On one hand...

[sushiboy]

I think we're at the brink of apocalypse, society is going to either collapse or move forward - but then I think this is just my Judaeo-Christian upbringing expecting a linear end of time/ history for my late-capitalist world. But then I think there are kids out there who don't think about breaking down binaries and just want to get along on their

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[thelosthoplite]

In my experience, both bleeding-heart liberals and hedonists are cowards. Personally I've had enough of the left's crusade against "binaries", mostly because they're not aware of the binaries they create in the process; I mean, these fools believe that "post-colonialism" is universally liberating.

My philosophical/political hero is Edmund Burke. Read his book "Reflections on the Revolution in France"; fits in with your quote that the brain and the hands are mediated by the heart. He talks about the importance of sentiments and traditions and the dangers of radicalism. I also am a big fan of Nassim Nicholas Taleb, who seems to be saying a lot of the same things by explaining how week human epistemology is and why we shouldn't try to tamper with things too much lest we blow ourselves up. That's all in his book "The Black Swan."

I don't imagine that civilization is coming to an end, though maybe the West is going to take it in the ass this century. That said, we're all extremely deluded; or maybe I'm wrong about that...

[thelosthoplite]

Also, for what it's worth, I've realized that my Catholic cultural legacy has ingrained in me a subconscious fear of going to hell. It hit me that I can't think of anything more necessary for both myself and the good of others to somehow stop letting that influence me.

[sushiboy]

I definitely got some reading to do, so I'll check these puppies out. I might also be whipping out the Zizek at some point...

[darkfairy13]

I'm not sure I quite understand what you're saying, I get the general point, but a tad lost. I will die in a blanket of pizza, I will promise that.

[mrowrsy]

"Some kids just want to get some bioré skin pads and eat pizza. That sounds nice."

man i love those sentences