Theory:
As children, we have primal impulses, pleasures, thoughts, actions, etc. As we grow into our teen years, society does it’s best to strip us of these characteristics. This “stripping” us of what naturally pleases us by imposing infinite amounts of rules that have no benefit to us, cause us to instinctively resist. Society calls this resistance “teenage angst” or “hormones”. Sooner or later, we all seem to comply. We go about our mundane existence feeling empty and purposeless inside. Why would our society condone and administer such a hostile act?
The answer is simple: The ones who control our society are the same ones who profit from our misery. If they strip us of our primal happiness and leave us feeling miserable and alone, society can sell us objects and concepts that they claim will make us happy again. Examples: God, A new luxury vehicle, A thirty year mortgage on a home that cost more than your yearly salary. Are these things not what society calls being a “model citizen”? If these things don’t work, try poisoning your body with one of the top selling alcohols or the newest cell phone.
2 comments
I really enjoy these posts. There truly is something wrong with society, but we have been trained from childhood to submit to it. I just wanted to thank you for posting all these amazing complex ideas.
I am the author of a novel titled “Nolen The Beckoning”. The novel’s main character is a “Vampire”. I put the words in quotes, because he’s a little different as he can be explained through modern science and evolution. He is a threat to man, not because of his fangs, but because he didn’t grow up in the influence of society. His insight is untainted. The novel is to encourage the reader to base everything on his/her own experiences and take nothing at face value. There is also the “metaphoric” situation, that those who preach the truth, will be hunted and slain by man-kind.