Why is Everyone Miserable?

[GUT]

Let's see, I was nearly ripped off by a con artist passing a dud check for a huge sum of money recently, causing me to make all kinds of changes to my accounts and various agencies. I have problems walking, but I still get out. I voted for a woman I really loathed for President, but she lost (despite a popular vote majority) to a creep who is now President (and whom I think is wrecking my country and the world). I've discovered several people I knew (including the husband of a cousin) have passed away, and another one went bankrupt. In total there is much on my plate (real or just emotional) causing me to be unhappy. I even felt bad for my friend GUT because our idiot President misused a phone call to his Prime Minister reading him the riot act (although the Prime Minister behaved perfectly denying anything was wrong). However, to be truthful, I have found things to do to keep me busy, and I'm not in the worst personal mood. I've been in deeper depression. I think most of us find a balance somehow. Otherwise we go nuts!'

Jeff

Don't feel for me mate, and while I'm not a big fan of Turnbull, I'm sure he would have given as good as he got.

Funny thing I was once a fan of businessmen becoming leaders in politics, so far it doesn't seem to be working too well anywhere.

[Sam Flynn]

Screw it. I'm starting a thread about being happy.

Don't spoil the vibe!

[Patrick S]

Screw it. I'm starting a thread about being happy.

[Patrick S]

Let's see, I was nearly ripped off by a con artist passing a dud check for a huge sum of money recently, causing me to make all kinds of changes to my accounts and various agencies. I have problems walking, but I still get out. I voted for a woman I really loathed for President, but she lost (despite a popular vote majority) to a creep who is now President (and whom I think is wrecking my country and the world). I've discovered several people I knew (including the husband of a cousin) have passed away, and another one went bankrupt. In total there is much on my plate (real or just emotional) causing me to be unhappy. I even felt bad for my friend GUT because our idiot President misused a phone call to his Prime Minister reading him the riot act (although the Prime Minister behaved perfectly denying anything was wrong). However, to be truthful, I have found things to do to keep me busy, and I'm not in the worst personal mood. I've been in deeper depression. I think most of us find a balance somehow. Otherwise we go nuts!'

Jeff

If you're getting upset about Trump, watch college basketball or movies on Netflix. That's what I do. Stop reading about RealClearPolitics, or DailyKos, or HuffPo, or Yahoo!, or whatever your brand is. If I didn't have people telling me how miserable I should be because of Trump (and Obama before him, and Bush before him, and Clinton before him), I'd probably forget to be miserable and realize my life's pretty much the same as it was, what, thirteen days ago?

[Patrick S]

To me there are a few issues...


1. We live in an age that is all about "me, me and me", and there is apart of me that thinks it starts from birth where children have been, probably since WWII, taught that nothing is more important than them.

I wonder if in part that's a result of inexpensive technology, mum can pop a load of washing on and then jump to bugs every command, rather than spend a few hours over a boiling copper.

2. We are far to busy, rush, rush. Rush rush, and most of the things in the opening post are caused by you slowing down their rush. And that in part can also be attributed to that inexpensive technology, if we want, let's say a cake, we don't need to chap wood, mix the batter wait for the cake to cook. We either duck to the shop (no longer a half hour walk, but 5 minutes in the car that every household now seems to have an abundance of) or grab a packet out of the cupboard and pop it in the over, or god forbid the microwave. If we want entertainment right there in tap, TV, the net etc. so we have become conditioned that everything is instant.

3. We no longer know the people around us, so why would we care about them. Why has this happened, see above, rush rush, you don't matter only me, don't need to go in and borrow cup of sugar, or even use their phone.

Just in my opinion the main three.

I think you're right on all fronts. I used to be in a rush most of the time. Although, I like to believe that my parents taught me to show common courtesy and that my right get somewhere quickly doesn't supersede the person in the crosswalk's right to exist. In the end, I think it took a series of events to wake me up and help me realize that, in the end, there really are only a handful of things that matter.

[Mayerling]

Let's see, I was nearly ripped off by a con artist passing a dud check for a huge sum of money recently, causing me to make all kinds of changes to my accounts and various agencies. I have problems walking, but I still get out. I voted for a woman I really loathed for President, but she lost (despite a popular vote majority) to a creep who is now President (and whom I think is wrecking my country and the world). I've discovered several people I knew (including the husband of a cousin) have passed away, and another one went bankrupt. In total there is much on my plate (real or just emotional) causing me to be unhappy. I even felt bad for my friend GUT because our idiot President misused a phone call to his Prime Minister reading him the riot act (although the Prime Minister behaved perfectly denying anything was wrong). However, to be truthful, I have found things to do to keep me busy, and I'm not in the worst personal mood. I've been in deeper depression. I think most of us find a balance somehow. Otherwise we go nuts!'

Jeff

[GUT]

Ri also think that our busy life's contribute to the heads down in your "device" because you need to squeeze it in where and when you can, and you don't notice me unless I make you probably by slowing you down.

[GUT]

But as Dunny says there is good too, have a fall, people come running, get tipped out of my wheelchair, people come running.

[GUT]

To me there are a few issues...


1. We live in an age that is all about "me, me and me", and there is apart of me that thinks it starts from birth where children have been, probably since WWII, taught that nothing is more important than them.

I wonder if in part that's a result of inexpensive technology, mum can pop a load of washing on and then jump to bugs every command, rather than spend a few hours over a boiling copper.

2. We are far to busy, rush, rush. Rush rush, and most of the things in the opening post are caused by you slowing down their rush. And that in part can also be attributed to that inexpensive technology, if we want, let's say a cake, we don't need to chap wood, mix the batter wait for the cake to cook. We either duck to the shop (no longer a half hour walk, but 5 minutes in the car that every household now seems to have an abundance of) or grab a packet out of the cupboard and pop it in the over, or god forbid the microwave. If we want entertainment right there in tap, TV, the net etc. so we have become conditioned that everything is instant.

3. We no longer know the people around us, so why would we care about them. Why has this happened, see above, rush rush, you don't matter only me, don't need to go in and borrow cup of sugar, or even use their phone.

Just in my opinion the main three.

[Pcdunn]

That's encouraging. Hope you're ok!

Thanks, Patrick. I get to go to the clinic my employer uses for work-injury incidents this afternoon to make sure. For now, I'm sore, but guessing it's only some pulled muscles.

[Patrick S]

Yeah, all of those things are true. But then there's the young woman who hurried to help me up yesterday when I took a tumble in my office doorway, and even gave up her studying time to walk me to the campus clinic.

Some people care, still.

That's encouraging. Hope you're ok!

[Pcdunn]

Yeah, all of those things are true. But then there's the young woman who hurried to help me up yesterday when I took a tumble in my office doorway, and even gave up her studying time to walk me to the campus clinic.

Some people care, still.

[Patrick S]

Nothing.. just happy people piss us normal folks off!!!

Just kidding...I noticed this as well... if people aren't "grumpy" to put it mildly they just sit there with their heads down...but this has been going on for a few years now... I think ever since we have become a "technology driven society" people forgot how to interact to other humans....and those younger have no idea.. not their fault, just how it is....plus you watch "news" now and it is all designed to aggravate you, no matter your "political" leaning....you watch FOX.. you are just shown negative things about the Dems and you get pissed, you watch MSNBC and you get nothing but negative things about Republicans and you get pissed... news isn't news anymore, it's opinion and preaching to an audience.. after all... it's no longer about information but affirmation.. so it makes people angry.....that and people spend far more time working now without the disposable income to enjoy life.. all work no play.. so they say.... remember just a generation ago, a man could work in a factory and support a wife and kids, have a home, put the kids thru college and afford a family vacation every year....now.. that same factory worker, if he is lucky has a partner with a second income, to make ends meet, if not, they live in a small apartment without savings and recreation.....something happened in America over the last 30 years to really dishearten many people....

As for me... I can't complain... I am listening to old Van Der Graaf Generator albums, working and getting along....but even at my job, which at one time would have been considered quite white collar...I hardly scrape by, without a wife or kids or house.. so I understand the misery, but, I try to stay positive.. too many things to make me happy.... good music, a good cigar, my cat, good old films.....the simple things in life.... that's what people need more of!!

Steadmund Brand

Seems like people don't even appreciate the simple things as they're happening. But I agree. Sometimes I think it's because people eat crappy food, don't take care of themselves, they feel awful, so they just can't be happy. Who knows. Technology. Bad news. Bad food. Broke. Hungover. Everyone treats everyone like hell. Its getting old.

[Robert]

Patrick, why don't you start the day with some nice relaxing Victorian era TV theme music?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS_YoJfEmzs

[Steadmund Brand]

Nothing.. just happy people piss us normal folks off!!!

Just kidding...I noticed this as well... if people aren't "grumpy" to put it mildly they just sit there with their heads down...but this has been going on for a few years now... I think ever since we have become a "technology driven society" people forgot how to interact to other humans....and those younger have no idea.. not their fault, just how it is....plus you watch "news" now and it is all designed to aggravate you, no matter your "political" leaning....you watch FOX.. you are just shown negative things about the Dems and you get pissed, you watch MSNBC and you get nothing but negative things about Republicans and you get pissed... news isn't news anymore, it's opinion and preaching to an audience.. after all... it's no longer about information but affirmation.. so it makes people angry.....that and people spend far more time working now without the disposable income to enjoy life.. all work no play.. so they say.... remember just a generation ago, a man could work in a factory and support a wife and kids, have a home, put the kids thru college and afford a family vacation every year....now.. that same factory worker, if he is lucky has a partner with a second income, to make ends meet, if not, they live in a small apartment without savings and recreation.....something happened in America over the last 30 years to really dishearten many people....

As for me... I can't complain... I am listening to old Van Der Graaf Generator albums, working and getting along....but even at my job, which at one time would have been considered quite white collar...I hardly scrape by, without a wife or kids or house.. so I understand the misery, but, I try to stay positive.. too many things to make me happy.... good music, a good cigar, my cat, good old films.....the simple things in life.... that's what people need more of!!

Steadmund Brand