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So, it sounds like you're saying, @denmarkguy, that for all our enlightenment, our improved living conditions (in most of the world), our advancements in technology, our progressive social moors, our more open way of viewing the world and what truly constitutes what, that there's still at least a lingering segment of humanity, if not actually pervasive throughout the whole of it, that just refuses to evolve, but would rather wallow in the cranial pathways of the earliest Cro Magnon, if not stunted with the neural capacity of the Neanderthal?

In some parts of this world, some folks are living exactly the way they've lived for hundreds, if not thousands of years. Expecting much out of them at this point is probably an exercise in futility. For the rest of us, though, there probably aren't any excuses, which only exacerbates the situation.

I've often wondered if I really am the father of my youngest son, simply because he will come up with things, as you mentioned, I never think of. Not even when I was his age. For good or ill, that's the way it is. Fortunately, he doesn't believe or act on most of what comes out of his mouth, so there's at least that. :)

Guess I'm here to commiserate. You know more than I do about human behavior and the human condition, and what motivates people. Greed seems to be one, power and pride are others, but fear and hate, those seem to be the ones that propel people into dire acts, along with fanaticism, which has a component of inevitability (so why fight it) and being in the right, when most of the outside world believes the opposite.

I have never tried free write, but it does sound pretty good especially when you are stuck on what to write.

To tell you the truth, I am ashamed of the world we live in.  I can't believe how people will do anything for money including killing, stealing, lying etc.

Seems like no one trust no one and I feel like that sometimes too because of how people treat me.  I feel like I can only trust few people and that is so sad.  It is sad because sometimes we are affraid to help people because we don't know if they are good or bad people (talking about strangers).

I feel like there is so little love out there and so much judgment, criticism, violence which I will never understand and like you said it seem the norm right now in this world, which is heartbreaking.

Thank you for this awesome freewrite @denmarkguy

well, you said these things happen all the time... A  few years back when the beast of Fort McMuray  fires were ravaging, the son of a firefighter who was also a firefighter or volunteer lit a wooden trestle bridge (also a historical site)  on fire in the middle  of a dry summer. When asked why he did it, so he could be seen as the town hero when he put it out except the fire got out of control for a while and burned the whole thing down.  I believe it was the last operational one left in Canada.

This is not fictional. What are people thinking these days? I can feel your frustrations with humanity.

We’re fucked up, because we human beings think with emotion and less with reason or logic. Which is why we are at this point in time. 

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It's easy to feel this way... I feel it often as well.  The human condition seems to be one of contradictions. I'm afraid that are technology has outpaced our evolution. You mention people doing bad things, but we now have companies (collectively a bunch of people) doing things that are just as bad if not worse., since they affect far more people. However, there are also individuals and groups who do immense good. There are even small companies who are amazingly conscious. Perhaps even mid-size companies, such as Martin Guitars, who try to do the right thing.  On the balance at this point, the bad seems to be winning out. I hope we reach a turning point soon, because I am very concerned about humanity's future.

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