what are your favorite qualities in humans?

cuz it seems like a weirdo person joke idk. it sounds like 1 of those trying to be a joke when its actually not funny at all type of things but whatever i guess lol

max, a/s/l?

1. sweatpants boner

2. pleasant temperature

3. doesn't hate everything that I love

4. all of the above

on a more serious note, i would say the best quality of human beings is our memory, and the ability to forgive, and forget.

and the ability to empathise.

  On 12/18/2011 at 2:39 AM, chenGOD said:

None of that is true. Humans inhabit about 2% of the Earth's surface area. Area that has been altered in some fashion by humans is estimated to be about 30-40% (that doesn't mean destroyed, it means altered.)

Human territory covers the entire dry surface area of the Earth. They believe they own this territory, in the sense that an ant believes it owns a part of the soil.

  On 12/18/2011 at 2:39 AM, chenGOD said:

There have been much larger extinction events than the minor one we are undergoing now. Extinction events are necessary in evolution. Mammals came to dominate the landscape as a result of the last major extinction event - that happened 65 million years ago (long before modern humans came to dominate the earth).

Not exactly sure what you're trying to do here, other than undermine the vast, global event that arose from human activity in the last century.

  On 12/18/2011 at 2:39 AM, chenGOD said:

What do you mean by decent society? I've lived in a bumch of different societies, some better than others, most of them decent.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_capital_punishment_by_country

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_prison_experiment

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extinct_animals

  On 12/18/2011 at 2:39 AM, chenGOD said:

Now, certainly we as humans have had some impact on the earth, but it is precisely our dominance that means we have a responsibility not to say "fuck it" but to improve our understanding of our impact on the environment and use our giant frontal lobes to fix the problems.

Do honestly believe this is happening, on the level that is desperately needed?

I'd like to direct everyone back to my original point:

Humans have created a society where human instinct is tragically mismatched with the way people are expected to behave.

I like honesty the best. I will openly trust just about anyone until you cross me once, then you are on the shit list forever and I will not let it go. there is no reason to lie to people you love.

well real lies, lying about a lap dance, or a happy ending or saying, no babe, there weren't strippers, midgets or balloons at that bachelor party. no I didn't do any bumps or suck on nitrous balloons until the sun peaked over the bare trees on that brisk morning. there were no mushrooms, mushroom tea or endless amounts of herb. no I did not wake up next to a rubber glove. I have no idea what these stains are or how I got these scratches. what dent in the car? no one caught a ping pong ball in their mouth after it was fired out of her sphincter, that can't even happen baby.

those, those don't count as lies.

Ye Rhombix, you cant possible know that human is the species that had the largest effect on the Earth. Yours and our knowledge doesnt stem that far back.

no gag reflex

  On 12/18/2011 at 3:55 AM, Rhombix said:

Humans have created a society where human instinct is tragically mismatched with the way people are expected to behave.

i agree with you, rhombix. things are not right. seriously. and i feel this every day.

it's all a big faux pantomime. completely disingenuous, insincere rubbish.

most of us are not getting what we need at all.

that's probably because what you think you need is very detached from what you actually need.

  On 12/18/2011 at 4:09 AM, jules said:

that's probably because what you think you need is very detached from what you actually need.

rubbish.

i know what it is i and most people need. and it goes waaay deeper than anything any capitalist cunts money could buy.

it's primal.

  On 12/18/2011 at 4:02 AM, Eggs said:

  On 12/18/2011 at 2:39 AM, MAXIMUS MISCHIEF said:

lol ya really jeez

 

OK my favorite things about people are:

 

 

when they are nice

when they dont bully

when they dont get me in trouble 4 being feisty or rowdy

 

how come i cant pm you, you sorry sack of shit

k try now

I respect:

The ability to thanklessly carry my shit around

Clean my shit

Remember where i put my keys

Drive me home when i'm drunk

Sex me like a good sexbot should

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Oh you meant in humans.

;-p

open mindedness [acceptance of others], compassion [do unto others]

intelligence, creativity [in thought and life]

to disregard/ignore social power structures on all levels from cultural to personal

I think these days my main thing is people who are themselves despite what other people want and think.

overall you might feel disgusted with society and all, like me and rhombix/sirch, and this is acceptable and actually a sign of intelligence in some ways.

at the same time, there is a point where you have to stop sitting in this feeling and 'grow up' in a way where you accept the way things are and make do in whatever way you want. respect yousrelf.

in the end the control is entirely in your hands

  On 12/18/2011 at 4:15 AM, sirch said:

  On 12/18/2011 at 4:09 AM, jules said:

that's probably because what you think you need is very detached from what you actually need.

 

rubbish.

i know what it is i and most people need. and it goes waaay deeper than anything any capitalist cunts money could buy.

it's primal.

I think what sirch is trying to say is that he can't get laid.

I like people with skin, it's just awkward when they don't have skin. ...

but seriously, sincerity and sense of humor and open-mindedness are pretty good qualities. Fred pretty much covered it. I can tell you qualities I strongly dislike... I can't stand people with "one-uppish" and better-than-you/elitist personalities, and hypocrites. Also self-centeredness in people really gets annoying. (I think this is why I've grown to hate one of my roommates as he regularly demonstrates all of these, while lacking any sort of sincerity whatsoever).

99.999% of people i think are dishonest, self centered and insincere. you couldn't get through life without these qualities in abundance.

  On 12/18/2011 at 6:47 AM, chenGOD said:

  On 12/18/2011 at 4:15 AM, sirch said:

  On 12/18/2011 at 4:09 AM, jules said:

that's probably because what you think you need is very detached from what you actually need.

 

rubbish.

i know what it is i and most people need. and it goes waaay deeper than anything any capitalist cunts money could buy.

it's primal.

 

I think what sirch is trying to say is that he can't get laid.

I like how you say that as if it's a joke, when there are billions of human beings in the world who are unable to achieve their sexual desires. The rules and expectations put in place by human society make it extremely difficult for all people to get what they want. It only caters to a smaller selection.

I love people who use language properly. People who mean everything that they say in the way that it was said. I choose my language carefully when i am talking because i try to convey a precise meaning. It annoys the fuck out of me when i do that and someone else interprets what i said like an asshole and bastardizes what i have said. my mother is the worst for this.

  On 12/18/2011 at 7:20 AM, Rhombix said:

  On 12/18/2011 at 6:47 AM, chenGOD said:

  On 12/18/2011 at 4:15 AM, sirch said:

  On 12/18/2011 at 4:09 AM, jules said:

that's probably because what you think you need is very detached from what you actually need.

 

rubbish.

i know what it is i and most people need. and it goes waaay deeper than anything any capitalist cunts money could buy.

it's primal.

 

I think what sirch is trying to say is that he can't get laid.

 

I like how you say that as if it's a joke, when there are billions of human beings in the world who are unable to achieve their sexual desires. The rules and expectations put in place by human society make it extremely difficult for all people to get what they want. It only caters to a smaller selection.

It is a joke, and I like how you think you are qualified to speak for billions of humans and their relative ability to achieve their sexual desires.

I also particularly enjoy that you think achieving your sexual desire is a serious problem.

edit: I also wasn't aware that there was one human society with rules and expectations that are the same globally. Thanks for pointing that out.

  On 12/18/2011 at 7:45 AM, chenGOD said:

It is a joke, and I like how you think you are qualified to speak for billions of humans and their relative ability to achieve their sexual desires.

I am not "speaking for billions of humans", I am pointing out that many of them have unfulfilled desires. I do not have to be "qualified" to point this out.

  On 12/18/2011 at 7:45 AM, chenGOD said:

I also particularly enjoy that you think achieving your sexual desire is a serious problem.

You heard it here first, folks - achieving your sexual desires is not a serious problem!

  On 12/18/2011 at 7:45 AM, chenGOD said:

edit: I also wasn't aware that there was one human society with rules and expectations that are the same globally. Thanks for pointing that out.

Whoa, whoa. Slow down Professor Youtube comment. When did I say there was one human society? There are thousands of them. What I'm trying to point out is that in most societies, there are people who cannot achieve their goals - not just sexually, but in many other ways. And this is because it is a part of human nature to create boundaries in their society, which prevent full and complete freedom of their instincts, including the desire for sex.

You need to get over your first impressions of me, chenGOD. You've known me for years, yet you seem to think I'm exactly the same.

if you don't have unfulfilled desires, you aren't aiming high enough

these days people think they are owed too much. the universe doesn't owe you anything. it gave you a life. that should be plenty of a gift. it's up to you to do something with it.

  On 12/18/2011 at 8:33 AM, Rhombix said:

  On 12/18/2011 at 7:45 AM, chenGOD said:

It is a joke, and I like how you think you are qualified to speak for billions of humans and their relative ability to achieve their sexual desires.

 

I am not "speaking for billions of humans", I am pointing out that many of them have unfulfilled desires. I do not have to be "qualified" to point this out.

 

  On 12/18/2011 at 7:45 AM, chenGOD said:

I also particularly enjoy that you think achieving your sexual desire is a serious problem.

 

You heard it here first, folks - achieving your sexual desires is not a serious problem!

 

  On 12/18/2011 at 7:45 AM, chenGOD said:

edit: I also wasn't aware that there was one human society with rules and expectations that are the same globally. Thanks for pointing that out.

 

Whoa, whoa. Slow down Professor Youtube comment. When did I say there was one human society? There are thousands of them. What I'm trying to point out is that in most societies, there are people who cannot achieve their goals - not just sexually, but in many other ways. And this is because it is a part of human nature to create boundaries in their society, which prevent full and complete freedom of their instincts, including the desire for sex.

 

You need to get over your first impressions of me, chenGOD. You've known me for years, yet you seem to think I'm exactly the same.

I don't know you at all. I have never met you. I don't know about your morality, your thought processes, your education, your standard of living or your sexual desires.

To answer your question highlighted in bold above - look at the part I highlighted in the quote below.

You are speaking for billions of people when you say this: "there are billions of human beings in the world who are unable to achieve their sexual desires". How do you know what their sexual desires are, and whether or not they are able to achieve them?

And yeah achieving sexual desire is not a huge problem. You want huge problems? How about making sure you have enough food and water to fee you and your family for the day. About 2 billion people around the world live in those conditions.

How about trying to make sure your kid isn't kidnapped by some militia organization to fight so that the leaders of the militia can profit? Countries like Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Colombia, Sierra Leone, Somalia as examples all struggle with that problem.

I haven't even started talking about relative poverty. So yeah, achieving your sexual desires ranks pretty goddamned low on the list of things to worry about.

  On 12/18/2011 at 7:20 AM, Rhombix said:

  On 12/18/2011 at 6:47 AM, chenGOD said:

 

 

I think what sirch is trying to say is that he can't get laid.

 

I like how you say that as if it's a joke, when there are billions of human beings in the world who are unable to achieve their sexual desires. The rules and expectations put in place by human society make it extremely difficult for all people to get what they want. It only caters to a smaller selection.

  On 12/18/2011 at 8:33 AM, Rhombix said:

 

 

And this is because it is a part of human nature to create boundaries in their society, which prevent full and complete freedom of their instincts, including the desire for sex.

 

Without knowing exactly what you mean; what about the biology and 'social darwinism' that, I believe, are not up to us? Which boundaries do you mean and they have to be created by us or can they be a natural evolution of our primal instincts for beauty, power hierarchy and such?

  On 12/18/2011 at 8:59 AM, jules said:

these days people think they are owed too much. the universe doesn't owe you anything. it gave you a life. that should be plenty of a gift. it's up to you to do something with it.

I agree, but I also think people can be handed really shitty cards, like mental problems, illnesses or other crap that prevents them. I believe that life isn't always a gift, but hey, I'm not /sure/

This was the "favorite qualities in humans"-thread, right? Hey Rhombix, how about starting your own "least favorite qualities" thread?