Assumptions Built Into This Question

How often do you sit around and wait for something to happen?

If you are a gamer, then the answer for you would be ALL THE DIDDLY DARN TIME! Yea you might be up in arms thinking of a defensive response to my answer because you spend your day managing which daily quests need to be completed in how much time to leave room for your raid, or some time for grinding mobs for a rare drop and "Hey Ivan you suck because I'm doing alot of things to get this really awesome set of armor for my toon so it can look better than your stupid hunter!"

                    Well yes metaphysical viewer stereotype, you are doing lots and lots of work to make  that helmet worth the time investment.  

 But think about it...

         In all that time you've been killing tigers for reputation, you're banging out a good 10 rep per kill. You're now in a grinding groove, completely mindless until its time to log off for work. You're a a grinding machine. So now that you have a steady inflow of reputation, are you not simply sitting at the computer waiting for the job to be finished?

What about farming for a rare drop? Are you not waiting for the right bird to come along so you can cut a broad sword our of its unusually large stomach?

 Both of these scenarios are time investments. What is an investment? "An investment is an asset or item that is purchased with the hope that it will generate income or appreciate in the future" (Investopedia.com).

                   Something that will be worth something else IN. THE. FUTURE.

What am I getting at--- FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK.

While I was sitting around today waiting for life experiences to cross my path I decided to pick up a book I found in my basement a year ago, and decided not to read till now. I do that.

The book is titled Motivation: Theories and Principles and I am only one chapter into it, so this is a premature opinion on one of its ideas, but  I want to share it anyway:

The book starts out by comparing the mind and body and whether or not our behaviors are free or determined. It talks about this opinion called Mentalistic Monism: The view that we do not have to assume any external world if our only knowledge of it is from our experience (pg. 5).

Rephrased: There is no external world outside of our minds and there is no proof  that things exist outside of our minds except for what we experience.

If you believe this, then not only is this game we're playing not real, but the things that are real also arn't real! Trippy, yah. Too bad someone couldn't have added a mini map to our "real world" UI's.

Then there's this guy name of David Hume who took this idea and said there is a possibility that there is only one mind and that any other apparent minds are only the experience of the one mind, like other objects are all experiences of the one mind.

This guy pretty much just called you an idea. Who does he think he is, saying you're no greater than an idea?! You know what Mr. Hume, YOU'RE an idea!

 So he re-branded Mentalistic Monism as Solipsism.

Let say you stubbed your toe on the foot of your bed. The first experience you have would be *SONOFAB@#$%!*  The second experience you have asks "If this pain is only an idea why am I experiencing pain, unless this bed must exist?" To answer this question, the existence of the bed has to be assumed. IF you are a solipsist, your argument would be that neither the bed or the pain actually exist unless you can prove that they are separate entities from your mind.

Why would my mind pain its self, Ivan?

This is because we do not pick and choose experiences; they just happen. Or you're a masochist.

You could argue this, but ultimately your arguments do not exist outside of my own mind, because there is no separate "you" outside of my own mind. So you could rage all you want but I don't care because you're not there! HAH!

Let this be a lesson to you if you see me on the Fields of Justice.


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Driven To Insanity

I am a car owner, and I love to drive.

I complain about how much I have to pay for insurance, or gas, or yearly repairs, or how much I have to drive everywhere...

                       But at the end of a trip, I love being able to drive and I love driving.

When I am alone at night on the road my car is a sanctuary and a quite place that nobody can invade (because its moving at 55+ miles an hour so I'd like to see them try and get in!)

I can turn up the radio and let the tunes wash over me like a shower of beautiful sounds perfectly compiled by their composers and mixing artists. Led Zeppelin in the dark so loud that I can feel John Bonham's drums beating in my bones; Rush cranked up to eleven so Alex Lifeson's solo's send my head into a euphoric state of peace.

                   Driving definitely has its perks...
                                                          But then there are other people on the road...

    For those who blog and drive, how many times have you been at a 4 way intersection and another car had made it to their sign before you, and then wait until you go forward first? I've encountered these people at least twice in the past week. Do you want to know what I think of people like this?

                                YOU CAN'T DO THAT PEOPLE! GET OFF THE ROAD!
             RETURN YOUR LICENSE TO THE RMV IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU CONTACT
                                 A TOWING COMPANY TO HAUL YOUR TOYOTA
                       TO A MOTOR VEHICLE AUCTION BECAUSE YOU DONT
                                                  DESERVE TO HAVE ONE!

You cannot give someone the right of way if they don't have it! Just because YOU have the right of way, doesn't mean it is yours to give! The world of motorism is a delicate and complex machine, and should not be tinkered with because someone is feeling generous today.

     This is where society ends people: when the right of way has been given to the person next to you.
What if there were three people at the intersection, and the first gave it to the second, and the second gave it to the third? By that logic the third would have the OPTION of giving it to the first, and that would cause the drivers of the 4 way intersection to be caught in an infinite loop of generosity. Then traffic would build up, the entire city would be caught in a gridlock, that gridlock would extend onto the highways, and the stand still traffic on the highways would stop traffic in multiple states. The entire country (maybe even the continent) would be in a state of emergency all because some "nice guy or gal" decided to hand over the right of way to somebody else.

  Lets put this in another perspective:
          If you were a competitive drinker in a drinking competition where each contestant took turns ingesting a shot of whatever, and you were given the choice of going first or second, and you decided to go first, but then insist that the other contestant goes first because that is the "chivalrous" thing to do, that means the other contestant has the option to do that (which he/she will utilize and extend the first drink back to you).
                                        The competition would never begin! You'd be there forever or until the bar owner became sick of the kindness and kicked you both out.

Going back to the intersection:

      Now what if we were at that intersection with the same three vehicles, and the first person decided to give the right of way to the second, but the second didn't take it because he/she went to driver's ed, and meant to sit there until the first person made their way through the intersection. The third person would become frustrated that no car has moved in a whole minute, and would proceed to enter the intersection without care for the other two drivers.
            Then what if the first driver came to his/her senses and took the right of way WHILE the third car was entering from their side, because they were offended that the second person wouldn't accept it from them?

              They would be exchanging insurance information, that's what.
The second person would be stuck there with them because he/she has now become a witness and needs to give a statement to the officer responding to the accident. On top of that insurance premiums for persons 1 and 2 would jump, making their wallets significantly lighter for a good year or two. Who benefits from this situation? The insurance companies!

By giving up the right of way, you are causing panic and distrust among your fellow drivers which will influence them to buy more coverage on their insurance plans. Insurance companies are made up of terrible people who benefit from the misfortune of others.

Don't give up the right of way. Don't give free business to your insurance companies. The right of way isn't yours to give to someone anyway.

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