The Lowering of Standards
I am so tired of nearly every aspect of our lives being dumbed down. So much in this country has been reduced to the lowest common denominator so that no one is made to feel stupid, slow or left out. Well, get over it! It may not be politically correct, but the fact is that we are NOT all created equal. Some are smarter, some are slower. Some are born and raised with common sense and some are not. And I’m sick of being restricted by laws, rules and policies dictating what I can do just because someone else might go too far and do something stupid and hurt themselves or someone else.
The law, rules or policy says I can’t_____, because someone else might_______. I’m sure if you stop and think about it, you could fill in those blanks with a lot of ideas.
We are to the point that even our television advertising and shows have disclaimers attached to them just in case some idiot tries to replicate what he saw on it. Car companies shouldn’t have to “warn” us that the vehicles shown are being driven by professionals on closed tracks. Drug companies shouldn’t have to tell us of every possible side effect of taking their product, that’s what your family doctor is for! The content of a particular show does not represent the ideology of the network that plays it and even if it does, who cares? And if you watch “Jackass” and try the same crap yourself, you deserve to get hurt or worse.
But, oh no! We can’t risk letting these fools hurt themselves, can we? No, that just wouldn’t be right. Or would it? What ever happened to natural selection? The strong and intelligent survive and thrive while the weak and stupid fall behind. I know, it all sounds very cruel and callous. But, hear me out.
We have gotten so accustomed to lowering the bar anymore that people don’t seem to think things through to their logical conclusion or are willing to take responsibility for their own actions when they do something stupid. Instead, they want the government to put laws in place to control everyone’s actions and behavior. All this has done is allowed people to become lazier and more careless. And when something does go wrong, everyone starts the blame game.
Alternatively, we should be raising the bar and going out of our way to encourage those that are having trouble to try to better themselves. I don’t care where on the scale you may be, everyone has room to improve themselves somehow. We should all be striving to reach that higher goal, to push our limits. Seek out the muse that inspires you to action and, in turn, inspire others to do the same. Determination and a positive attitude can go a long way.
The rest of the world sees Americans as fat, lazy and stupid. They are not all that far off. We need to do something about it. But that can only start with each individual. You must make the decision to do something. You must make the effort to get up off the couch and “just do it”. Whether it is physical, intellectual or spiritual, you have to do it yourself, for yourself. And when others see you working to attain your goal, it inspires them to do the same.
Raise you own personal bar and perhaps one day, the rest of society will follow suit.
The law, rules or policy says I can’t_____, because someone else might_______. I’m sure if you stop and think about it, you could fill in those blanks with a lot of ideas.
We are to the point that even our television advertising and shows have disclaimers attached to them just in case some idiot tries to replicate what he saw on it. Car companies shouldn’t have to “warn” us that the vehicles shown are being driven by professionals on closed tracks. Drug companies shouldn’t have to tell us of every possible side effect of taking their product, that’s what your family doctor is for! The content of a particular show does not represent the ideology of the network that plays it and even if it does, who cares? And if you watch “Jackass” and try the same crap yourself, you deserve to get hurt or worse.
But, oh no! We can’t risk letting these fools hurt themselves, can we? No, that just wouldn’t be right. Or would it? What ever happened to natural selection? The strong and intelligent survive and thrive while the weak and stupid fall behind. I know, it all sounds very cruel and callous. But, hear me out.
We have gotten so accustomed to lowering the bar anymore that people don’t seem to think things through to their logical conclusion or are willing to take responsibility for their own actions when they do something stupid. Instead, they want the government to put laws in place to control everyone’s actions and behavior. All this has done is allowed people to become lazier and more careless. And when something does go wrong, everyone starts the blame game.
Alternatively, we should be raising the bar and going out of our way to encourage those that are having trouble to try to better themselves. I don’t care where on the scale you may be, everyone has room to improve themselves somehow. We should all be striving to reach that higher goal, to push our limits. Seek out the muse that inspires you to action and, in turn, inspire others to do the same. Determination and a positive attitude can go a long way.
The rest of the world sees Americans as fat, lazy and stupid. They are not all that far off. We need to do something about it. But that can only start with each individual. You must make the decision to do something. You must make the effort to get up off the couch and “just do it”. Whether it is physical, intellectual or spiritual, you have to do it yourself, for yourself. And when others see you working to attain your goal, it inspires them to do the same.
Raise you own personal bar and perhaps one day, the rest of society will follow suit.
posted by Kevin Ruesch | 10:08 AM
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