John:
Does having an education necessarily make you happier? Don't they say that the educated and intelligent are generally more miserable?
There are numerous examples of the educated and rich blowing their brains out, overdosing, or throwing them out of the 10th story window. Hell, intelligent Japanese students have group suicides.
You can't just wave your hands and say: "Oh, they had it better than people in other parts of the world, so why couldn't these nancies just suck it up? Stiff upper lip and all that, WOT WOT!" Such callousness won't solve these problems which are rife in society. Some people CAN'T suck it up, and until this problem is addressed, people like Cho will keep killing.
It's just mind boggling that we spend billions on technological advancements, and neglect social development. Many pointless classes are given in high school, yet not one minute is devoted to an education in social interactions.
Bells:
Yes. Not being taken seriously is a factor that may to lead to psychosis. No wonder Cho went off the deep end.
In the end, the individual is the product of his genetics, and his environment. One type of environment every human being is exposed to is society.
Hence it logically follows that Cho's failure as a happy, productive human being is also reflective of our society's failure to mold him into one. No doubt Cho had some sort of genetic abnormality, and/or horrendous past experience/s, which made him perceive and react differently to environmental stimuli. His actions were probably exacerbated by the callous behaviour of society. And, yes, society is inherently callous and selfish. I know this from personal experience, and from the experience of my close friends.
Society's failure to detect Cho's abnormalities, treat them, and accommodate for them, has resulted in disaster for all concerned.
This guy got a pass not many peole get.
Does having an education necessarily make you happier? Don't they say that the educated and intelligent are generally more miserable?
There are numerous examples of the educated and rich blowing their brains out, overdosing, or throwing them out of the 10th story window. Hell, intelligent Japanese students have group suicides.
You can't just wave your hands and say: "Oh, they had it better than people in other parts of the world, so why couldn't these nancies just suck it up? Stiff upper lip and all that, WOT WOT!" Such callousness won't solve these problems which are rife in society. Some people CAN'T suck it up, and until this problem is addressed, people like Cho will keep killing.
It's just mind boggling that we spend billions on technological advancements, and neglect social development. Many pointless classes are given in high school, yet not one minute is devoted to an education in social interactions.
Bells:
I did. Then I made the painful discovery that snorting with laughter while drinking orange juice is actually quite painful.
Yes. Not being taken seriously is a factor that may to lead to psychosis. No wonder Cho went off the deep end.
In the end, the individual is the product of his genetics, and his environment. One type of environment every human being is exposed to is society.
Hence it logically follows that Cho's failure as a happy, productive human being is also reflective of our society's failure to mold him into one. No doubt Cho had some sort of genetic abnormality, and/or horrendous past experience/s, which made him perceive and react differently to environmental stimuli. His actions were probably exacerbated by the callous behaviour of society. And, yes, society is inherently callous and selfish. I know this from personal experience, and from the experience of my close friends.
Society's failure to detect Cho's abnormalities, treat them, and accommodate for them, has resulted in disaster for all concerned.
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