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Originally Posted by knox

It doesn't matter what's around us, if we wanna change anything we gotta look inside and change ourselves.

so it doesn't matter if people post nasty pictures or not, then? hey, just look inside!

we're not islands, we're social creatures-- we're shaped by our genes, our upbringing, our society-- it's a complex web of vectors that gives birth to individuals, but a lot of that happens in collective interactions that go beyond the individual. yes, look at the inside (i just got back from my shrink btw), but also look at the outside and what created the inside-- read family systems theory to see how alcoholism, abuse, violence and countless toxic behaviors are handed down from one generation to the next. then there's the social/political sphere where there's money for weapons but not for birth control, there's money for domestic espionage but not to prevent rape and domestic violence, there's tax levies to fund the construction of stadiums but not homeless shelters.

i just got back home and spotted this but i see you've covered a lot so i'll go back & read the rest & answer. as it happens, my wife is still out of town, my friends are unavailable, and i'm stuck at home with SYG. yay for me! i might switch to books though if this proves a fruitless endeavor. i say this because i spotted a couple of "you're not listening"s that are getting really tiresome. and we're all tired.