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[giveuponyourself]

It seems we're all stuck here together like one big happy family, aren't we? Since that's the case... how about we play a little game to get to know each other?

What is most important to you in your entire life? What would you be willing to do anything for? And I do mean anything~

And please, nothing like 'friendship' or 'world peace.' Really dig down deep; we should all be honest with each other, don't you think? ❤

[feel free to answer the question or not, Joshua seems to just be very bored. what a chatty nerd!]

Comments

[giveuponyourself]

I suppose there is a merit in knowing the extent of how wrong someone else is.

[He........... kinda definitely agrees with that sentiment, unironically. It's fun to make fun of people with bad opinions!!]

Call it a hunch, but I doubt your deepest desire really is world peace. Which is just as well; it's a very short-sighted answer. If someone truly did desire world peace, I'd have to wonder how much they actually believed in it, or if their idea of 'world peace' is even worth the effort.

[fuck1ngusernam3]

ok. i got nuthin 2 do 2day lets go there

[It's almost a shame, though - in other circumstances, Hank could bond hard with someone who totally without irony can say it's good to know other people are wrong. Because it is. Being right is like chicken soup for the soul, or something.]

so. say i did want every1 2 stop fightin n killin n all that other fun horrific shit ppl do so the world wld suck a little less. thats short sighted how?

[giveuponyourself]

[Don't worry, there's bound to be one day where Josh doesn't get pointlessly philosophical, and then they can laugh at everyone else together!

Today is not that day.]

It lacks an understanding for why people fight; or why other people kill. If world peace is predicated on everyone also being happy, then in order to be happy, people would have to be allowed to be individuals. Individuals will invariably clash when they come into contact with people they disagree with, or whose lifestyles do not make them happy. Thus, they will naturally come under conflict, and on a large enough scale this could lead to fighting, or even war.

Which is to say nothing about people that may be happy simply fighting others. But if they are not allowed to fight for the sake of peace, then they won't be happy.

Now, if world peace does not require the basis of everyone being happy in order to be achiever, then the best way to achieve that is to impose uniformity; if everyone is the same, then there is no reason for people to argue, fight, or kill each other. However, if everyone is the same, then invariably there will be people who are unhappy, because they will not be allowed to be themselves and do what makes them happy. Even if they are provided for in every other way.

That's a very basic summation of the paradox, of course, but you get the idea.

[fuck1ngusernam3]

i get the idea that ur switchin around ur argument a little there dude. the ? wasnt wat i want thats realistic the ? was wat i want. if ppl had wants that were realistic we wldnt have all that fun human nature shit u mentioned in the 1st place.

also i guess i was thinkin wat if no 1 WANTED 2 hurt ny1 else so i guess world peace would need a little bit of mind control 2 actually work. but thats not the point. the point is: r u sayin world peace isnt worth it b/c the bare basic idea is bad or r u sayin its not worth it b/c the only way u cld get it wldnt rlly b peace at all

[giveuponyourself]

I suppose you're right, and people could simply be too idealistic to mean any harm. But then that begs the question on whether or not they're in the wrong if their ignorance causes harm, or if they're a similar victim of unintended consequence.

Either idea is viable, but personally I believe the latter; that it wouldn't really be peace at all.

...Though to be fair, I have seen someone try to mind control a population to achieve world peace and unity. It would've been an extremely boring world if he'd succeeded.

[fuck1ngusernam3]

well its SUPPOSED 2 b a thought experiment thing b/c mind ctrl isnt real so n theory it cld work perfectly w/o fucking w ppls personalities much. if that person was tryin 2 make a world full of brainless robot ppl thats different

also ignorance causing harm is ttly in the wrong or at least u end up n jail 4 if u meant it or not so

[giveuponyourself]

I suppose if it's possible to create a world that was entirely peaceful without altering everyone's personality, it would be a wonderful paradise. But the theory of that is a bit too farfetched even for me!

But I for one agree. Even if it wasn't the law in most places, ignorance is hardly an excuse for doing wrong.

[fuck1ngusernam3]

we agree w each other then. that actually didnt take as long as i thought it wld u were such a weird dick abt it in the post

[giveuponyourself]

You're the ones who are being so suspicious about it~ I was just looking for some friendly discussion is all.

[""""friendly""""]

Joking aside, I did thoroughly enjoy speaking with you. You seem to have a lot more thought for things than some other people here I could name.

[fuck1ngusernam3]

u kno complimentin ppl by insulting sum1 else is also a weird dick move rite? but yeah ur not so bad urself 4 a troll. im assumin troll nyway b/c the friendly discussion = joke comment. a troll wld have messed w me more tho so maybe ur 1/2 trolling

[giveuponyourself]

Simply stating the truth. I don't exactly care about coming off rude as long as I don't have to entertain conversation I don't care about.

As for the trolling matter, I'll leave that up to interpretation~

[fuck1ngusernam3]

that ~ means yes gotcha. so how many suckers u caught w that bait? ny1 fun?

[giveuponyourself]

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Quite a few good ones, actually. You'd be surprised how many people get offended by the thought that someone might not be all friendship and rainbows.

[fuck1ngusernam3]

yeh friendships overrated but smacktalkin rainbows? u got a fite on ur hands now mr

srsly tho yeh if ur not sooo nice all the time ppl act like ur sum kinda supervillain. i assume ur gently correctin all those misunderstandings tho rite

[giveuponyourself]

Of course I am, gently as can be. I would hate to be mistaken for some dastardly dictator~

[He's not. Even a little.]

Regrettably I'm quite fond of rainbows myself. An utter travesty that they must be associated with something so banal. Do you think I'll lose my credit for appreciating them if I don't start espousing the virtues of all that is good and saccharine?

[fuck1ngusernam3]

not if u make a good case 4 y u liked them b4 the forces of happiness n light took rainbows from u. n i think u shld take all the credit u can get. tell me y ur such a fan of rainbows n ill let u kno if u can keep them