January 2010
9 posts
Lexiconical Elitism
The world is, has been, and probably always will be suffering from a major case of undercapitalization. By that I mean that there are billions of people out there who have the innate intelligence and mental makeup to be incredibly successful and more importantly, beneficial to humankind, but will never get the chance to tap into those abilities because they do not have the time/money to cultivate...
Just... say... no....
Hark! The world would be a simpler place if people abided by this Batemanian tenet. I am guilty of it too in one branch, the whole put-something-off-to-avoid-awkwardness play. For example, a friend asks if I want to go to a Kanye West concert, which I most certainly do not, and would rather eat a whole flaming porcupine than even consider attening… and I am hesitant to say no, because this...