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Originally Posted by hellinsect
KenshinHimura seems to think that things are not as bad as they seem and thats what most of us want to believe even if its not true. However, some of the problems are undeniable. The human mindset that leads to these problems is very interesting. This video addresses this mindset at the end, but does it in a bad way. Basically it says that we all need to believe in ourselves. I'll explain why this is actually a bad thing to say at the end of this video.
There are 2 main human desires - the desire for control and the desire for acceptance.
Control
If you want to play video games or watch TV all night its because you want to control the way you feel. If you can never do your homework until the last minute and are constantly procrastinating, its because you are caring too much about controlling yourself. Boredom and sleeping whenever you can is a symptom of control issues.
Acceptance
If you buy new sports car to try to impress everyone then you are doing this to get acceptance. If you have to look perfect and are always trying to impress everyone around you, then you have acceptance issues. If you can get everyone to complement and praise how well you can do something, then you believe that you are being accepted.
Both control and acceptance are illusions are destructive desires. Marketers are trained on how to exploit these desires. Someone that can make a game, and video, new face wash or sports car can make money by selling stuff to people that are trying to satisfy these desires even for just a little while. Sales people are trained to encourage and exploit these negative desires.
As a nerd that watches conspiracy videos I would say I have control issues. This video says that the solution can be found when people, that aren't getting acceptance they feel they need, realize that they can stop having those desires. It doesn't address the issue that relates to the audience watching it which are control issues - not acceptance issues.
Watch the end of the Zeitgeist Video and see what I mean. |
I disagree with nearly everything you have said.
You must realize, Peter Joseph wants a large audience, and a large influence. You do this by overstatements, and instilling fear in the audience, much like what he did for the first video. And it worked.
This video is as popular as it is because it makes people afraid of the possibility that it is all true, so you must take it for what it is. He overstates many things of his economic theory, like debt and inflation, so that people who are clueless about these things will be afraid.
The point is, the entire movie isn't bull****, but you must realize when he is exaggerating a point for his own benefit.
Personally, I don't watch this video because I am a control freak or a nerd, but because it is smart to take in all forms of media to judge the world around you, not just through one or two sources.
And honestly, (in regards to the other post asking HALP HOW TO GET OUT DIS ****) if the system is as corrupt, evil, and defective as it is stated, it will collapse. That's when change will occur. Not before.
And you must look objectively at his plan: you can not support the world's population with the Venus Project plan. The earth is overpopulated, and for anything to change, something big must happen, which is missing.