Some serious "fucking around", random thoughts here..
I've slowly come to the realization that collectivism is the ultimate crux of humanity. The most obvious example of how detrimental collectivism can be, is in the form of race. My skin color vs. yours. Most people have woken up to this, fortunately.. Gender and sexuality are a couple of other inherent characteristics we humans love to collectivize ourselves around, and make the lives difficult of others who don't share the same sex/sexual preference.
The two most deadliest forms of collectives though are (1) Governments (Statism, Patriotism, Nationalism) and (2) Religion. I think if we're to survive long term, we have to move past this shit.
In the case of Religion, more and more people are waking up to its bullshit. I don't think I have to ..preach.. here on GFY about it. The mentality of my invisible sky ghost is better than your invisible sky ghost breeds conflict, results in death. Sure, you may argue as long as a person isn't initiating force or the threat thereof against a person or their property, they may do as they wish (Non-Aggression Principle), that's fine.. BUT, my prediction still stands.. needless deaths, war, conflict will persist as long as people participate in the delusion of faith.
In the case of Governments, ugh.. There's not a single other collective that is more deadly. The delusion of countries. World-wide, in the last 100 years roughly, governments have been responsible for 600+ million deaths (democide). The fucking ridiculous worshiping and praising of flags, and the belief in countries paves the way for war, and it's all fueled over arbitrary geographic lines drawn on maps, controlled by warlords that we so kindly refer to as politicians. And people not only participate in the belief in countries, they advocate for it. Why? Because they've been branded from day 1. Place your hand on your heart, pledge allegiance to a fucking flag (seriously?), anthems, colors (red white blue, red white leafs, green white red), etc.. This is all branding over the lines drawn on maps. It's collectivism and it's garbage.
So if you're one of the many still stricken with the delusion of religions or countries, or identify yourself with your race, gender or sexuality; THINK. Rip out the chord that's been jammed in the back of your neck and stop identifying yourself with groups. It's not easy, it can be uncomfortable, but once you rid yourself of collectivist mentality, life is better. It's a little lonelier, but wisdom trumps all.
/end rant, flame away, etc.
