social hierachy

[caspar 0]

just wondering where everyone puts themselves on the scale. 2,3? if you had to, could you rank everyone in your social group, do you think youre right? even a number 10 person would probably still say 3 or 4...

i presume that social hierachies become less apparent with age, think back to being 12 or 15 or 18 and so on.

probably another pointless post. oh well

"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading."

[kelel01 1]

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probably another pointless post.

Well, we'll be having none of that tomfoolery here in the bonfire. The bonfire is for purposeful, life-changing posts ONLY.

[kbordson 8]

Big picture... no-one is really important. The sun will rise, the wind will run... Life continues.

But, I am important to some (especially with my job - I've helped a few, but others can help too) and then others couldn't care less. So.... I'd say about a 4.

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[caspar 0]

totally, i was just interested to see how people thought of themselves or something like that.

i cant imagine many people can honestly and ACCURATELY say they are a number 1 person.

"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading."

[kelel01 1]

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Big picture... no-one is really important. The sun will rise, the wind will run... Life continues.

Agreed. It's a depressing thought, but it's true. Makes me wonder why we celebrate birthdays, weddings, and the like. I mean, does any of it really matter? Nope.

[Buried 0]

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I mean, does any of it really matter? Nope.

so take up heroine and become a sex slave

Where is my fizzy-lifting drink?

[Lindercles 0]

Where you are in a social hierarchy depends on which social group you're in at the time. One can easily be a 2 in one group and an 8 in another, there is no absolute.

For that matter, it's not necessarily linear within each group. Where you "rank" in the group is relative to individuals, not necessarily to the group as a whole. In other words, you may be "above" person A, who is "above" person B, but person B is "above" you.

Of course, the whole idea of ranking a social hierarchy is absurd, which is why I voted 1.

[Lindercles 0]

You're sounding more and more like a true hedonist every day.

[kelel01 1]

I thought hedonists were nekkid people. Maybe I should go look up the definition.

[beowulf 1]

matter? of course those things matter. They matter to the person having the birthday or wedding or whatever. It makes the feel good. Do you not feel important when someone does something nice for you? Like a birthday party?

Try never having any birthday parties. EVER

[caspar 0]

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Of course, the whole idea of ranking a social hierarchy is absurd, which is why I voted 1.

i guess, im just killing time at work as its totally quiet here.

yeah i guess it is a bit absurd, but i definitelty think it can be ranked. there are alpha [fe]males, and there are boring dull people that contribute nothing to a group.

the point of the poll was more to see what everyone thought of themselves.

"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading."

[kelel01 1]

Yeah, it makes me feel good. But it also makes me feel silly. Like, who really cares? For example, if I ever get married, who's really gonna care other than me and my husband?

People get married everyday; people are born everyday, and people die everyday. None of that kind of stuff is special. I'm really not completely heartless, but I think some people think that they're more special than they really are.

[beowulf 1]

Some people might think themselves more special then they really are, but I really think that they just crave the attention more then others.

[Buried 0]

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but I think some people think that they're more special than they really are.

you mean like tv/movie people, sports figures, etc? yeah we'd manage to get by with out them.

think 300+ yrs ago. the only thing mattered was close family or tribes.

people just have too much time on their hands since most of the essentials are provided for or easily acheived

Where is my fizzy-lifting drink?

[kelel01 1]

Less specific than that - I meant Bridezillas and the like.

[Buried 0]

that MTV sweet16 show?

Where is my fizzy-lifting drink?

[kelel01 1]

Yes, exactly!

[unformed 0]

I am a number 0 person, by far the most important person ever to come into this world. The world just doesn't know it yet.

This ad space for sale.

[Shotgun 1]

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Big picture... no-one is really important. The sun will rise, the wind will run... Life continues.

Agreed. It's a depressing thought, but it's true.....

I don't think of it as a depressing thought. I think that feelings of self-importance tend to lead to depression, anxiety, and general unhappiness.

To me, being unimportant isn't a bad thing - it means that all of my problems are not really important either.

[Lindercles 0]

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People get married everyday; people are born everyday, and people die everyday. None of that kind of stuff is special. I'm really not completely heartless, but I think some people think that they're more special than they really are.

That reminds me of a Bill Hicks bit about "little miracles." It's not as funny in writing, but you get the point.

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But where did this veneration of childbirth come from? I missed that meeting. Childbirth is wonderful, childbirth is a miracle. Wrong. It's no more a miracle than eating food and a turd coming out your ass. You know what a miracle is? A miracle is raising a kid that doesn't talk at a movie theater.

If it were a miracle then not every nine months any yin yang in the world could drop a litter of these mewling cabbages on the planet. And in case you have not checked the single mom statistics lately the miracle is spreading like wildfire. Hallujeh.

Trailer parks all over America filling up with little miracles. Thunk, thunk, thunk. Look at all my little miracles. Filling up my trailer like a sardine can. Look at them.

You know what would be a little miracle? If I could remember your daddy's name. I guess I'll have to call you Trucker Jr. That's all I remember about your daddy was his fuzzy little pot belly riding on top of me shooting his caffeine ridden semen into my belly to produce my little water head miracle baby child. Thunk. There's your brother, Pizza Delivery Boy Jr., thunk here's your other brother, thunk here's your other brother, Will Work For Food Jr.

[kbordson 8]

SO FUNNY!!! But SO WRONG!!! (bad Karen for laughing.... bad, wicked naughty, Karen.....)

[MarkM 0]

I've always been fascinated by the apparent human need to create an elite class of people. Like at work everyone goes gaga when the CEO drops by, I'll even be talking with a rep on the phone and they'll be all, "is that talking in the background?". And he's really just some other dude who happens to have more money than the rest of them.

Back in the day we had nobility to fawn over and after spending a few hundred years kicking them out of our lives we now go apeshit over celebrities.

Even if you get rid of the entire ruling class, create a society based on complete equality, in a couple of decades you'll still get a Stalin.

[caspar 0]

im the same, ive never been star-struck at all and dont really understand it myself.

there's always got to be a leader, its how our brains our wired. we all need something to aspire to, and the things we aspire towards are things that enrich our lives (which means there will always be a select few have what many will never achieve). whether its money or humor, the qualities most sought after are always scarce otherwise they wouldnt be valued as highly, and because of that there will always a hierachy is some form or another.

im quite surprised at how many people voted 10, i didnt think anyone would put 10 and seriously mean it.

edit: why am i posting about this at 1.30am when im going jumping tomorrow and havent been for nearly 2 and a half months?!?

"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading."

[happythoughts 0]

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Makes me wonder why we celebrate birthdays, weddings, and the like. I mean, does any of it really matter?

1. Because, it isn't all about me.
2. If you want a friend, you have to be a friend.
3. To help celebrate moments in the lives of other people because you share their happiness.

What if parents never went to see their kids in school plays ? "We aren't in it and we see those little b*&^%s every day."

Achievements of any kind? Graduations, work, play.
Happy occasions? marriages, birthdays, holidays.
Simple recognition?

People that only consider their own joys are generally bored and miss many good things.

[Squeak 17]

I think I'd run a 7 or 8

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