sucky!

[aroraborealis]

The wise piece of insight I got today was this: Sometimes, there are things that frustrate you and that you can't do anything about and not being able to do anything about them bothers you. And that's okay.

I get it intellectually, but emotionally? I think this is a big project. To that end, here's a list of things that suck and that bum me out (not ranked, some big, some small) but that I can't do anything about:

• globalization
• plastic
• climate change
  
• species loss
• homogenization of cultures
• the patriarchy
• racism-sexism-classism-etc
• general jackassery
• my friends being sad
• the fact that days are limited to 24 hours
• my economics class
• the ongoing lack of teleportation
• being overlooked or forgotten
• people being mean
  
• mangos in the US (so disappointing!)
• traffic
• subway delays
• and so many more...

What about you?

Comments

[mrf-arch.livejournal.com]

I'm actually rather fond of globalization. The opportunity to trade with foreign people and nations surely beats being ignorant about them, or colonizing them, or making war on them.

[aroraborealis.livejournal.com]

Globalization, as practiced, is a form of colonization.

[mrf-arch.livejournal.com]

Then it would seem to be the practice, not the concept, that's the problem?

Of course, if we're going to simply go the tautological route of saying "this is a thing that sucks because my definition of it includes sucktasticness." I can go off and have some other discussion. :-)

[aroraborealis.livejournal.com]

Then it would seem to be the practice, not the concept, that's the problem?

I don't get why I should like the concept if the practice sucks. There may be good aspects to globalization, but even the concept has not sold me. How is the uniformification of the world a benefit to anyone? I just don't see it.

That said, the reason I made this post is that I am actually and in real terms very upset about these things. So I'm not going to continue this conversation, which you seem to want to be intellectual but is, for me, emotional.

[mrf-arch.livejournal.com]

Fair enough. I apologize for any button pushing I've done.

[signsoflife.livejournal.com]

I really love the way you phrased this reply.

[medyani.livejournal.com]

I second the "love the way you responded" to this. I'm trying to memorize for future use . . .

[trom.livejournal.com]

The current preponderance of germs in my house....

[concrete.livejournal.com]

> The current preponderance of germs in my house....

There is an Invader Zim episode concerning this...

[snowy-owlet.livejournal.com]

I had to take 3 econ classes for my major.

I don't pronounce it eh-ko-nom-ics. I like to say EEEEK!-o-nom-ics.

[catness.livejournal.com]

- people who manipulate

- lack of clue or realism due to unwillingness to shed emotional or ego response/investiture

- the creation of dumb processes to solve problems, that don't actually solve those problems

[jacflash.livejournal.com]

Cilantro, and the way restaurants keep putting it in food I'd otherwise love.

(Yeah, that doesn't compare with most of yours, but still. Bleah.)

besides many of the things you've mentioned...

[hammercock.livejournal.com]

People I love having nontrivial health problems.
The Republican party.

[veek.livejournal.com]

Willful misunderstanding due to fear.

[heinleinfan.livejournal.com]

-I'm with you on globalization.
-The price of organic food.
-The price of, oh hell, just about everything that isn't (mostly) imported crap.
-Popular people who are really asshats, but no one seems to want to admit it, so they stay popular instead of being dismissed as asshats.
-My mother in law.

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

I'll take your plastic and raise you the real and irritating difficulty with buying many useful and in many cases essential (or close to) products without buying plastic. Electronics at costco being made "shoplift" proof by being made BIG with plastic is a big one. The fact that the toilet paper I just bought (I just realised) is wrapped in plastic around the 24 rolls AND around each group of 4. Why? Double wrapped toilet paper? really?

The status of Puerto Rico

The status of just about all the indigenous people in the americas

Everything about the way food is done in the world.

The historical moment when the car industry crushed the railroad industry.

The cost of housing

The cost of education

I'll see your patriarchy and raise you gender inequity

I'll also see your globilization-as-colonialism and raise you colonialism

The embargo on Cuba

[fanw.livejournal.com]

People who feel that the world owes them something
The sad feral dogs in Xela
That corporations have many of the same rights as people
That our current health system ensures people live in fear of payments when they get sick
Leaf-blowers
Jingoism

My things

[curly-chick.livejournal.com]

1. Sensationalism in the media
2. Cold weather that doesn't seem to quit
3. Inability to figure out what I want in a timely fashion
4. Sad gym visit
5. The Republican party
6. The fact that the TV producers suck so hard that there may be no new episodes of shows I like until next year.
7. Corporatization
8. Lack of time management
9. Stress

[fenicedautun.livejournal.com]

I am totally available on weekends to help with econ homework. Just drop me an e-mail if you'd ever like assistance...

[aroraborealis.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I will keep you in mind, for sure :)

[keyne.livejournal.com]

• My right ankle.
  
• People who sit either in the fast lane or on a single-lane road and go as slowly as possible, without the excuse of bad weather or road conditions.
  
• People who think they are "living in the truth" and that anybody who doesn't follow their scripture isn't.