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JackTheBandit  ·  3780 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Former Yale Professor: Avoid The Ivy League

Whatever America is, it's pretty psychologically destructive.





_refugee_  ·  3780 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Is there any true existence that isn't? At least in some aspects? Would it be a valuable existence if there were no hardships experienced?

I don't disagree with you, I just don't think you're going to live in a country much less psychologically destructive, especially considering current world conflicts. i mean...Canada might be a good guess.

JackTheBandit  ·  3780 days ago  ·  link  ·  

experiences are difficult and destruction may happen in the process. I can accept that. What I can't accept is the seemingly intentful creation of toxic environments for self serving and arguably delusional purposes. Why, when existence itself is difficult, would you then compound that struggle. That's a powerful level of unawareness and/or selfishness that does not need to exist.

nowaypablo  ·  3780 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Singapore. My backup plan if college falls through is opening up a tea and incense shop in Singapore. It's gonna be Bohemian/Asian fusion themed, and the whole place is bean bags in a circle, and in the middle of the circle is a record player, and people can bring in their own records and play it for everyone else in the circle drinking their tea. That's a pretty psychologically sound existence.

b_b  ·  3780 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Do you know any Singaporeans? You think Americans are fucked up...

nowaypablo  ·  3780 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I don't D: I just know chewing gum is illegal, which is kinda eh but manageable. Singaporean girls are hot, I think?

My original plan was India, it actually changed to Singapore like an hour ago. I could change it back.

am_Unition  ·  3780 days ago  ·  link  ·  

This recent study suggests that JackTheBandit has a point.