The **** is wrong with society?

[nubbinator]

I was at a nut house today for work and there's always a radio going at these places.  This ****ing song came on the radio:

The announcer talked about it being an awesome song, but, seriously, it is the most disheartening Christmas song I have ever heard.  I'd rather listen to Simply Having a Wondeful Christmas Time, Holly Jolly Christmas, Christmas Shoes, any Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas song, I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas, Last Christmas, and so on on repeat than hear that song.  It full on killed my Christmas boner.

[whmeltonjr]

I made it through like 25 seconds of that and I was ready to throw my computer out the window. I hate new Christmas songs.

[Halverson]

I'm a christmas unicorn

[nubbinator]

I'm a christmas unicorn

But that isn't utter ****.


And did you say Christmas Unicorn?

[Halverson]

I'm a christmas unicorn

But that isn't utter ****.


And did you say Christmas Unicorn?

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Oh hey there lil' christmas unicorno!

[KnivesM]

Wow... that first video was bad... The one Halverson posted was funny though, hadn't seen it before.

[bcredbottle]

I was at a nut house today for work

What do you do for work?

[nubbinator]

I was at a nut house today for work

What do you do for work?

Short description, I make sure that people who are are ordered to receive help from court are fed, clothed, sheltered, and receive treatment until they're well enough to make it on their own.  There's a lot more to it than that and it can be pretty stressful (it's stressful as hell right now), but it also can be rewarding.

[Halverson]

Wow... that first video was bad... The one Halverson posted was funny though, hadn't seen it before.

Love Sufjan Stevens christmas music. Have a box set on vinyl even!

[bcredbottle]

I was at a nut house today for work

What do you do for work?

Short description, I make sure that people who are are ordered to receive help from court are fed, clothed, sheltered, and receive treatment until they're well enough to make it on their own.  There's a lot more to it than that and it can be pretty stressful (it's stressful as hell right now), but it also can be rewarding.

That's pretty stand-up stuff. Keep up the good work man.

You gotta protect those poor patients from these awful Christmas songs though.

[HoffmanMyster]

is this satire

[nubbinator]

is this satire

No.

[Lurch]

wow

[HoffmanMyster]

is this satire

No.

[slickmamba]

30 seconds in I thought it was satire.  I'm still not sure.

[nubbinator]

30 seconds in I thought it was satire.  I'm still not sure.

Maybe it is, but it just feels way too serious.

[cryptokey]

EDIT:
I felt that this was appropriate.

[jdcarpe]

That was a commercial, no doubt. Let's see, Samsung, Baileys, pistachios...yep. Trying to pass off a commercial as a song.

But hey, if Anna from Frozen wants me to text her Merry Christmas, who am I to argue?

[Wildcard]

is this satire

Looks more like a ****ty viral ad.

[jdcarpe]

Don't piss on me and tell me it's raining.

[tp4tissue]

So.....  //cough...

The lyrics are silly, but hey it's for the kids..

But the tune is fine..  can't say I mind it..

[tp4tissue]

That was a commercial, no doubt. Let's see, Samsung, Baileys, pistachios...yep. Trying to pass off a commercial as a song.

But hey, if Anna from Frozen wants me to text her Merry Christmas, who am I to argue?

are you sure anna's not underaged.. they married awfully early back in them olden times.

[henz]

made it to 50 secs. How would one encourage a Christmas alone and texting

[tp4tissue]

made it to 50 secs. How would one encourage a Christmas alone and texting

Guyz,  why do ya'll care what the lyrics say..  /head scratch

[Halverson]

made it to 50 secs. How would one encourage a Christmas alone and texting

I spent christmas alone last year and the year before. No texting. It was the most serene time of the year!

[henz]

made it to 50 secs. How would one encourage a Christmas alone and texting

Guyz,  why do ya'll care what the lyrics say..  /head scratch

its intent is to  destroy our planets youth!

[henz]

made it to 50 secs. How would one encourage a Christmas alone and texting

Guyz,  why do ya'll care what the lyrics say..  /head scratch

its intent is to  destroy our planets youth!

its intent is to  destroy our planets young people.

Edit: That did not sound right

[tp4tissue]

made it to 50 secs. How would one encourage a Christmas alone and texting

Guyz,  why do ya'll care what the lyrics say..  /head scratch

its intent is to  destroy our planets youth!

hahahaha.

Um..  nawh dawg...

Humans evolve... 

Given the modern circumstances of living...

Text communication is the most convenient, least time consuming, and endearing form of exchange..

We're doing it all the time on the Geekhack..



And as for advertising,  many of the kids are now wise to it... They know what's up...

By the time they achieve economic freedom,  they'll know that samsung and Bailey isn't the only phone and booze out there.

So, really there's no harm in this commercialism..


The world will be FINE...

[henz]

made it to 50 secs. How would one encourage a Christmas alone and texting

Guyz,  why do ya'll care what the lyrics say..  /head scratch

its intent is to  destroy our planets youth!

hahahaha.

Um..  nawh dawg...

Humans evolve... 

Given the modern circumstances of living...

Text communication is the most convenient, least time consuming, and endearing form of exchange..

We're doing it all the time on the Geekhack..



And as for advertising,  many of the kids are now wise to it... They know what's up...

By the time they achieve economic freedom,  they'll know that samsung and Bailey isn't the only phone and booze out there.

So, really there's no harm in this commercialism..


The world will be FINE...

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it sounds like they already got to you. :)

[tp4tissue]

it sounds like they already got to you.

Hahaha..

For realz.. The world is fundamentally good, because it does anything and everything to promote growth..

Despite the limits of that ideology, the premise and goals are correct.


There exist selfish individuals.. many of them make large decisions on our behalf.

But, no matter what they themselves THINK they've accomplished or accumulated.. they eat 3 meals, sleep and poop like the rest of us..  and when come age 70, they die as we do.


The balance of decision making and economic power is converged for the sole purpose of reduced communication costs..


Whatever selfish endeavors and thinking an individual may possess, does not alter the reality that we are intradependent as humans and interdependent as existences within 1 universe.

Our mental models of the world is through segments, we understand through derivatives and limits.

However, that disconnect is only a placeholder for a connected universe which currently exceeds our capacity.

[swimmingbird]

I made it through like 25 seconds of that and I was ready to throw my computer out the window. I hate new Christmas songs.

This described my experience too

[baldgye]

I remember one Christmas in the UK the cover of Mad World was Christmas #1, you'know the cover that in Donnie Darko, the one that makes you want to kill yourself and the one that misses the really great thing about the original Tears for Fears song.

That was pretty ****ing cheerful listening to that on the radio...

[bazh]

Talking about Christmas and commercial, I like the Shake Up Christmas from Train, the atmosphere was great :v

[HoffmanMyster]

But hey, if Anna from Frozen wants me to text her Merry Christmas, who am I to argue?

Her name is Kristen Bell.  And I would do more than text her if she asked me to.

[keshley]

But hey, if Anna from Frozen wants me to text her Merry Christmas, who am I to argue?

Her name is Kristen Bell.  And I would do more than text her if she asked me to.

You'd send her emoticons too?

[baldgye]

But hey, if Anna from Frozen wants me to text her Merry Christmas, who am I to argue?

Her name is Kristen Bell.  And I would do more than text her if she asked me to.

You'd send her emoticons too?

he probably means email.

[keshley]

But hey, if Anna from Frozen wants me to text her Merry Christmas, who am I to argue?

Her name is Kristen Bell.  And I would do more than text her if she asked me to.

You'd send her emoticons too?

he probably means email.

Ohhhhh, makes sense.

[HoffmanMyster]

But hey, if Anna from Frozen wants me to text her Merry Christmas, who am I to argue?

Her name is Kristen Bell.  And I would do more than text her if she asked me to.

You'd send her emoticons too?

he probably means email.

Ohhhhh, makes sense.

All of the above.  I'm an adventurous man.

[nubbinator]

Dax gonna mess you up Hoff.

And if you want to really get on her good side, text pics of sloths and find sloth emoticons.

[dgneo]

This is bad.

Like really ****ing bad.

Holy ****.

[tp4tissue]

This is bad.

Like really ****ing bad.

Holy ****.

I don't understand.. how could you people possibly feel that strongly about this..

[dgneo]

This is bad.

Like really ****ing bad.

Holy ****.

I don't understand.. how could you people possibly feel that strongly about this..

Was stuck in retail hell for 6 years, 95% of Christmas songs are just grating at this point)

[GenKaan]

made it 17 seconds into the song, quit after "charge your phone" line...

[FLFisherman]

I'm not a fan of the lyrics, but I really like the upbeat music and the singers' voices.

Oh no... I'm what's wrong with society. 

[baldgye]

I'm not a fan of the lyrics, but I really like the upbeat music and the singers' voices.

Oh no... I'm what's wrong with society. 

EMBRACE IT
LETS ALL
BURN EVERYTHING


~song was fine, no worse than 99% of all pop music~

[FLFisherman]

I'm not a fan of the lyrics, but I really like the upbeat music and the singers' voices.

Oh no... I'm what's wrong with society. 

EMBRACE IT
LETS ALL
BURN EVERYTHING


~song was fine, no worse than 99% of all pop music~

I think the problem is simply the fact that it's pop music.

To all the crotchety elders out there, I still love your old school rock 'n roll. =D

[baldgye]

I'm not a fan of the lyrics, but I really like the upbeat music and the singers' voices.

Oh no... I'm what's wrong with society. 

EMBRACE IT
LETS ALL
BURN EVERYTHING


~song was fine, no worse than 99% of all pop music~

I think the problem is simply the fact that it's pop music.

To all the crotchety elders out there, I still love your old school rock 'n roll. =D

Yeah boi

[xondat]

Oh dear this is awful. I'm glad it's very unlikely to be on the work playlist - that would be pure horror.

[tp4tissue]

I'm not a fan of the lyrics, but I really like the upbeat music and the singers' voices.

Oh no... I'm what's wrong with society. 

EMBRACE IT
LETS ALL
BURN EVERYTHING


~song was fine, no worse than 99% of all pop music~

I think the problem is simply the fact that it's pop music.

To all the crotchety elders out there, I still love your old school rock 'n roll. =D

I'm a crotchety old person myself..

I still thnk the song's fine..

I think perhaps I'm more willing to consider differing perspectives, while most other old peeps are just stuck in their 1 track.

[vivalarevolución]

Didn't read the rest of the thread, but the title identifies the error.  I recommend not to ask what is wrong with society, but what causes individuals to act in certain ways that are not beneficial to themselves or are hurtful towards others.  Society is a conglomeration of individuals.  Therefore, the issues that you see with "society" are actually are issues with individuals, and they have to be dealt with at the individual level.

So ask not what is wrong with society, but what causes the individual to think and behave in certain ways.