It's not exactly sadism, because sadism is a more extreme version of this. Probably more physical too.
Well, I'm not sure about the differences - I'm no sociologist.
But these people are all too common on the Net. Does say something about our true selves. Another reason why we wear masks. Still feel disgust at this deceit that has become an integral part of our civilization? Don't. We need it. It'll be an omniarchy if we act as who we really are. People who don't believe this should dig a little deeper into their souls and take a look the oppressed side of themselves.
People all have 2 sides, like coins. Some have more, but for simplicity's sake, I'm not going into that.
In the civilized world, we let our nicer selves reign most of the time and the darker side kept hidden and caged. Law and order keeps this true. Those who are unable to do this eventually become criminals.
But in the virtual world where law and order are but a figment of your imagination, the dark side can run free. And you find everything that humans aren't supposed to do, right here on the Web. More well-known evils are pedophilia, zoophilia and coprophilia. Lesser known ones include things like vorarephilia.
Pedophilia I can somewhat understand, with little girls in many countries dressing up in revealing clothes. I mean, c'mon, 12 year olds wearing tube tops, miniskirts and stockings can probably stir some desire in those old men who haven't had sex in a year or something.
There are 2 ways ladies can look good. Nice outfit or skimpy clothes. For little girls, there is a difference between dressing up as "that cute princess" and "that little whore-to-be". One takes a little more thought and effort, the other just requires less cloth. And sadly, many girls and even women are taking the easier way out.
Zoophilia, I can't understand. Animals, wtf? And horses?? Why not gorillas? At least they look more human than horses!
Coprophilia. Now that's the one fetish I cannot stand at all. For those who have never seen this video called 2girls1cup, thank whatever deity you worship that you haven't. Personally, I haven't either, but that was because I always google things before I click on suspicious links. I managed to read its description before deciding not to click on the link. How the fuck can people get aroused by fecal matter???? Personally, even a silent fart is a total turn-off. But this isn't the sickest fetish.
I find vorarephilia the sickest of all. I cannot and will not try to understand how ANYONE can get a hard on from the sight of people getting eaten.
There was, once upon a time, a kid who was curious about the wonders that the Internet offered. He clicked on many links everyday for hours on end. Viruses were not an uncommon resident in his computer, but curiosity pushed him on. One day, he encountered a webpage listing many words he did not understand. One was "vore". It sounded interesting, so he clicked on it.
He saw this video, the 3D sort made of low quality computer-generated graphics, of a woman in the sea being eaten by a shark. It was, in fact, very mild. Not much blood, unlike Doom. But he knew what it was trying to show, and he exited the website and never returned.
And years later, he read about this fetish. He felt disgusted, but glad that all he saw was a shitty video lasting several seconds. He thought he had finally seen it all, witnessed the lowest that the Net can shove into his mind.
Then came goatse. And lemonparty. And 4chan /b/.
For the more curious readers, goatse is unfortunately no longer existing as a shock site. Neither do I have the picture in my comp. I will not taint my hard drives with such filthy things.
However, lemonparty is still up. If you've never been exposed to disgusting photos before, visit this site. It will rock your world. For the more desensitized, this is peanuts. I recommend searching for the abovementioned video, 2girls1cup, and watch it. Preferably with a full stomach. Call me a sissy, but I don't see the necessity to prove my masculinity in such a pointless way.
4chan /b/ is disgusting in a very different way. Not shocking, just disgusting.
If a person can be free of desire, he would not exist. If he can want nothing, there is no reason for him to live. And living, by itself, is troublesome. Bills, interpersonal interactions, food, all these takes up some time and effort. But if there is no reason for a person to solve these problems, then he might as well die. Death is lighter than a feather after all.
It is extremely hard to be such a hardcore nihilist. In fact, I'd say its against human nature to want nothing. Buddha can say all he wants, but if people of this world are convinced that everything that is material is pointless, then there would be much fewer people alive today.
Some things are just against our instincts. To not want to live comfortably is one. Of course, such a person can also be described as a masochist, but they aren't exactly a common sort of people. But to succeed, that is slightly different.
To be rich, this goal is merely an extension of wanting to live comfortably, because it is derived from the assumption that being rich will make you live comfortably. I'm not saying it is not logical, but if you throw in health problems, I'd say that not many people are destined to live comfortably with huge amounts of cash in their bank accounts.
There is information that everyone has access to. Life expectancy in the developed countries and the developing. How many percent of the world's population controlling half the world's wealth. Then there is the sort of data no one looks at because no one announces them.
Like the number of people who die from stress-related diseases, like heart diseases, strokes and such, who would have retired with an obscene amount of cash in his wallet and would probably have moved to Liechenstein by 50. But I think we all have a good idea. It's just that we don't want to think about it.
No one wants to think about what sort of consequences they will get on the road to great wealth. There will always be people who want to try their luck at it, but it is sad that there are those who step on this road ignorant of the inherent dangers.
Maybe that's why a triple bypass costs S$10k, just the surgery alone. There are various other fees that will be thrown in, but that 10k will form the bulk of the total costs. Then what about quadruple bypass?
Or we can go back and look at it from another perspective.
Do you think you won't get it if you don't try to work very hard to be rich?
Zing!
No guarantees, but medically speaking, if you live life at your own pace, you may be able to avoid something known as chronic stress.
Chronic stress can drive you insane, kill you, or make you broke enough to wish it killed you instead.
Of course, you can avoid that even if you can't handle all that stress. Take drugs. We all know that drug abusers aren't always the dirt-poor, burglar/robber type. Drug abusers can afford to wear suits too. It's just that only the poor ones get caught more often. For them, drugs are a problem. But that's because they can't afford it.
For those who can, drugs aren't a problem. A simple illustration of this is the TV character House. He is an addict, but he doesn't get caught. Watching House can give viewers a glimpse of how addicts don't always appear like the stereotypical junkie.
Or we can go to Holland, land of the free. They say if you like weed, go study in the University of Amsterdam. No junkies, no. But there, we can learn something different.
Sometimes we wonder how stupid people can get, and how they get so stupid. And to that, I sometimes ask myself, "Are they really stupid? Or do they see things in a different way than I do?"
I cannot tell, sometimes. There are times when we can definitely tell that it's just stupidity. Like the following.
Maybe the Australian Army is really fantastic at camouflaging its tanks. But this?
I'd say it's not stupidity in the second. Misinformation, difference in judgement. Maybe she doesn't know that smoking harms the baby. And this is what sets people apart in any conflict. Most people aren't stupid, yet many make seemingly stupid decisions. But it is hard to understand and convince people they are wrong. The thing is, people find it hard to let go of their beliefs.
Relatively few people have to go through the experience of having their foundation of assumptions and beliefs smashed. Yet only such people are usually the ones who can accept that what they have always believed in are wrong. Because to begin to believe may have been the work of logic, but to continue to believe in it without thinking about it anymore is the work of faith.
Faith is hard to smash, simply because it is resistant to logic. But without faith, we cannot live in our present world. Most of us have never seen how a fridge really works. We may have studied the mechanics, but not actually see the machine working. Yet we trust that the fridge keeps our stuff cold because of Thermodynamics. But for all that we have seen with our own eyes, we might as well believe the fridge works because Allah wills it.
And that is faith. We believe science is doing it. And we have almost come to the point that we can actually say that Science is a religion, based on what we see. We see cars running all the time, but have you ever seen an engine working? The little explosions that drives the cars? And nuclear power? You stick in the uranium, use the starter and POOF! Heat!
In the end, what do we see? This is just like, for example, Christianity except it works. Reminds me of the Space Marines in Warhammer 40k, people who believe in a Machine Spirit. Over here in the real world, we aren't very different either.
Considering buying Mass Effect. Costs almost 50SGD, but it may be worth it if there are more downloadable content coming. Too bad they don't sell it on STEAM, damn EA!
Actually 50 is still much lower than the 45USD they're selling it at in the US.
Plus Mass Effect is the only single-player game out there I can describe as a great game. I rate a game mostly on how much I want to complete it on the first run and how long it takes for me to want to play it again. This is the only game that takes me less than half a year to want to replay it. If there is a sequel, I'm seriously considering paying money for it.
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