I QUIT "modern," PC society

[Darth]

I've had it. I've given it a chance, but I realize it now- this current society and culture is incredibly stupid. Hippies and feminists screwed things up big time.

I'm going back.

I'm wearing double pocket shirts and polos, tucked in, with belt. Nice leather shoes. I'm addressing women as "Miss" or "Mrs."- no "Ms." I'm holding doors open for women and flirting shamelessly like 60's James Bond, whether they like it or not. Women in the office are called secretaries, women on airplanes are called stewardesses. And if girls don't know how to dress or act to my standards, I don't ask them out. Period. I am not playing any games to get the "modern woman." If I want her, I'll take her. No Internet (except for email and occasional browsing), no Facebook, no text messages. You want to talk to me, call me. Gayness is a mental disorder. And lastly, if I'm about to say something and it's not politically correct, that's an even better reason to say it. Political correctness is not free speech.

And the hell with anyone that doesn't like it. I will laugh at them.

Who's with me?

P.S. Anyone that smokes dope is stupid.

 

[Rhoto]

Let me guess...you're a birther too, huh?

 

[Da Realist]

What was stopping you before?

 

[Darth]

What was stopping you before?

An idea that times have changed and I have to just get with it and fit in in order to be successful.

 

[DJDamage]

Darth this is going to be you in 40 years: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mordechai/488129941/

Do whatever makes you happy.

 

[Captain Harlock]

Don't forget to ask your grandpa for his corduroy suit

 

[Rogue]

Do not build fortresses to protect yourself--isolation is dangerous. Think as you like but behave like others.

 

[Darth]

Darth this is going to be you in 40 years: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mordechai/488129941/

Do whatever makes you happy.

Ha ha! That's pretty good....

Do not build fortresses to protect yourself--isolation is dangerous. Think as you like but behave like others

I'm not talking about being antisocial. I'm a good looking guy with a good sense of humor. I'm talking about being just as in-your-face about my attitude as all the losers I see every day. Balance things out a little.

It'll be fun.

I actually think it fits into DJ philosophy too- rather than bend over backwards to act like other sniveling little pussies of my generation, I will act by my own values, the values that most people had back in the 40's, 50's and 60's. Women will find that intriguing....

Seriously, I reject everything this culture stands for. It stinks. 40's through 80's. That's where it's at. Clothes, music, everything.

 

[3countriesPlan]

Ya good idea. JUst incorporate the best of the old values into your life. You are right. New music SUCKS. I tend to listen mostly to 1992-2003 Hip Hop and etc. All fashion now is just a rip off of old stuff anyways. You the man! Don't let the haters get you down, there will be many.

 

[Rogue]

Well, you had lost me at "No Internet (except for email and occasional browsing), no Facebook, no text messages." That is unrelated to political correctness and so you sounded like an anti-technologist. Society is progressing towards total technological immersion which is a good thing. So, if there was a little misunderstanding we now stand corrected, even though I must be an idiot to you because I'm a stoner.   

 

[Truman181]

]Society is progressing towards total technological immersion which is a good thing. So, if there was a little misunderstanding we now stand corrected, even though I must be an idiot to you because I'm a stoner. 

*inhales deeply and speaks in a stoner voice*

Yeah man, people need to conform and sh1t. Anybody not on the grid will be left out in the cold.

 

[Luthor Rex]

*inhales deeply and speaks in a stoner voice*

Yeah man, people need to conform and sh1t. Anybody not on the grid will be left out in the cold.

It's hilarious to me how drugs were once a sign of rebellion and now they are a sign of conformity.

:crackup:

 

[f283000]

Darth I went thru the same process. I'm basically living in my own little world and people hate me for it!

I thought about changing my style. I thought about becoming another clone and dressing and looking like every other guy with an abercrombie and fitch shirt, some jeans or shorts. I thought about being part of the mainstream i really did. I wear leather shoes, sports coats, ties, polo shirts, I have long hair rather than a fade. I dress better than most people but that doesn't help me since girls my age are used to seeing a different type of guy on mtv and the media.

I also thought about becoming more of a jerk but realized that just isn't me. I have strong moral beliefs, i consider myself a family man and a very spiritual person. I am naturally a nice guy i don't mean harm to anyone and have good intentions. This has gotten me hate from fellow guys and people out there who like to bust my balls because they see me as different or weak because i'm a nice guy. I thought about becoming more jerkish to fit in and to attract women, but then realized people and b|tches ain't worth my time. People that are worth your time are those that appreciate you for who you really are.

I think you are on the right path on becoming a real man. Do your own thing and hold onto your beliefs no matter how far they are from what is trendy.

 

[Phenomenal One]

did the OP really need to announce that to the world ?

I actually think it fits into DJ philosophy too- rather than bend over backwards to act like other sniveling little pussies of my generation, I will act by my own values, the values that most people had back in the 40's, 50's and 60's. Women will find that intriguing....

and what if they don't ?
are you doing this for yourself or woman ?

 

[Rogue]

It's hilarious to me how drugs were once a sign of rebellion and now they are a sign of conformity.

No, it's not (I would say neither), and I don't think that is to what Truman was referring.

 

[Da Realist]

An idea that times have changed and I have to just get with it and fit in in order to be successful.

In other words, you felt you played by the rules; when they didn't work, you got mad and now you want to be this anti-establishment guy like everyone else? I guess my perspective is every time I hear something like this is why didn't you just determine in the beginning you were going to live life on your own terms and know that whatever you did was going to be your own doing?

 

[Luthor Rex]

No, it's not (I would say neither), and I don't think that is to what Truman was referring.

In the 1960's drug use was certainly part of the counter-culture, and thus rebellion. Today, drug use (pot smoking especially) is so dominant in our high schools and colleges that it may as well be a team sport. Schools may as well give out jackets with letters for it!

Drug users = little Eichmanns' conformists. QED.

 

[Darth]

In the 1960's drug use was certainly part of the counter-culture, and thus rebellion. Today, drug use (pot smoking especially) is so dominant in our high schools and colleges that it may as well be a team sport. Schools may as well give out jackets with letters for it!

Drug users = little Eichmanns' conformists. QED.

Exactly right.

In other words, you felt you played by the rules; when they didn't work, you got mad and now you want to be this anti-establishment guy like everyone else? I guess my perspective is every time I hear something like this is why didn't you just determine in the beginning you were going to live life on your own terms and know that whatever you did was going to be your own doing?

My answer would be this: What was once antiestablishment is now the establishment.

Now that the antiestablishment has been institutionalized and spectacularly failed (look at economy, look at music, look at clothes, look at education...everything tanked) I am anti-anti-establishment. And as such it would be hypocritical for me to say that and then walk around in hooded sweatshirts and ripped jeans and be texting and not speak my mind to pander to the PC crowd. Which I used to do.

I've had these ideas for a while, but now I'm at the age where I can say: Manhood begins here. Time to act like a real man.

 

[Darth]

See, this is our generation's definition of cool: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tCw4-EKedY

This is my definition of cool: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynoiBF7OjkI&feature=related

Why didn't I do it before? I didn't have the confidence to make a conscious break.

I wasn't "cool" enough to NOT be cool.

 

[Rogue]

In the 1960's drug use was certainly part of the counter-culture, and thus rebellion. Today, drug use (pot smoking especially) is so dominant in our high schools and colleges that it may as well be a team sport. Schools may as well give out jackets with letters for it!

Drug users = little Eichmanns' conformists. QED.

Conformity/rebellion is a weak framing of the sociological trend as it pertains to our discussion. Yes, rebellion was the frame during the 1960's but the other half of the equation has not followed suit and the "teenagers will always be teenagers" antics of high school/college are a profoundly incomplete assessment of social values of contemporary adult society. People are not viewed as non-conformists by not smoking weed, especially as 99% of adults don't do it. (I started* for bonafide medicinal purposes and didn't start until 26 which makes me a statistical fluke.) Marijuana advocates, particularly medical marijuana, are not pushing society for "Everybody do it!" but to better regard it as what it is: an option of personal choice. This neutrality, along with the discrepancies between teenage and adult behaviors, negates the conformity/rebellion framing of the issue.

Note: The conformity argument in this discussion arose around technology.

(* I started for medicinal purposes though I admit it picked up the secondary purpose of fun.)