Greetings good citizen, civilization relies on varying degrees of 'trust', the whole ball of wax operates on the 'assumption' that things will get done when they need to get done and nobody will walk off with the goods before the install crew shows up.
For the most part, that's how it goes.
Watches and wallets are another story but that ties back into how 'Wrong' we handle the little things.
The world we live in operates on Trust, principle among these articles of faith is that money will have 'value'. Just got a 'bulletin' from the prepper yahoo's patiently explaining how to hide gold so when money went to shit you'd still have your 'wealth'.
Naturally, they were the ones 'selling' gold. Why do they think we're stupid? Probably because you CAN'T trust them.
Just for the record, NOTHING will get you KILLED FASTER than holding a 'Gold Stash'. If you have GOLD, GET RID OF IT!
That's right, diamonds and gems, trash them too (but only if you want to live.)
You would be far better off 'investing in 'lead' [preferably copper jacketed.] Nobody's going to take your FOOD if you have enough lead to defend it with.
That said there are 'limits'. Unless you're a veritable Annie Oakley [sharpshooter, for those too young to understand the reference] if you find yourself facing more than a handful of opponents the 'he who laughs and runs away' rule applies. You can always get more food, there is no 'reset button' or 'extra lives' in the game we call 'life'.
But I digress.
Another saying I'm quite fond of is 'the conventions that prevent us from killing one another on sight are wearing dangerously thin.'
That means precisely what it says...the I won't kill you if you don't kill me 'treaty' is tenuous at best even on good days, sometimes it's 'kill 'em all and let God sort 'em out!
So when someone points out our inborn 'hostility' they aren't just whistling Dixie. We are all 'wired' to fight on a moments notice.
[Zero irony is lost on the fact that this 'natural phenomenon' forms the 'logic' the 'barely sentient' adhere to of 'the strong survive and the weak die' more commonly known as 'the law of the jungle'.
Part of mankind's survival and rising to the top of the food chain is its conscious decision to IGNORE this 'law' and retain its 'weak' [but rich in knowledge/wisdom] elders.
Understand, the 'stupid problem' predates pretty much all other social issues. It is so prevalent we no longer even try to deal with it and there can be no progress until it is addressed.
Part of the reason we're even in this mess is 'low IQ'. [Not that the ones who did this to us are much brighter.] It's more a 'stubbornness thing'.
Why we refuse to play that card when the shiftless among us refuse to do their share puzzles even the most intelligent among us, who long ago decided it was easier (and quicker) to just do it themselves than to fight about it.
Worse, we let stupid/stubborn beat us over the head with our reluctance to fight (usually accompanied by a sigh of disgust as we roll up our sleeves to do it ourselves...again.)
Some would be quick to brand that as evidence of stupidity but like many things facing civilization, we walk a fine line here.
Um, since the title talks about Trust you shouldn't be surprised we arrived at 'stupid', because one is often conflated with the other.
Trust me...
Thanks for letting me inside your head,
Gegner
For the most part, that's how it goes.
Watches and wallets are another story but that ties back into how 'Wrong' we handle the little things.
The world we live in operates on Trust, principle among these articles of faith is that money will have 'value'. Just got a 'bulletin' from the prepper yahoo's patiently explaining how to hide gold so when money went to shit you'd still have your 'wealth'.
Naturally, they were the ones 'selling' gold. Why do they think we're stupid? Probably because you CAN'T trust them.
Just for the record, NOTHING will get you KILLED FASTER than holding a 'Gold Stash'. If you have GOLD, GET RID OF IT!
That's right, diamonds and gems, trash them too (but only if you want to live.)
You would be far better off 'investing in 'lead' [preferably copper jacketed.] Nobody's going to take your FOOD if you have enough lead to defend it with.
That said there are 'limits'. Unless you're a veritable Annie Oakley [sharpshooter, for those too young to understand the reference] if you find yourself facing more than a handful of opponents the 'he who laughs and runs away' rule applies. You can always get more food, there is no 'reset button' or 'extra lives' in the game we call 'life'.
But I digress.
Another saying I'm quite fond of is 'the conventions that prevent us from killing one another on sight are wearing dangerously thin.'
That means precisely what it says...the I won't kill you if you don't kill me 'treaty' is tenuous at best even on good days, sometimes it's 'kill 'em all and let God sort 'em out!
So when someone points out our inborn 'hostility' they aren't just whistling Dixie. We are all 'wired' to fight on a moments notice.
[Zero irony is lost on the fact that this 'natural phenomenon' forms the 'logic' the 'barely sentient' adhere to of 'the strong survive and the weak die' more commonly known as 'the law of the jungle'.
Part of mankind's survival and rising to the top of the food chain is its conscious decision to IGNORE this 'law' and retain its 'weak' [but rich in knowledge/wisdom] elders.
Understand, the 'stupid problem' predates pretty much all other social issues. It is so prevalent we no longer even try to deal with it and there can be no progress until it is addressed.
Part of the reason we're even in this mess is 'low IQ'. [Not that the ones who did this to us are much brighter.] It's more a 'stubbornness thing'.
Why we refuse to play that card when the shiftless among us refuse to do their share puzzles even the most intelligent among us, who long ago decided it was easier (and quicker) to just do it themselves than to fight about it.
Worse, we let stupid/stubborn beat us over the head with our reluctance to fight (usually accompanied by a sigh of disgust as we roll up our sleeves to do it ourselves...again.)
Some would be quick to brand that as evidence of stupidity but like many things facing civilization, we walk a fine line here.
Um, since the title talks about Trust you shouldn't be surprised we arrived at 'stupid', because one is often conflated with the other.
Trust me...
Thanks for letting me inside your head,
Gegner
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