oneself" and end up in good legal trouble. In his poem, Frost only says "and that has made all the difference." To me, this implies that for all we know, he could be writing from some hell.
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  32. If we don't have social engineering, we have random social engineering, teddy toto. It may be less sinister than you think. If we can recreate social health, why would we not?
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  33. She may have saved your keister. @ReverendDr.Thomas 
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