alcohol shrinks your brain - Page 4

does an interesting life have to be short?

DRINK UNTIL YOU DIE

that's my saying

so far so good... You can pretend to enjoy your life as an old man but it'll never be as good as it is now, so fucking live it up while you still can live it. I'd be happy to die at the age of 50. I can honestly say losing a loved one isn't as hard as Skot states. People move on like they always do, blah blah blah I'm so cynical etc. but people will move on with or without you.

Do whatever you want and if someone ever tries to impede their will... then fuck them.

On October 14 2008 20:41 lebowski wrote: Show nested quote + On October 14 2008 20:21 asdf2000 wrote:   On October 14 2008 20:13 lebowski wrote: getting wasted all the time is usually the symptom of someone not living a fullfilling life and not of someone living his every moment,continuous pursuit of hedonism suggests a very one dimensional character or a character that can't escape from a troubling reality unless it works, which it often does; in that case they do escape their troubling reality. Addiction as a side effect for looking away from the problem is a heavy price to pay though

I agree, living each day sober IS a price to pay... fucking addicts to being sober is a sin!

alcohol also gives you boobies!

On October 14 2008 23:31 Yugless wrote: does an interesting life have to be short?

I agree with this sentiment....

Make up your own minds about what you want from life and go ahead, enjoy it...

why do people focus on putting more years into their lives rather than more life into their years?

QFFT


wow, this should be at main page quoted somewhere

On October 14 2008 16:30 RiKD wrote: baal would this person be pathetic to you? let's say the guy's name is joe. joe works at a job he doesn't really like at all. has it's ups and downs but in general a negative experience. he has a wife and 3 kids that he loves adoringly. his job allows him to more or less comfortably support his family. his 2nd love behind his family is golf. he is absolutely terrible at golf but loves every second of it. he also enjoys competing in triathlons. he likes going to bed by 9pm b/c less than 8 hours of sleep makes him feel terrible. he also doesn't drink b/c he doesn't like how it effects him or his goals. he's never been out of his state b/c he absolutely despises traveling. his co-workers like to go out to bw3s and watch the game and get smashed after work and hit on waitresses but joe just likes to relax w/ his family or read a book. etc etc etc.

Basically yes, because the Joe you are trying to describe is more complex of what you are explaining for example, he doesnt like drinking because he doesnt like how it affects him or his goals, that would be what Joe would tell you why he doesnt drink yet the true reasons might be even subconscious for him, like he fears when his consciousness is altered and he feels out of control which would mean this person doesnt drink because he fears himself (just a common example of why some people dont drink)., the motives of this person are not as simple as likes or dislikes, he is a fearful self restrained person.

So yes i pity this monodimentional fearful Joe who only is able to experience a very small part of life.

On October 14 2008 23:31 Yugless wrote: does an interesting life have to be short?

nope, but a good short one is better than a gray long one.

On October 15 2008 05:57 Baal wrote: Show nested quote + On October 14 2008 16:30 RiKD wrote: baal would this person be pathetic to you? let's say the guy's name is joe. joe works at a job he doesn't really like at all. has it's ups and downs but in general a negative experience. he has a wife and 3 kids that he loves adoringly. his job allows him to more or less comfortably support his family. his 2nd love behind his family is golf. he is absolutely terrible at golf but loves every second of it. he also enjoys competing in triathlons. he likes going to bed by 9pm b/c less than 8 hours of sleep makes him feel terrible. he also doesn't drink b/c he doesn't like how it effects him or his goals. he's never been out of his state b/c he absolutely despises traveling. his co-workers like to go out to bw3s and watch the game and get smashed after work and hit on waitresses but joe just likes to relax w/ his family or read a book. etc etc etc. Basically yes, because the Joe you are trying to describe is more complex of what you are explaining for example, he doesnt like drinking because he doesnt like how it affects him or his goals, that would be what Joe would tell you why he doesnt drink yet the true reasons might be even subconscious for him, like he fears when his consciousness is altered and he feels out of control which would mean this person doesnt drink because he fears himself (just a common example of why some people dont drink)., the motives of this person are not as simple as likes or dislikes, he is a fearful self restrained person. So yes i pity this monodimentional fearful Joe who only is able to experience a very small part of life.

So basicly if anyone has diffrent prioreties or a diffrent idea of what a good life is than you do, you will use your awesome amature psychoanalysis skills to conclude that they are infact unhappy even though they wont admit it themselves.

what about someone who devotes himself to the "revolution"?
what about him Baal?

On October 15 2008 06:46 SakiSaki wrote: Show nested quote + On October 15 2008 05:57 Baal wrote:   On October 14 2008 16:30 RiKD wrote: baal would this person be pathetic to you? let's say the guy's name is joe. joe works at a job he doesn't really like at all. has it's ups and downs but in general a negative experience. he has a wife and 3 kids that he loves adoringly. his job allows him to more or less comfortably support his family. his 2nd love behind his family is golf. he is absolutely terrible at golf but loves every second of it. he also enjoys competing in triathlons. he likes going to bed by 9pm b/c less than 8 hours of sleep makes him feel terrible. he also doesn't drink b/c he doesn't like how it effects him or his goals. he's never been out of his state b/c he absolutely despises traveling. his co-workers like to go out to bw3s and watch the game and get smashed after work and hit on waitresses but joe just likes to relax w/ his family or read a book. etc etc etc. Basically yes, because the Joe you are trying to describe is more complex of what you are explaining for example, he doesnt like drinking because he doesnt like how it affects him or his goals, that would be what Joe would tell you why he doesnt drink yet the true reasons might be even subconscious for him, like he fears when his consciousness is altered and he feels out of control which would mean this person doesnt drink because he fears himself (just a common example of why some people dont drink)., the motives of this person are not as simple as likes or dislikes, he is a fearful self restrained person. So yes i pity this monodimentional fearful Joe who only is able to experience a very small part of life. So basicly if anyone has diffrent prioreties or a diffrent idea of what a good life is than you do, you will use your awesome amature psychoanalysis skills to conclude that they are infact unhappy even though they wont admit it themselves.

Wrong, there are many many different priorities than mine that i consider a real full life, let me put an example, a guy i know that doesnt drink, and goes to sleep at 9pm, travels around the world in his bike to pretty much cross the world in his bike, he crossed africa from egipt to southafrica, he crossed asia and he has some amazing stories, now that is a person with absolutely different priorities in life than mine yet i believe is living a full life. ( i dont even like traveling ).

Ok will you pity this guy?

He has 35, he is a virgin because he doesnt care about women and has very low sex drive, he live with his parents, he doesnt feel the need for independence nor is one of his goals, what he most enjoys in life is playing MMORPG, he devotes most of his life playing Wold of Warcraft, he has never gone out of state, he hates traveling and never go out with friends because he choose not to, he is simply not interested in it, he justs wants to go home and enjoy his games.

So please tell me this guy just has different life priorities and he has a full amazing life...

On October 15 2008 06:52 lebowski wrote: what about someone who devotes himself to the "revolution"? what about him Baal?

wha revolution? wtf are u talking about lol.

On October 15 2008 07:08 Baal wrote: Show nested quote + On October 15 2008 06:52 lebowski wrote: what about someone who devotes himself to the "revolution"? what about him Baal? wha revolution? wtf are u talking about lol.

let's say an anarchist's idea of a revolution
Would you pity him for devoting his life on his goal and missing on all the other stuff?

especify, i can reply to that silly question, however somebody with passion enough to devote his life to revolution rarely lives a gray life.

On October 15 2008 07:08 Baal wrote: Show nested quote + On October 15 2008 06:46 SakiSaki wrote:   On October 15 2008 05:57 Baal wrote:   On October 14 2008 16:30 RiKD wrote: baal would this person be pathetic to you? let's say the guy's name is joe. joe works at a job he doesn't really like at all. has it's ups and downs but in general a negative experience. he has a wife and 3 kids that he loves adoringly. his job allows him to more or less comfortably support his family. his 2nd love behind his family is golf. he is absolutely terrible at golf but loves every second of it. he also enjoys competing in triathlons. he likes going to bed by 9pm b/c less than 8 hours of sleep makes him feel terrible. he also doesn't drink b/c he doesn't like how it effects him or his goals. he's never been out of his state b/c he absolutely despises traveling. his co-workers like to go out to bw3s and watch the game and get smashed after work and hit on waitresses but joe just likes to relax w/ his family or read a book. etc etc etc. Basically yes, because the Joe you are trying to describe is more complex of what you are explaining for example, he doesnt like drinking because he doesnt like how it affects him or his goals, that would be what Joe would tell you why he doesnt drink yet the true reasons might be even subconscious for him, like he fears when his consciousness is altered and he feels out of control which would mean this person doesnt drink because he fears himself (just a common example of why some people dont drink)., the motives of this person are not as simple as likes or dislikes, he is a fearful self restrained person. So yes i pity this monodimentional fearful Joe who only is able to experience a very small part of life. So basicly if anyone has diffrent prioreties or a diffrent idea of what a good life is than you do, you will use your awesome amature psychoanalysis skills to conclude that they are infact unhappy even though they wont admit it themselves. Wrong, there are many many different priorities than mine that i consider a real full life, let me put an example, a guy i know that doesnt drink, and goes to sleep at 9pm, travels around the world in his bike to pretty much cross the world in his bike, he crossed africa from egipt to southafrica, he crossed asia and he has some amazing stories, now that is a person with absolutely different priorities in life than mine yet i believe is living a full life. ( i dont even like traveling ). Ok will you pity this guy? He has 35, he is a virgin because he doesnt care about women and has very low sex drive, he live with his parents, he doesnt feel the need for independence nor is one of his goals, what he most enjoys in life is playing MMORPG, he devotes most of his life playing Wold of Warcraft, he has never gone out of state, he hates traveling and never go out with friends because he choose not to, he is simply not interested in it, he justs wants to go home and enjoy his games. So please tell me this guy just has different life priorities and he has a full amazing life...

No, that guy definitely should get high, fuck 2000 women and bungyjump his way through siberia while blindfolded.

On October 15 2008 07:22 Baal wrote: especify, i can reply to that silly question, however somebody with passion enough to devote his life to revolution rarely lives a gray life.

The revolutionary's life is missing on a ton of things so if you don't pity it like you did for the other guy it's obvious that it's because you're sympathetic to the meaning that he's given to his life.
Of course I'm sure you wouldn't feel that a guy striving for a communistic or a fascist revolution lives a life worth living

Do you see the contradiction yet?

On October 15 2008 07:42 SakiSaki wrote: Show nested quote + On October 15 2008 07:08 Baal wrote:   On October 15 2008 06:46 SakiSaki wrote:   On October 15 2008 05:57 Baal wrote:   On October 14 2008 16:30 RiKD wrote: baal would this person be pathetic to you? let's say the guy's name is joe. joe works at a job he doesn't really like at all. has it's ups and downs but in general a negative experience. he has a wife and 3 kids that he loves adoringly. his job allows him to more or less comfortably support his family. his 2nd love behind his family is golf. he is absolutely terrible at golf but loves every second of it. he also enjoys competing in triathlons. he likes going to bed by 9pm b/c less than 8 hours of sleep makes him feel terrible. he also doesn't drink b/c he doesn't like how it effects him or his goals. he's never been out of his state b/c he absolutely despises traveling. his co-workers like to go out to bw3s and watch the game and get smashed after work and hit on waitresses but joe just likes to relax w/ his family or read a book. etc etc etc. Basically yes, because the Joe you are trying to describe is more complex of what you are explaining for example, he doesnt like drinking because he doesnt like how it affects him or his goals, that would be what Joe would tell you why he doesnt drink yet the true reasons might be even subconscious for him, like he fears when his consciousness is altered and he feels out of control which would mean this person doesnt drink because he fears himself (just a common example of why some people dont drink)., the motives of this person are not as simple as likes or dislikes, he is a fearful self restrained person. So yes i pity this monodimentional fearful Joe who only is able to experience a very small part of life. So basicly if anyone has diffrent prioreties or a diffrent idea of what a good life is than you do, you will use your awesome amature psychoanalysis skills to conclude that they are infact unhappy even though they wont admit it themselves. Wrong, there are many many different priorities than mine that i consider a real full life, let me put an example, a guy i know that doesnt drink, and goes to sleep at 9pm, travels around the world in his bike to pretty much cross the world in his bike, he crossed africa from egipt to southafrica, he crossed asia and he has some amazing stories, now that is a person with absolutely different priorities in life than mine yet i believe is living a full life. ( i dont even like traveling ). Ok will you pity this guy? He has 35, he is a virgin because he doesnt care about women and has very low sex drive, he live with his parents, he doesnt feel the need for independence nor is one of his goals, what he most enjoys in life is playing MMORPG, he devotes most of his life playing Wold of Warcraft, he has never gone out of state, he hates traveling and never go out with friends because he choose not to, he is simply not interested in it, he justs wants to go home and enjoy his games. So please tell me this guy just has different life priorities and he has a full amazing life... No, that guy definitely should get high, fuck 2000 women and bungyjump his way through siberia while blindfolded.

Is a sarcastic response all you have when you were totally destroyed in a discussion?

On October 15 2008 07:46 lebowski wrote: Show nested quote + On October 15 2008 07:22 Baal wrote: especify, i can reply to that silly question, however somebody with passion enough to devote his life to revolution rarely lives a gray life. The revolutionary's life is missing on a ton of things so if you don't pity it like you did for the other guy it's obvious that it's because you're sympathetic to the meaning that he's given to his life. Of course I'm sure you wouldn't feel that a guy striving for a communistic or a fascist revolution lives a life worth living Do you see the contradiction yet?

Nice assumptiong there buddy ROFL you are an idiot... but good thing you are sure i think a life devoted to communist revolution is not worth living LOL.

Its not about missing some things, if you dont get married you dont experience having your own family, but i never claimed its required to life a full life, if you dont drink you miss other part too, and i never claimed that u must drink in order to live a full life god dammnit why do you even bother dignifying your idiotic post, since you started with the "revolutionary life" thing i knew something really stupid was coming.

Sacrasm is a great way to argue a point but since you seem to be at a 14 year olds level ill try to keep it simple.

Its funny how you phrase it "full and amazing life" because that is the kind of value judgement I was trying to avoid. Many people lead lives that I find inspiring and cool but I know it is not for me. To take an example, I have always admired concert pianists enormously. The way they have dedicated their lives to create pure fucking beauty with just their hands and an instrument just blows my mind. At the same time, I know that I could never give up that much time on one single thing, I am not prepared to make the sacrefices of their lifestyle. So I admire them, but I dont want to be them.

It works the other way aswell, some people lead lives and have prioreties that dont appeal to me at all, like your wow geek example. They key point though, is that its not my opinion on what a good life is that matters it is theirs. We are all unique individuals, with unique priorieties and values and judging a completely diffrent persons lifestyle with the basis of your own values is just arrogant and stupid. If the wow geek is happy and feels he is leading a full life, then hey kudos to him. He has achieved something that I think many are still aspiring to achieve. Im not one to tell him that his life is unfullfilling just cause it would be to me.

And your whole rant about how "most people" live gray lives working shit jobs just to get some kids and die is just such an arrogant and uneducated opinion it hurts my head. Seriously.