Horror
So, let's talk about horror. Horror at its root is fear. To experience horror is to experience fear and the art of horror is to induce fear. How do you induce fear? You utilize concepts which humans naturally fear or, through society's conditioning, have learned to fear. What then does...
Here we go again. Where does it all end up? I suppose honestly. the destination is not of so much importance as is the journey itself. As I am once again peering in at the mental eldritch landscape which I find myself, I notice two viable philosophies, easily on equal footing to one another...
Darkness
The path I walked before, calls. I feel drawn to it. As I approach, observing the fruit hanging on the tree, I remember how delicious it was. I also notice that it is as if I had not just buried a path, I buried a part of myself. Skills were connected to that part, it also seems. As I...
I do not live in your shoes, so my views will be only this. Live your best life, according to your own measure. The views of outsiders are just that. Only you know yourself.
Morally? Irrelevant. I have no standard on which to judge. However, I have no issue with the practice. In capitalist nations, let people make money legally as they will. Religion and its backwards morality has no place in state legislation.
Ants fascinate me though and humanity could learn much by watching the ants go about their lives. Too much thinking on purpose, kills drive. Make your own meaning or someday, the state will do it for everyone.
Yes, for to struggle is to build character. There is beauty in seeing humans push to survive in a manner which is placing kindness first. A gentle spirit takes on struggle differently than a vicious spirit.
Simple solution, though requires authoritarianism to implement. Yearly mental health checks. If someone is showing signs of an alcohol addiction, full mandatory rehab, plus regular monitoring, paid for by the state.
Really, nearly all problems can be solved by implementing authoritarian...