Everything can be reduced to 2 instincts:reproduction and survival
Example: Desire to write an OS ->
1.Desire to create superior software
2.Desire for fame and increased social status
3.Social status influences survival
4.Fame influences reproduction
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Anonymous2011-05-16 3:19
and escapism
watch anime -> look at fancy animation and cute cartoon girls -> forget about my shitty real life -> temporarily escape from reality
The Internet has also served as a medium for group polarization as it provides individuals with a quick and easy means of connecting and communicating with an essentially unlimited amount of people. More specifically, with the increasing amount and popularity of online social media such as Facebook and Twitter, it is becoming much easier as well as highly encouraged for people to seek out and share ideas with others who have similar interests and values.
In a study conducted by Sia et al. in 2002, group polarization was found to occur with online (computer-mediated) discussions e.g. In particular, this study found that group discussions conducted when discussants are in a distributed (cannot see one another) or anonymous (cannot identify one another) environment, can lead to even higher levels of group polarization compared to traditional meetings. This is attributed to the greater numbers of novel arguments generated (due to persuasive arguments theory) and higher incidence of one-upmanship behaviors (due to social comparison).[22]
The connection between group polarization and the Internet also has significant applications for friend groups and online bullying. Because it is so easy to communicate with a large amount of people, teenagers and young adults can quickly engage in conversation with friends, share opinions, and further strengthen these opinions post sharing them. For example, if a group of girls were discussing how they do not like a certain girl in their class, they could easily and quickly all discuss this online in a chat room. After discussing and sharing their opinions, their opinions would most likely strengthen and intensify. This could then result in the group of girls bullying and harassing the "ostracized" individual. Whether it is online social media or chat rooms, the Internet essentially fosters group polarization for individuals who are using the Internet to communicate. In a day where the Internet and online networking is a huge part of society, group polarization effects are becoming increasingly more evident, particularly in generation Y individuals.
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Anonymous2011-05-16 4:32
>>3
it's not so much that someone wants to live per se, but rather, they don't care enough to take the effort to kill themselves
after all, it's easier to keep on breathing than it is to choke yourself
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Anonymous2011-05-16 4:41
Breathing is reflexive, non-conscious activity. We breathe because its a reflex to consume oxygen, in a automatic loop.
You can't break the loop you can only alter its variables(rate, speed, volume) and the process continues infinitely
>>13
Non-conscious activity → Not being able to control himself → In some way, it must be escapism.
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Anonymous2011-05-16 4:43
Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment but you humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed and the only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet.
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Anonymous2011-05-16 4:49
>>15
Removing the conscious mind from suffering is the final stage of buddhism, at which point perception and non-perception ceases
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Anonymous2011-05-16 5:12
Escapism is creating internal fantasy world(e.g game/book). Playing a MMO or using fantasy world created by others is a form of entertainment, not escapism.