I was reading a post by Valentine in the 1 year drinking wagon thread and one of his points really struck me:
This makes me wonder how much the encouragement of binge drinking plays into the wider trend of social atomization. People are being pushed into very narrow windows of acceptable socialization.
During the day, people are encouraged not to talk to each other in public through fearmongering about talking to strangers, kidnappers, murderers, and potential rapists. Ridiculous rape stats like 1 in 4 are pushed so that men and women are terrified of normal socialization in the workplace or in public.
People are forced into social media for connection and attention, where their communications can be permanently recorded. The recordings of their interactions can be used as leverage against them in employment or social situations. This makes socialization much more controlled, encouraging people to lie and act fake to avoid being ostracized. This makes the act of socializing with others more mentally taxing, and gives it a more artificial feel, discouraging people to form connections with each other. The only comfort provided is by becoming part of a tribe for a sense of community. Perhaps that explains the hivemind aspect of SJWs, who will allow their tribal emotions to overcome all sense of morality or logic. Further, socialization online has been reduced to attention whoring with likes, notifications, and pop ups, transforming socialization from the building of connections between humans into a hedonistic dopamine rush.
The only popular social environment where people are allowed to gather is in bars. In order to overcome the fears associated with socialization in person, people are encouraged to get absolutely shitfaced in order to talk to each other, let alone hook up. This often leads to regretful nights, reinforcing negative emotions about socialization. If done often enough, it screws with normal dopamine and serotonin function, which could lead to depression and make healthy socialization even more difficult. Now that I think of it, it's amazing really how polarized the idea of socialization is in our culture. If you're in public or using transportation, you're expected to be dead silent. If you're using twitter or facebook, you're expected to toe the party line and you'll be seen as a total asshole if you drop some facts that don't fit the narrative. The only place most people meet up in public is in a bar, where conversation proceeds only in an altered mental state.
Maybe I'm being paranoid, but I thought Valentine's point tied in with Roosh's recent observations on the intentional atomization of society. Lately I've been noticing a growing awareness of the connections between different aspects of modern society. I'm happy to see this awareness is spreading, and allowing those in our community to recognize destructive behavior and attitudes. I wonder how far down the rabbit hole goes. Thoughts?
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It's Socialising on Crutches - Makes socialising easier in the short-term, but in the long-term hinders social skills (see Damages Game)
This makes me wonder how much the encouragement of binge drinking plays into the wider trend of social atomization. People are being pushed into very narrow windows of acceptable socialization.
During the day, people are encouraged not to talk to each other in public through fearmongering about talking to strangers, kidnappers, murderers, and potential rapists. Ridiculous rape stats like 1 in 4 are pushed so that men and women are terrified of normal socialization in the workplace or in public.
People are forced into social media for connection and attention, where their communications can be permanently recorded. The recordings of their interactions can be used as leverage against them in employment or social situations. This makes socialization much more controlled, encouraging people to lie and act fake to avoid being ostracized. This makes the act of socializing with others more mentally taxing, and gives it a more artificial feel, discouraging people to form connections with each other. The only comfort provided is by becoming part of a tribe for a sense of community. Perhaps that explains the hivemind aspect of SJWs, who will allow their tribal emotions to overcome all sense of morality or logic. Further, socialization online has been reduced to attention whoring with likes, notifications, and pop ups, transforming socialization from the building of connections between humans into a hedonistic dopamine rush.
The only popular social environment where people are allowed to gather is in bars. In order to overcome the fears associated with socialization in person, people are encouraged to get absolutely shitfaced in order to talk to each other, let alone hook up. This often leads to regretful nights, reinforcing negative emotions about socialization. If done often enough, it screws with normal dopamine and serotonin function, which could lead to depression and make healthy socialization even more difficult. Now that I think of it, it's amazing really how polarized the idea of socialization is in our culture. If you're in public or using transportation, you're expected to be dead silent. If you're using twitter or facebook, you're expected to toe the party line and you'll be seen as a total asshole if you drop some facts that don't fit the narrative. The only place most people meet up in public is in a bar, where conversation proceeds only in an altered mental state.
Maybe I'm being paranoid, but I thought Valentine's point tied in with Roosh's recent observations on the intentional atomization of society. Lately I've been noticing a growing awareness of the connections between different aspects of modern society. I'm happy to see this awareness is spreading, and allowing those in our community to recognize destructive behavior and attitudes. I wonder how far down the rabbit hole goes. Thoughts?