Discovery IV

(Note, the title sounds like a space ship)

I honestly do not know why I am entitling this one as part of the Discovery series (...actually who am I kidding calling these rants parts of series), but I did and I am not looking back (because I would not be able to see the computer screen anymore...oh yeah, it is one of these posts). So I am genuinely going to write more in this, (scratch genuinely, substitute "try" and reorient the sentence to make sense ) since I am jobless currently ( and for once I am not happy about this fact ) and have a lot of downtime to fill in my lackadaisical life of lethargy.

Okay, so this is Discovery IV (because we couldn't discover it the first three times). I am like searching through my brain (Which I imagine to be like a library with very little books on the shelves) for something (not to be confused with anything) to say. But alas, I cannot even think of one thing at all. Perhaps my mind is racing too much (and losing, my mind is more of a long distance runner anyway) and I just cannot focus it on one thing or "discovery" as I so aptly (not so aptly named this entry.

Alright, I have discovered (that sounds more profound that it actually is, in fact I am just making this on the spot ). Humans go to extreme lengths (I wonder why not widths ) to prove a point that does not need to be proven more often than not. Por ejemplo, let us set up an imaginary scenario, where a samurai (Did I fail to mention we are in Japan?) and we want to show our honor, courage, and loyalty. Thus, as the norm in the time ( by the way we are in the 1200s ) the samurai takes his life ( out on a date for coffee and a movie ... okay that was lame I apologize) through the ancient ritual of Seppuku, or Hara-Kiri( Take your pick, it is the same thing). What is the purpose of this cultural compliance and conformity ( Point one for alliteration ). So if that is the reason, solely because others were doing it at the time, ridiculous. However, if there is a true belief that this is how to show these traits that one possesses, that is a bit redonk (technical term) if you ask me.

But to modernize the problem, people will do crazy shit to prove a point (yelling is a major one). It seems like "What you are on the computer all the time, I'm going to give you a virus!" is a normal solution to problems. Or perhaps, you stole my cookie, I shall never speak to you again until a cookie (of equal or greater taste value) is placed in my hand for my consumption. People need to relax, and realize some points are moot. Some points need not be made. Who cares if someone took a swig of milk straight from the container, that does not mean you go and pour cyanide in it to make the point that that is gross. I mean, these are obtuse (not scalene or equilateral) examples which also toy (Not made by Mattel) around with the idea of revenge, but the point is (I don't really have a point) these extreme proofs and revenge techniques are redonk (see, really is a technical term).

There is the opposite where a person will become so false with themselves and another person (I am reminded of a decoy from Toejam and Earl for Sega genesis) that they, by attempting so hard to prove a point, actually miss the point completely. Por ejemplo (otra vez, a person will be oh so nice to someone to prove that they do in fact, like the person, but become completely fake that they laugh at unfunny jokes (like everyone who has laughed at this italics thus far). Now, this other person believes that you share a similar humor, when in fact you do not, and now your entire friendship or "niceness" (What?) is built off of lies, and the faux friendship will sink (HAHA lame pun).

Anyway, I am done rambling for now, that is my discovery. It ties in the ideas of revenge, falsity, and attempted point provers, all into one neatly wrapped present (which Santa cannot just fit down the chimney).

Enjoy the day!

"Stressing a point to prove it only proves you have a point you are stressing about."