A bit off topic but here's my Vision.

[trashKENNUT]

Gone are the days where people can threaten Mcdonald managers and try to call "upper management" so that they can get what they want. Gone are the days where people totally report to work 9 to 5, instead they take medical leaves occasionally and sometimes turn up slightly later. Gone are the days where you threaten girls and girls will stay with you in a marriage, or in a relationship. Entitlement will be erase brick by brick.

Now when i mean gone, it doesn't mean it has been totally erased from society. We are at a transition period around the world. Civilization are realizing themselves.

I be waiting for the day when "Slut Labeling" and "Slut shaming" becomes a thing of the past. Religion is not entirely put away but rather we go back to the fundamentals, of what is actually being taught. Then society acknowledge our own selfishness, and slowly work around themselves. From poor people to middle class, there will be lesser "victim mentality". Society now works around the elements of cooperation. Rich people will be happier that the poor people and middle class acknowledge their help. This also doesn't mean that competition doesn't exist but we become self-conscious and aware that it will not become Pride, Arrogance and bragging.

This will take probably 100 to 200 years, i be dead but i believe it will happen.

Zac

 

[Marty]

Zac,

You say "a bit off topic" but it's highly relevant in my view, and it's something I've thought about many times in the past.

As a younger man I sometimes used to read the science fiction novels of Robert A. Heinlein and I think he expounds on this vision pretty well in his futuristic works.

If you have gravitas and engender respect in social situations, as I'm sure you do, you can actually make a contribution towards eradicating these unhelpful labels by gently correcting people, male or female, who say things like a woman is "cheap" or has "loose morals". I've started doing this, actually.

I have some hope: there is an elite-aspirational element to the social aspect of this which makes me want to think that change will come sooner rather than later. If you think about it, firstly, the rich and famous have long been notorious for liberal sexual attitudes: just think of the average Hollywood star or socialite, as compared with the outlook of the typical honest-to-God worker. Secondly, young people who have been raised in relative comfort due to their parents' hard work also tend to have a more relaxed mindset about sex and relationships than those parents had when they were struggling. Thirdly, I notice from my own daytime approaches that women who have achieved, or are on track for, true professional success are considerably more open-minded than their less gifted sisters.

Aspirational associations have long driven fashion and consumer preference. Here's to their success in seeing through social change too.

-Marty

 

[PinotNoir]

I have to confess that I do show up late to work haha.

But, I look at the people around me, and in 4 hours of work, I can do more than my co-workers do in 8. This probably sounds really cocky and arrogant, but it's the truth when I look at what they did throughout the week (in our company, it's very easy to look up a report on this through our internal software).

I don't really like the idea of a straight 8 hours and promptness, unless your job depends on it in some way. If I finish 50 tasks, and my coworker has only done 5 easy tasks when we're making close to the same salary, I just don't see the point. I'd rather just show up late and go home early, especially if I have nothing to gain from it.

Anyway, I know that was just a small element of your topic (like 3 words), but that's all I can input.

We are all going through a change. Every generation does when I think about it. The biggest hurdle will be overpopulation/longevity and machines. Eventually, there just aren't going to be any jobs or space left.