• @Matriks404
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    The worst thing about wanting to know everything is that the more you know, you more start to comprehend that you actually know nothing.

    • @[email protected]
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      Or the more you know the worse and worse the world seems and your only gift for that knowledge is pain

      • BlanketsWithSmallpox
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        1410 months ago

        The funny part about that is you eventually come back around.

        The vast majority of humanity is doing their part. Most in small ways and few in ways that change the world every day.

        Humanity will always prevail with the general masses benefiting no matter how many scummy people try to exploit us, the earth, and eventually other solar bodies.

        • @LemmysMum
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          910 months ago

          Capitalism is the mid point between Feudalism and Socialism.

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            Feudalism: God picks the king. Or the king picks the king.

            Socialism: There are no kings, but the central committee, led by the director, who picks the next director.

            Capitalism: spin now and you might be lucky enough to be a king, anybody could be the king! terms and conditions apply

        • @MindSkipperBro12
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          210 months ago

          We have to be lucky every time. The scummy people only have to be lucky once.

          • BlanketsWithSmallpox
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            210 months ago

            Lucky about what? Not sending them to the guillotine whenever we feel like it?

        • @HowdWeGetHereAnyways
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          010 months ago

          Alternatively, we will go extinct having never left this solar body because of the long standing history of scummy people that would rather make profit now than address climate change

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        Depends on what you’re knowing. The world only starts to look worse and worse when you learn more about geopolitics and climate change. I’ve never had new knowledge about orbital mechanics or lockpicking or 3d printing give me a negative outlook on life

    • @theangryseal
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      That’s been my problem.

      When I was young I thought, “Man, I’m intelligent and I’m surrounded by idiots. I want to learn. They don’t.

      Now, I’m just an idiot among idiots.

      • @profdc9
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        510 months ago

        Speak for yourself. I’m a SPECIAL, UNIQUE idiot among idiots.

        • @theangryseal
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          110 months ago

          Nope. Just an ape like the rest of us. :p

      • kase
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        410 months ago

        Same, also that was very nicely said. You’re an eloquent idiot in my book 👍

    • @ickplantOP
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      510 months ago

      That’s when you turn to memes.

    • @[email protected]
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      Not sure that’s the worst thing. The humility that brings is one of the most profound discoveries someone can make imo. You can almost feel it in people of high intellect that have tried to know everything about almost anything. Realizing this allows you to recognize that arrogance always equals ignorance.

    • @Demdaru
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      Naaaah mate. I am currently stuck in the worst place. While still curious about shit, I know enough for the world to lose it’s magic but not enough to see the even deeper magic within various phenomena. :(