The Official Site of Author, Joseph D. Newcomer
We came along with our big ideas and all-encompassing statements and allowed for every person to imagine the best of what those broad, beautiful words could mean. We failed to consider our nature. Now, those beautiful, grand imaginings are perverted to protect even those who would destroy us under the sanctuary of those very same [...]
We are all the hero of our own story...We are all the victim of our own story...We are all the Holocaust victims of our own story...We are all 100% delusional one no one gives a shit... We are currently somewhere between 3 and 4. Self-victimization and Persecutory Delusions can cause people to feel justified in [...]
Bank: Why don’t you let me hold onto your money for you? You: Um... Why would I do that? Bank: Well, so I can charge you to do it, of course! You: Wait, what? What are you going to do with my money? Bank: I’m going to invest it and make lots of money with [...]
“You do you,” is a fitting cliché for an apathetic era of humans without the wherewithal to understand how we affect each other. But it does sound a lot more polite than “Go fuck yourself.” Though the latter does seem more accurate. When the truth defied our opinions, we allowed our opinions to define the [...]
Like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone.
Our culture has monetized basic human needs. We have been forced to define happiness for ourselves in such a way that it is now not only unachievable, it is unimaginable as well. Even when confronted with the appearance of happiness in others, our only reaction is suspicion. For most, our greatest common bonds are begrudging those who we feel may be happier than ourselves and choosing to be completely oblivious to whatever happiness we should have for the things we’ve achieved; the happiness we already own. I can’t imagine it was ever intended to be a relative term.
The way we are now; surrounded by what we’ve created, I think Mick got it right. Regardless of how satisfied we should feel, we’ll never get no satisfaction. Our whites could always be whiter. Our cigarettes, manlier. You see, we’re on a losing streak.
