Ægrus Somnium

It seems that we have lost touch with what is considered intelligence and what is complete and utter chaotic bullshit. The rapid decline of intelligence in this and many other countries is not because of a single source but a multitude of complex and intertwining social impairments that are aiding and abetting our technowhorish lifestyles. For instance, people are far more likely to repost someone else’s sensationalized bullshit theories about politics and religion (and likely without reading the entire statement) on a social networking site than they are to legitimately research the subject and actually pose a query or hypothesis on their own. Now let’s not completely demonize the human race, some of you will do some research. However, I am not confident that it ever became acceptable to cite Wikipedia, tmz.com, and fox news as legitimate educational resources. I know if I tried to use any of those as sources in grad school, my ass would be in front of an academic council faster than the panties fly on Jersey Shore. And for those of you quick witted ones out there, yes I capitalized Jersey Shore and not fox news, I actually think Snooki may have more to offer than megyn kelly. Also, we as a culture are far more entertained by televised train wrecks, people in desperate situations, and dramatic tragedies than we are anything with actual substance like oh I don’t know our families? People would rather spend a night watching people’s lives come unglued on camera than spend time with loved ones. Are we so jaded as a culture that we are predisposed to feeding off of the misery of others just to get through our own miserable existences? This is what we have become, hungry for tragedy, feeding off of human suffering, and non-stop complaining about what we are unhappy with but not willing to do much more than bitch about it on facebook and ruin the newsfeeds of otherwise happy and socially lethargic people.

So what can be done to remedy this? For one, watch some real tv. Fuck whacha heard, Discovery channel only uses the really big words sometimes and the programming is really interesting. Also, books only hurt people when they are thrown by another person. If you read one it can only make you a better person. But most importantly, if you are going to open the wormhole into debating on facebook or any other social networking arena with some contrived half-assed opus about government, religion or another dinnertime taboo, remember some key points:

Research your topic – if you just “repost,” depend on fox news, fundamentalist websites, or any other resources that are not obligated to report facts or are strictly opinion based, then you are not only an idiot but will be forever cached in the annuls of the internet as a moron to boot.

Don’t write a check your ass can’t cash – If you can’t argue your points intelligently keep your mouth shut. People will test your knowledge of your topic especially people like myself and the Rev. and we LOVE morons. One surefire way to tell when someone hasn’t researched their argument and has no leg to stand on is when they resort to verbally attacking the person they are debating. When that occurs and out of nowhere you are a n00b and your mom is a whore….you my friend, have won.

Lastly, avoid becoming the victim of Godwin’s Law – If your argument for any debate involves Hitler and Nazi Germany but the context of the argument itself is not about WWII, you have just proven that you either have no common sense of your own, you lack evidence to substantiate any actual evidence of your argument, or you are some kind of sheep to a predetermined cause and at that point we bid adieu.

Maybe someday, after Apple creates and programs our new jesus christ and 5G bible, we will begin to understand what drives us as a population to social insanity. Until then, keep looking forward to Jersday, I am sure someone will pray for you.