Is most of what people buy totally unnecessary?

So, the prompt asks if everything-or at least most-of what we buy is unnecessary. Yes. It is. Even the things we consider ‘necessary’ aren’t needed. No matter what, we all die, and everything we have, need, or know will evaporate into nothingness. Oblivion is inevitable.

Food, water, and oxygen. That’s what is needed to stay alive. The only ‘necessary’ things in life. That said, there is absolutely no conceivable reason for anything else. Food grows out of the ground. It walks. We don’t need to create artificial foods; they aren’t necessary. Yet we make them. Why? Simple whim, I suppose.

No, you do not need that pink towel. You don’t even need a towel, period. You can air dry. You don’t need a non-stick pan, either. NOTHING is really needed. I cannot stress that enough. You will die. The people who know you will die. The only way to be remembered is to do something with your life, but have you done that? I doubt it. Not yet, at least. But even then, if you did something worthy of being remembered for, eventually, our whole world will be dead. Our sun will burn out. Zombie apocalypse. Aliens. Nobody knows how, but it will end someday. So, yeah, nothing we buy is necessary.

We may be an accidental speck in an enormous void, but stop focusing on that. Who gives a crap if its necessary? Why must it be useful?

Once, I was in the car with my grandma. A Weezer song was on, (I’m pretty sure that’s what it was) and they were singing this one sort of sound.. Like “Ah, ah, ah” or something, and my grandma changes the station. I happen to like this song, so I look at her and ask, “You don’t like Weezer?”. She says no, I don’t like them saying that same thing over and over. I mean, what’s the point of it?

What’s the point of anything? What’s the point of your excessive amount of potholders? What’s the point of all your work out videos that you don’t use? What’s the point in all the broken sewing machines you have? Huh? What. Is. The. Freaking. Point. ?

There is no point. But don’t focus on that. Focus on the fact that you have a consciousness. Focus on the fact that you can DO things. Focus on the fact that you have a will, that you can say you did something. Focus on people. Focus on people most of all.

I would like to disclose that I do not believe in religion. I think it’s dumb, it draws us apart, it creates invisible lines that when crossed causes war and hatred. Plus, scientifically it doesn’t make sense. I can’t wrap my head around it. But, if I had to have a religion, it would be people, because what is better to live for than what we really are?

People are freaking amazing. I mean, I can’t stand people. Too many warped ideas and rules and restrictions and societal molds to fit into and mean, rude, buttheads and labels and “I don’t like you because of a physical/mental/emotional/ differential variable thing that is stupid and I realize its stupid but people will judge me if I don’t judge you and that’s stupid too and everybody knows its stupid but it still happens”es. But put all that aside, people are great. People are what give people a point.

I read this book called ‘Evidence Of Things Not Seen’ by Lindsey Lane. This kid goes missing, and the whole book is the sheriff interviewing people in town about what they think happened to him. (theres other stuff too, but basically that‘s whats going on… its a really good book. You should read it) Anyways, this kid was always writing in this notebook, and throughout the book, bits of paper show up. One, at the beginning, says something along the lines of: We are each made up of tiny little particles, and every time we meet somebody, little particles of us stick to them and little particles of them stick to us and as we meet more people and do more and experience more, we get more and more particles, and in the end, that’s how we get whole. Something like that. I thought it was freaking beautiful.

No, most of the things we buy aren’t ‘necessary’, but I don’t care, you shouldn’t care. Stop caring about that. Care about something important, like music or paintings or puppies. Just care in general about good things and making sure they continue to happen. Quit asking why, and start asking why not.

Does working with others lead to better results than acting as an individual?

Working alone allows the you to leak out. You don’t worry as much about what others think, so you express yourself more freely. Restrictions on the imagination fade away, and you want to create something more.

In a group situation, you’re more likely to just ‘go with the flow’ and not voice your opinion. The ‘Flow’ might not be the best route to go along though, as it might just be a vague, generalized stereotype-ish idea. You’re going to mess around with your friends in the group, and you won’t be as efficient.

It’s different if you don’t know the people in the group. If it was a random pairing then you won’t know each other well and will be uncomfortable and scared to share your ideas because you’re scared of ridicule.

I think that if there’s only two people in the group, I think you have an advantage. If you guys are comfortable around each other, and you both want to succeed, then you will excel greatly. If you guys can mess around just a bit, work together well, throw out every idea that pops into your head, and encourage each other, then you’ll be virtually unstoppable.

I’m not the best at having a definite answer to these questions. I think I argue both sides and then kind of lean towards one a bit more. On this, I have to go with working alone. I mean… You are YOU, your mind has the ability to see things different from all others and if you’re by yourself then you don’t have people holding you back. You have to break all your boundaries, stop worrying what anyone else says, and spit your ideas out onto paper. Gag them and spew them everywhere. You’re unique. You can do it all.

BUT don’t forget everyone else. You DO need support and a hug never hurts, just know you can do it yourself and that you don’t need to immobilize someone else with everything you’re trying to do. They have their own stuff. Accomplish your own things, and they’ll accomplish theirs. 😀

Do we learn more from finding out that we have made mistakes or from our successful actions?

Do we learn more from our mistakes or from our success? I believe from our mistakes, because when we mess up, we want to fix it and make it better, and then later on we know not to mess up like that again.

We don’t necessarily learn immediately after we make the mistake. We have to take time to think about it. Just like if you were to run a marathon and win, you wouldn’t even totally grasp what’s happening until after you caught your breath.

But… How are we to know we are truly making a mistake? We only have one life, so how do we know what is actually the right thing to want or to do if we can’t do it all to see what turns out the best? You can’t simply trust the others opinions on the matter, because they aren’t you. You most likely couldn’t make an accurate guess as to what you would do yourself, because you haven’t done it yet. You might react completely different than you think you would, most likely because we have a warped image of ourselves in our mind that isn’t really us at all.

How are you to tell whether or not the mistake has made you smarter, or a better person? Some people are complete idiots who make the same mistake over and over, but never learn. Maybe the failure make you bitter. Besides, who can say what makes a good person? We, as people, have a right to do whatever we like (outside of adultery and murder, because that is flipping terrible).

But, I do think that we can make ourselves what we consider to be better if we ‘learn’ from our mistakes. It’s really all in our head. =D