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"In bullshit flowers grow, and that's beautiful"

Started by PopeGillies, October 15, 2016, 09:05:38 PM

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PopeGillies

I just wanted to post this quote because it's my favorite out of PD. It very succinctly illustrates what it means (to me, partially) to be Discordian.

To give an example, think of a form of bullshit you subscribe to. We all do it, don't kid yourself. A good example of bullshit is EVERY RELIGION (including this one).

Now, really, if you think about it, every religion is bullshit. When we say that, it is often taken negatively, but I don't think it should be.

Art is bullshit. What purpose does it serve except to entertain the viewer? Same with videogames, movies, porn, poetry, this forum, booze, weed, tobacco, TV, and every type of food that is inefficiently made. If we got rid of bullshit, yes, we'd be more efficient at getting shit done. But we'd get rid of all the shit we enjoy. What would be the point?

I think religion should be enjoyed like a joint, or like weed in general, or like any substance or any habit. Beautiful things come from religion. Art, music, communal love of one another, giving to the poor, etc. are all things done by religious institutions, and promoted by many religious doctrines.

I think that you (yes YOU!) can enjoy religion, and it's benefits, without being a dick. Jesus is an inspiring character, regardless of his actual existence. How stupid is it not to listen to someone's message just because they might not exist? I mean, if it's a good message, it's a good message.

You wanna know the real proof though of BS growing flowers. "If it's true for you it's true". That was Tom Cruise in a leaked Scientology video. I'm not a scientologist, but I love that phrase. And that was coming from a church founded for money to scam people, which in it's time, has harmed many people. But the idea is a good idea.

Yes, religion is bullshit. But the bullshit grows flowers, so how bad is it?
"Fuck Bitches, Get Money" -Nietzsche

Slipper

It's bad because I'm left regretting it :I Could've done more than with my time than
play some bullshit like an addict, only to walk off with sore feet and a hazy recollection
of it all. If I didn't have to drop it abruptly, just to live, it'd be great.


Work = moneh
Bullshit = you - moneh
WHICH IS WHY I GOTTA CUT THE BULLSHIT TO BUY MORE BULLSHIT  :cry:

The Good Reverend Roger

Quote from: Slipper on October 16, 2016, 09:06:48 AM
It's bad because I'm left regretting it :I Could've done more than with my time than
play some bullshit like an addict, only to walk off with sore feet and a hazy recollection
of it all. If I didn't have to drop it abruptly, just to live, it'd be great.


Work = moneh
Bullshit = you - moneh
WHICH IS WHY I GOTTA CUT THE BULLSHIT TO BUY MORE BULLSHIT  :cry:

IKR?  It's like when you're out selling dollars to buy money, and she's loafing around at home shooting cockroaches with a damn bazooka.  WWYD?
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Slipper

Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on October 16, 2016, 09:55:49 AM
IKR?  It's like when you're out selling dollars to buy money, and she's loafing around at home shooting cockroaches with a damn bazooka.  WWYD?
I'd tell that mudafuka to stop shooting roaches, and decipher that sentence.
Not sure if I'm reading figure of speeches, or not. You.. you know what you're doing.

The Good Reverend Roger

Quote from: Slipper on October 16, 2016, 10:54:44 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on October 16, 2016, 09:55:49 AM
IKR?  It's like when you're out selling dollars to buy money, and she's loafing around at home shooting cockroaches with a damn bazooka.  WWYD?
I'd tell that mudafuka to stop shooting roaches, and decipher that sentence.
Not sure if I'm reading figure of speeches, or not. You.. you know what you're doing.

Take off every Zig.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Slipper

Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on October 16, 2016, 12:08:49 PM
Quote from: Slipper on October 16, 2016, 10:54:44 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on October 16, 2016, 09:55:49 AM
IKR?  It's like when you're out selling dollars to buy money, and she's loafing around at home shooting cockroaches with a damn bazooka.  WWYD?
I'd tell that mudafuka to stop shooting roaches, and decipher that sentence.
Not sure if I'm reading figure of speeches, or not. You.. you know what you're doing.

Take off every Zig.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on October 16, 2016, 09:55:49 AM
It's like when you're out selling to make money, and she's loafing around at home shooting cockroachs with a damn bazooka.
?

The Good Reverend Roger

Quote from: Slipper on October 16, 2016, 12:14:32 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on October 16, 2016, 12:08:49 PM
Quote from: Slipper on October 16, 2016, 10:54:44 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on October 16, 2016, 09:55:49 AM
IKR?  It's like when you're out selling dollars to buy money, and she's loafing around at home shooting cockroaches with a damn bazooka.  WWYD?
I'd tell that mudafuka to stop shooting roaches, and decipher that sentence.
Not sure if I'm reading figure of speeches, or not. You.. you know what you're doing.

Take off every Zig.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on October 16, 2016, 09:55:49 AM
It's like when you're out selling to make money, and she's loafing around at home shooting cockroachs with a damn bazooka.
?
You gotta have something to sell.  Dollars are the easiest thing.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Slipper

#7
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on October 17, 2016, 12:30:33 AM
Quote from: The Good
You gotta have something to sell.  Dollars are the easiest thing.
Quote
It's like when you're out selling EBT to buy money, and she's loafing around at home shooting cockroaches with a damn bazooka.



? ? ?

The Good Reverend Roger

Quote from: Slipper on October 17, 2016, 03:35:49 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on October 17, 2016, 12:30:33 AM
Quote from: The Good
You gotta have something to sell.  Dollars are the easiest thing.
Quote
It's like when you're out selling EBT to buy money, and she's loafing around at home shooting cockroaches with a damn bazooka.



? ? ?

No, you gotta discount the EBT too much.  Dollars.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Slipper

Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on October 17, 2016, 04:49:00 AM
Quote from: Slipper on October 17, 2016, 03:35:49 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on October 17, 2016, 12:30:33 AM
Quote from: The Good
You gotta have something to sell.  Dollars are the easiest thing.
Quote
It's like when you're out selling EBT to buy money, and she's loafing around at home shooting cockroaches with a damn bazooka.
\


? ? ?

No, you gotta discount the EBT too much.  Dollars.
I will fite u with f. I swear.

Junkenstein

Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on October 17, 2016, 12:30:33 AM
Quote from: Slipper on October 16, 2016, 12:14:32 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on October 16, 2016, 12:08:49 PM
Quote from: Slipper on October 16, 2016, 10:54:44 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on October 16, 2016, 09:55:49 AM
IKR?  It's like when you're out selling dollars to buy money, and she's loafing around at home shooting cockroaches with a damn bazooka.  WWYD?
I'd tell that mudafuka to stop shooting roaches, and decipher that sentence.
Not sure if I'm reading figure of speeches, or not. You.. you know what you're doing.

Take off every Zig.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on October 16, 2016, 09:55:49 AM
It's like when you're out selling to make money, and she's loafing around at home shooting cockroachs with a damn bazooka.
?
You gotta have something to sell.  Dollars are the easiest thing.

This, right here, is powerful truth.

Take, for example, an all-pay auction setup. It's easy to get suckers involved and the model can be applied to all sorts of crap. You may be familiar with it's most popular current incarnation, political lobbying. As soon as one person pays, everyone's fucked. And one person always fucking pays because there's an obvious benefit. As soon as that happens, sunk cost fallacies and all sorts of other idiot head tricks keep you giving money to the magic people who can make things happen until you go broke and they move on to the next set of suckers. Or the next game, depending on how much money they took.
Nine naked Men just walking down the road will cause a heap of trouble for all concerned.

Slipper

Quote from: Junkenstein on October 18, 2016, 11:56:59 PM

This, right here, is powerful truth.

Take, for example, an all-pay auction setup. It's easy to get suckers involved and the model can be applied to all sorts of crap. You may be familiar with it's most popular current incarnation, political lobbying. As soon as one person pays, everyone's fucked. And one person always fucking pays because there's an obvious benefit. As soon as that happens, sunk cost fallacies and all sorts of other idiot head tricks keep you giving money to the magic people who can make things happen until you go broke and they move on to the next set of suckers. Or the next game, depending on how much money they took.
I can't connect the two. Can you explain it out?

Junkenstein

In short, an All pay auction is one in which EVERYONE pays, not just the winner. It's only possible to win by not playing. Unfortunately, if you don't play, the other side wins by default.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN_kt97w7Wg

Covers it fairly nicely.

See also the tradition of Rainmakers in the USA.


Nine naked Men just walking down the road will cause a heap of trouble for all concerned.

Slipper

#13
Quote from: Junkenstein on October 19, 2016, 12:50:09 AM
In short, an All pay auction is one in which EVERYONE pays, not just the winner. It's only possible to win by not playing. Unfortunately, if you don't play, the other side wins by default.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN_kt97w7Wg

Covers it fairly nicely.

See also the tradition of Rainmakers in the USA.

AHhh, I get it. I had no idea lobbyists would be interested in paying up into legislative to repeal
opposing lobbyists. Ridiculously easy money, if it's getting fed to you. I thought it'd naturally be
foolish to pay up, but didn't consider the seller's viewpoint. By delivering, they'd get rep, which would
just give them more business.

But, what defuq is Roger actually selling? Can't dollars just be replaced with products surrounded by unjustified hype?

Junkenstein

QuoteBut, what defuq is Roger actually selling? Can't dollars just be replaced with products surrounded by unjustified hype?

Roger is selling dollars. He may be selling the same dollar multiple times but it's pretty legit. I'm selling the secrets of how to obtain those dollars at reasonable prices to allow profitable resale.

Dollars can be exchanged for goods or services at a wide range of outlets. This is not our business though, we're just in the dollars and secrets of dollars trade. With our help and a small fee, you can explore the entire world of capitalism and not worry about finance.

Don't delay! Next 3 purchasers get a 10% discount and signed t-shirt!
Nine naked Men just walking down the road will cause a heap of trouble for all concerned.