So where did the lustre just fade away? When did it start rotting? I've gotta get out of here. This. I need out. This is all just killing me. Every damn day is just contributing to the monotony of it all. Where did my life go? All just going down the drain. I read a horrible onion article the other day, well it was just a still pic with a title, and yes, I know it's satire, but it still scared the crap out of me. Scared me because it could have been true. Something about uneventful lives and still being in the same city that you grew up in. Where are things headed?
Sure, life throws up challenges from time to time, but I think I'm equipped to face them. I rate myself as being good under pressure. Can I think on my feet? I'd hope so. Or at least I'd like to think I can. Or things can always be overstated. Have I ever given 100% effort? I don't believe so. But I should.
What I find strange is despite having had personal e-mail for a long time, the longer I've had it, the less actual e-mail I get. The majority of interactions people seem to have these days appears to be on social media. What kind of bullshit is that? Someone you've known for a while tweets you on twitter? Someone pokes you on facebook? What kind of shit is that? We have mobile phones, we can text, and more importantly we can call, and best of all we can still get up and see each other. No wonder we are all falling apart and feeling more isolated than ever before.
I was struggling to get to sleep last night while I was feeling sick, and for some reason, I came up with a decent idea for today's blog theme. Women as objects. So of course women shouldn't be objectified - they are people, and the fact I have to mention this is incredibly sad. But I still have to mention that for those who just don't get it. So let's talk about the pornography industry. People say that men are the largest consumers, and that's definitely true. To get female performers to entertain, they are usually drugged up or exploited, but they are also paid (sometimes ridiculous amounts) to do this. So the line goes that this sort of stuff dehumanises women and exploitation by men is the primary reason for this. But let's look at the marketplace - if money is being offered, then people will be found who need it, because we live in a capitalist society where money can be offered for almost anything these days. If there was no demand for pornography, or if men would stop paying for it, then it would disappear. Right? Right?? Then explain tumblr to me. There are so many girls on there flaunting themselves all over the place, and you can identify them. There's no money involved, they do it because they like it. There's a bigger question of exhibitionism and validation. Girls/women will continue to do it regardless, so can you really say that women are being exploited or dehumanised when you take out the exploitation factor of drugs and money or violence? Most of the time they're educated people just looking for another outlet to express themselves. Explain it to me! Cause that flies in the face of the other evidence being provided.
Is this all just delusional hubris? Isn't hubris by its very definition delusional? That's an interesting question. Goddamn, my 3G is acting up once again. Thanks Optus, you fucking incompetent motherfuckers!
Been looking at jobs in other sectors cause I'm just a bit over it. A change of scenery would be nice. But there are some absolutely insane recruitment processes out there for places like consulting firms - Boston Consulting Group (BCG), I'm looking squarely in your direction! Ahh, only 90 minutes to go until I'm out of here, that should be good.
Still not feeling well, but lunch was ok, so that was good. Hmmm, I've got some work to do over time. I'll see if I can get to it this afternoon, or maybe I'll leave it until next week.
Hmmm but with only an hour to go until I'm out of here, it's looking pretty doubtful!
Might as well keep it there.
Take care folks.
Joaquin out.
