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re: As our society becomes safer, are we getting more afraid of everything?
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:28 pm to WG_Dawg
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:28 pm to WG_Dawg
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If real burglars are anything like the ADT burglar, we have nothing to fear.
Not to scare anyone, but Dennis Rader, Wichita's infamous "BTK" serial killer, once worked as an installation tech for ADT. I believe he actually murdered one or two of the women for whom he had installed the security devices.
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Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:28 pm to epbart
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Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal. - T.S. Eliot
A creative soul strives to be real,
To craft well, into words, what they feel,
But brilliance is quite hard,
So to follow the Bard,
I just stick my name on things I steal.
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:36 pm to LucasP
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Now take back your Mencia comment.
Fine you aren't worse than him
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:37 pm to PeteRose
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In the US, the average life expectancy is an all time high. People on average are living into their 70s. Childbirth is safer. Crime rates are declining the last 20+ years.
Don't tell this to all the old farts. They'll tell you how things were in the good old days and how this country is going to hell in a handbasket
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:41 pm to Mullet Flap
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Don't tell this to all the old farts. They'll tell you how things were in the good old days and how this country is going to hell in a handbasket
i notice a trend in this. What's the motivation behind this?
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:43 pm to Mullet Flap
You know, they walked to school barefoot in the snow uphill both ways.
Which means they either lived on an endless slope with endless houses and endless schools (and nary a cobbler between), or they lived on some weird see saw with their house in the middle and schools on both ends.
Which means they either lived on an endless slope with endless houses and endless schools (and nary a cobbler between), or they lived on some weird see saw with their house in the middle and schools on both ends.
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:43 pm to PeteRose
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What's the motivation behind this?
People wanting to be staunch toward and berate any kind of change because they think their generation's ways are ultimately the best.
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:44 pm to lsu480
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Fine you aren't worse than him
I'll take it. Counting the one as a win.
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:46 pm to fr33manator
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:46 pm to LucasP
FWIW, you are in my top 10
Funniest posters category. At least you exhibit some wit and comedic awareness. Better than most.
Funniest posters category. At least you exhibit some wit and comedic awareness. Better than most.
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:59 pm to fr33manator
Right back at ya bro.
Posted on 7/29/15 at 3:02 pm to PeteRose
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i notice a trend in this. What's the motivation behind this?
You mean old people being scared? It's been like this for millenia. They lament what is happening in the present and wish for the past. I think it has to do with our innate fear of death. Same as a lot of religion.
I think the mechanism that drives it is that we remember all the good from the past and downplay or forget all the bad. You can easily observe this when thinking about things like music, movies, and other various entertainment.
This post was edited on 7/29/15 at 3:04 pm
Posted on 7/29/15 at 3:05 pm to PeteRose
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People on average are living into their 70s
Well this is depressing. I don't want to live that long, too many stupid people.
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