Negative Geez by CH3SH1R3 M4TT	Last Updated: 04 July, 2010
Modern Philosophy

Eff Your Status! (As Pulled Verbatim from JPez20's Facebook Status) 05/14/10 Every day I log into Facebook and I see this line at the top the screen. It says "what's on your mind?", and unless I have something interesting or humorous to put up I leave it blank. Does that mean nothing is on my mind? Not just no, fuck no. There is tonnes of things on my mind that I don't feel the need to post on Facebook, whether it be for common decency, lack of appropriateness, or just the simple fact that I don't feel the need to disclose that information publicly. Well I'm in just the right mood at the moment that I'm going to tell you what I really think. No I don't want to participate in *insert application here*, no I don't want to be friends with you or your fucking cat, I don't give a flying fuck about your athlete of choice/sports team. I don't care to see pictures of you aunt's bowel resection and/or sex change operation. I could give a shit about what week or day you think it is and want to honour your cousins wife’s daughters boyfriends goldfish, when in actual fact that date doesn't occur for another six months. I'm scrambling to think of something I could care less about than your, oh so original, life affirming quote you stumbled across, and I don't want to hear about how "now things are going to be different" or "I'm getting my shit together". I don't really think the world needs to be made aware of whatever problems, yes plural cause it's never problem singular, you are enduring whether you flat out said it or alluded to it in allegory or music lyrics so as to not make it outright and clear. To be honest I'm honestly questioning why I even participate in this site. I snipe a comment here and there that makes me, and hopefully others, laugh, but rarely do I find out something really interesting. Take for example who time magazine had for "Man of the year" in 2009. Go Google that and come back. Now look who time magazine had for 1938. Not going to help you in your daily life in any way shape or form, definitely overly political for my tastes, but interesting nonetheless. I'm honestly not angry with anyone in particular, and if you're on my friends list you would know who/how I am, and if you don't know me that well why the hell are you on my friends list? In this day, in the information age when we have so much access to so much information and such and exorbitant amount of choices in obtaining and sharing the aforementioned information, why in the hell does it seem like people are getting dumber? Now I'm getting status updated of people I don't know because people I do know have commented on their status. Like I give a shit about some bitch, not to be disrespectful just don't care enough to take the time to find her name in this list of shit I've got going on, who was told by her boss "Make sure [something it is her job to do] is 'fucking' done properly" and she had major issue with her boss using A WORD which was going to make her quit her job. First of all why do I need to see this on my feed and second of all who fucking cares if her fucking boss said the word fuck when reminding her to do her fucking job correctly? Maybe someone, not to point any fingers, needs to find out how tough life can really be. I'm not saying I've had it rough, I haven't. Honestly I've led a rather safe and sheltered existence, but I do know what a day’s work is. I'm talking sweat pouring off you, no breaks, dirty as fuck days’ work for a shitty paycheque and no appreciation. That job sucked and that's why I don't do it anymore, it definitely makes me appreciate the rather cushy though time consuming job I have now. But there are people who do have it rough and probably could care less if their boss used the f word if it meant they were getting $10 plus dollars an hour. That's another thing, Minimum wage is approximately $10 an hour now, and to be completely honest the people who are working a minimum wage job aren't worth the toilet paper and oxygen they use up at work, let alone $10/hour. I know what's coming now "You can't live on minimum wage!!!" well you know what, figure it out. Maybe you should have finished high school, or made better life choices so you have options other than working a minimum wage job? Or maybe get 2 jobs to make ends meet? "But I have kids/family!!!" Well maybe you should have invested in a little birth control or kept your knees together and planned your decisions better. We are only as faithful, which doesn't seem to be the right word but it works, as our options. I bet if this chick had a mortgage and a car payment and a credit card payment and unemployment/welfare wasn't a viable option she would be willing to take a little shit to keep her life together. Now I also realize there is another side to this where it could be misconstrued from my point. No I don't think someone should verbally abuse someone else, but I hardly think using the f-word in reference to an item not the person, is grounds to quit one's job? I look at this and wonder if this is what we've come to? I don't want to work here anymore because you hurt my feelings with your foul language... seriously? This isn't kindergarten, this is the world. I think if you are old enough to see and R rated movie, people can say the f word around you without you losing your shit. We've become drama queens and drama addicts, if there isn't enough drama in our lives we seek it out and/or try to create more drama in our lives. Just look at TV... reality television?!?!? This constitutes entertainment, really? They had a version of the bachelor in Geneva where upon choosing her man, the one who got to do the picking of men revealed that she also used to be a man. And this is entertainment? Roll in with all of this Dr. Phil, bum fights, and all that other reality television and I think I've come to a conclusion. We're not going to hell... We're LIVING IN IT! People get off on feeling superior to the other dumb fucks on television, and this is entertainment. "Pants on the ground" was referenced on parliament hill for fucks sakes and this is what the world is coming to? Strike that that's what the world has become? It's like no matter what time you turn on the television you can always find a train-wreck to lord over and feel like king shit when in actual fact you are sitting at home in your underwear with Cheetos dust all over your fingers and face. Good job fuck-stick! Now to circle back to another topic that bothers me: financial assistance. Now before you jump down my throat about it, I realize that there are people who need assistance to get by. That I'm totally cool with, you’re a single parent working part time to support you and your kids, cool. You actually hurt yourself and are unable to work, cool. Assistance deserved. But there are people who should get it that are too proud or that it's deemed not necessary that don't get it and so many who really should be out working instead of sitting on their ass collecting cash. I know a guy who should be sitting back getting paid because he is ill and deserves it. But the dude works harder at 50 than any teenager I've ever seen. And these wastes of space that are getting paid, are milking the system for all it's worth, are baby-daddy's to multiple different chicks, and get to sit back and relax. I'll admit, I'd like to walk into a coffee shop at 2 in the afternoon on a Tuesday reeking of beer and smiling a huge Cheshire grin because I've got nothing better to do with my day, sure. But you know what I’ve got bills that I actually have to work to pay. Now I'm no saint, I smoke, I drink (occasionally), I fuck (ok, well I would... but anyway), I have impulse control issues (as referenced by my weight and credit card bill), I have a mild anger management situation, I don't take the time I should to appreciate those people that deserve it and that which deserves appreciation (though I do try to be thankful daily if it's within my power) and I spend way too much time distracting myself with TV, movies, music, books, etc. as opposed to actually doing something productive. But you know what, I'm no better and no worse than you, but I really don't give a fuck about your shit on Facebook. I've obviously get enough of my own shit going on, as you can tell. These are my thoughts, do you agree or disagree? I look forward to reading the comments on this one. Peace! -JPez20 (FIRST CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLE!!!) Share

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