Rants, Musing and Assorted Neuroses

People often tell me that I'm too cynical. This may or may not be true.

Psychological principles tell us that the average human being thinks of him/herself as above average in most respects (intelligence, physical beauty, charisma, comedic prowess, ability to hold liquor), even though such assumptions are mathematically and patently ridiculous. Perhaps this is just a mental mechanism which helps us stave off despondency, but the fact is the majority of people are average or worse by very definition of the term and yet there remains a preponderance of brash, arrogant, overconfident twats in our society. I have few well-defined life goals, but at the top of my short, short list is to never, ever, EVER become one of these people.

So I tend, in spite of what my mother tells me, to assume that I am average or worse. Don't feel bad for me. I assume the same about you.

I think that the world is an absurd, beautiful, cruel, hilarious, terrible place. And it is from that perspective that all of my statements and judgements arise.

So, there's my self-indulgent, pre-blog shpiel. And now: on to the inane bullshit!

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