All men, at some moment in their lives, feel themselves to be alone. And they are. To live is to be separated from what we were in order to approach what we are going to be in the mysterious future. Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone, and the only one who seeks out another. His nature—if that word can be used in reference to man, who has “invented” himself by saying “No” to nature—consists in his longing to realize himself in another. Man is nostalgia and a search for communion. Therefore, when he is aware of himself he is aware of his lack of another, that is, of his solitude.
-- Octavio Paz, The labyrinth of Solitude
To avoid saying anything as simple as “most people are stupid” is worth it.
It is meaningless. Another one of those phrases where people will nod their heads in agreement, and those phrases piss me off.
Actually, it is pretty sad that so many people are willing to utter those words. It’s a common thing most people say of everyone else. Why is this sad? From my experience, it stems from people’s inability to communicate. So, not only do people misidentify the problem, but it seems like they are putting effort into not trying to fix it. Especially these days since everyone is a special snowflake.
Anyway, my fist post here. I admire the people here and on Overcoming Bias, and hopefully I’ll learn to communicate at your level soon. See you guys around.