[–] goatboy 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago (edited ago)
Ol Teddy Boy, was right in almost all of his observations, but wrong in his conclusions. He saw the world as it is and is likely to become, but his solution was to assassinate engineers. This is stupid. The answer to a disenfranchisement is not violence. For thousands of years idiots used violence and it only ever results in more violence and more disenfranchisement. No the answer to disenfranchisement is elevated consciousness and a love for the people.
Ted never truly loved the people. He was like a false prophet screaming noise and rage into the wind. He hoped others with rage would repeat the message. This was foolish. He should have spread seeds of love and reconciliation to the people. He should have taught the people how to connect with their communities. He should not have pretended to be a lone wolf protecting humanity from change.
Instead, a true prophet defies the rage, defies wind, and spreads a better signal through the noise.
[–] gazillions 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
Lofty. There is no such thing as elevated consciousness. It's just the same old status seeking elitism but transferred to a playing field some people feel is more to their ability than objective achievement. Evolution, spiritual or otherwise treats the species as a whole. In that respect you were born equal to all.
As a matter of fact your ideals sound very close to Christianity with the love for all humanity deal, unlike the other two big leaguers. That comparison doesn't ever appeal to erstwhile spiritual snobs.
[–] goatboy 3 points -3 points 0 points (+0|-3) ago (edited ago)
Maybe, but in the end the only thing all humans have, all they have ever had, all they will ever truly have is hope and a work towards their hopes. I choose to hope an elevated consciousness is possible. I will not hide from change. I choose to embrace the change that Ted so feared. I will use the technology as a tool of my hope.
[–] antiliberalsociety 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
A lot of whistle blowers are made out to be insane. And if they have a based manifesto they altar it to make them look insane and focus on whatever ill deeds they committed. But when you compare those deeds to leftist's ill deeds, it pales in comparison.
Thanks for the paste, I wasn't about to click a WaPo link.
[–] middle_path 1 point 6 points 7 points (+7|-1) ago
I read this a few years back. Very great read, but take it with a grain of salt. He was still extremely polarized. I feel we have a few Teds creeping around voat.
[–] middle_path 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
He also wrote of the "FC"(freedom club) implying there was a group instead of just an individual. He could have lied about being a leftist as well.
[–] Runaway-White-Slave 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
"the whole we-need-to-abandon-technology-and-live-in-the-woods part" is the best part wtf are you talking about?
[–] 0rion 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
Most people will have a hard time accepting this is the truth, because they have become so hopelessly addicted to technology. Over time, I've realized Ted's vision IS how we should probably be living. It seems more sustainable than our current system.
[–] altreptiles 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Maybe in a country like Canada or America, where there is room to just go out in the woods. Most of the world will end up killing each other if they tried doing that, too many damn people. Without technology many would die, perhaps that is how it should be, idk. In another sense though I think humans should leave the wilds to regrow in peace. Humans can all live in the cities and let the world develop the way it will. There are ways to live in harmony with nature, but the amount of people will beggar the earth's natural bounty. Definitely a beautiful idea though, Wouldn't cause to much harm if a few people did it.
[–] Vhaine 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
The problem with abandoning technology is that our own salvation could very well prove our doom. A better plan would be to achieve the required tech level to seed colonies. Then let those people do it. It would be the societal equivalent to mutation. Maybe those people die off. Maybe they are the only people to survive. The point is we need a few humans on a couple of other planets before we all wander into the coca fields never to return.
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[–] Vhaine 0 points 11 points 11 points (+11|-0) ago
I think anyone paying attention can see that leftists are self loathing. I came to the same realization along time ago. You don't need to live in a shack in the woods or be especially bright. They abuse the shit out of their bodies. They abuse the shit out of each other. The abuse the shit out their children. They go out of their way to convey that they are a fragile broken human. They never stop talking about even the slightest abuses they've suffered. They are self loathing and cannot exist without abuse.