How important is money to you?

7 months 2 weeks ago

"I live in a developed rich country by early 21st century standards.
Developed countries in the early 21st century have a fair level of surplus.
For people to obtain the larger portion of this surplus, a system which used money existed, characterised by fiat currency.
People would be able to inherit assets and wealth, at the whim of someone who had these said assets.
In this day and age people's lives were governed by the need for money, as this was the focal point whereby people would purchase their needs throughout their lives.
People would receive money in exchange for their position, ownership of assets and trading. This money could then be used to purchase products produced by the many corporations and individuals throughout the globe.

Therefore, money was important to me and the many people like me. Because, all of us who live in these developed countries did not know the reason for their existence. But, the surplus of production was enticing so many people would accumulate surplus. Some people did not care about the surplus at all, but the potential to accumulate surplus; this was done through utilising existing assets to entitle themselves to more assets.

And so, to fulfil their personal desires us people would place money as the most important priority in their lives. A lack of money would give people ideas of family breakdowns, depression, anxiety, poor social outlook and everything people valued be in a state of disaster. However, there were the rare minority who simply carried on through their lives being ignorant about the nature of money, or purposefully unaware of how this world was governed by money. Yet, despite their existence, this age was characterised by expansive populations hungry for money.

Money soon lost it's initial purpose before the grand scheme of the world. Huge schools and systems which focused solely on money were on the rise. A social evolution sparked and value would be placed on everything, the economy grew in importance to the world, in this post-agricultural era where goods were abundant.

In the end, money was more important than happiness - it defined humanity. Without money humanity would operate dramatically different. Money was everything to myself and humanity. All activities people did were based on money... thus, it formed the basis of life. By the way, I speak for everyone in the early 21st century."
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Graphics

2 years 1 week ago

"Graphics... I think this is only as important as production values. How "polished" a game looks factors in, and old games which don't have the cutting-edge technology can still look great if not better due to production values. This is a tricky one to explain but graphics is like... ... important but... you can see when good graphics arent really good at all"
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spectacles+braces=nerd...WHY??

2 years 3 weeks ago

"Okay by posting that question you're already putting yourself in the position of a person who recognises that having glasses and braces make you a 'nerd'. As for the question why, I'll interpret it as why you think so or why people other than yourself think so. I'm guessing that based on what you said you think that glasses and braces = nerd because you follow the path of mainstream social standards but you doubt your own assumption and thus why you pose that question. In any case, by considering it as 'rude' it means you've embraced the negative connotations that are attached to the word 'nerd'. I think that by thinking it's rude you're undermining your initial question. (and theres irony that people stereotype stereotypes)

It's difficult to ascertain any solid reasons without deriving it from personal experiences. I'd say other people have that stereotype because naturally it is what it is. Or possibly there's a higher ratio of people who are known as nerds who have characteristics that correlate with the braces and glasses. Surely, it is only human to judge based on appearance and i'd assure you that every living human would do so, to differing extents of course. Even for those whose purpose is to approach with indifference; as long as they're human they must apply some sort of judgement which depending on the person will have greater or lesser controls. When it comes down to it we're clearly homogenous in that sense and yet another irony of people calling each other what they are themselves. If we look at it in general, yes, 'sad' may be a way to describe it but in that case the existence of the term itself is questionable as it is common to all."
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When Do You Wake Up In The Morning?

2 years 3 weeks ago

"I wake up at 2am because that way i can synchronise myself with another time zone other than my own. Also, it's comforting so to speak to have a day beginning with solitude and darkness to gradually enter upon the light"
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"Damn! His mom is hotter than mine!"

2 years 1 month ago

"You guys are weird, I've never had any of those thoughts of envy. Nor have I had problems with love and harshness LOL. In terms of material things, there is no demand on my parents because you're supposed to do most things yourself... I've never had privacy issues either. Also, i think the point about your mother giving birth to you is moot since they're your mother BECAUSE they gave birth to you. It's basically the same as saying I'd never exchange my parents because they are my parents, the exchanging thought you have is what you have to question - Why bring up exchanging parents in the first place? Surely you desire to have other parents but deny this desire? because if this desire never existed would you bring up this question. I'm beginning to doubt the value of what people call love in a family..."
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What are your turn-ons?

2 years 1 month ago

"I like delicious flat chests too "
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Post your sexy self

2 years 2 months ago

"Why is everyone cute @ animepaper... wish i had that sort of appeal "
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Post your sexy self

2 years 2 months ago

"Why is everyone cute @ animepaper... wish i had that sort of appeal "
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Composite and Component Cables

2 years 2 months ago

"Oh yea, you're right the screen is not centered, its like aligned a few cms up. So, you think component cable can do both ntsc and pal naturally?"
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Yui (possible spoilers?)

2 years 2 months ago

"Yes, because YUI has some great music, (hasn't been going so great recently) but at least theres something to anticipate"
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Composite and Component Cables

2 years 2 months ago

"Okay, as the title suggests I have a few questions about Composite and Component AV cables. Now, in reference to NTSC and PAL, I know composite has such limitations and I'd like to know component cable features in relation to this, like does it have the same limitations? for example, i use a composite cable to connect my PS2 to monitor but i have to output to PAL since monitor doesnt seem to accept ntsc, so i cant play ntsc games or shows blank screen unless i output to PAL which places significant video lag and such. But i'm wondering if i use component cables whether i can play ntsc games (or at least force output to PAL and not receive video lag)"
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Study overseas

2 years 2 months ago

"Omnidevil changed his avatar! but i still recognise the nickname; and i never knew he studied overseas "
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Stupid things we do ...

2 years 2 months ago

"I'm going to raise the standard to the super extreme that no one can surpass it... The most stupid thing i done is living, oh my gosh all the troubles of the world will disappear if i dont keep doing this stupid thing
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Yui (possible spoilers?)

2 years 2 months ago

"Not to give you the impression that you're stupid or anything... but by 'yui' ... the closest character I can think of that you might be referring to is yin. "
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Hero and Anti-Hero

2 years 2 months ago

"An Anti-hero because usually they're cooler and kickass. While heroes are usually stupid by definition not to mention cliche. Also, their so called qualities is more like being pretentious and having people exaggerate. Whereas anti-heroes have the possibility (unlike heroes) to have development of meaning and whatnot. So essentially, Anti-Hero = cool whereas Hero = lame."
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i regret to inform you

2 years 2 months ago

"I would demote Omnidevil for trolling. And promote everyone else for otherwise"
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What is your weakness?

2 years 2 months ago

"The part of my brain that makes me horny..."
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Kingdom Hearts o.O

2 years 2 months ago

"By the time KHi gets released PS3 will probably be cheaper than the Wii today."
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Darker than black licensed

2 years 2 months ago

"Good thing I don't live in US."
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Hey Guys, Am I Indecent Yet?

2 years 2 months ago

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renegadecow

(% skin exposure *cm^2*) x (weight of clothing *g*)
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[(human population)/pi x 50km^2] x (log10 % skin exposure approval)

Dude, i tried that and the ratio is totally off not only that but the units are messed up, i even took the thought of converting km to m as its more standard and cm to m as well. How can you use units that don't match? and you definitely need some sort of weight measure below..."
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global warming

2 years 2 months ago

"Actually, I have another perspective on this. I think it's okay if global warming triggers climate change and many infrastructures and such get destroyed. Because the world as it is doesn't seem to be all that great, so why not have a change? Why not have people in developed and developing countries suffer? Then it might help people gather and focus on this issue moreso. Hopefully, climate change can bring about severe impacts as I say the more severe the impacts the more humanity will respond to address this. "
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I DON'T FU**ING CARE ABOUT O.J.!!!!

2 years 2 months ago

"It's a shame, that is why private corporations can't have 100% of the broadcasting powers. Thus why the independent institutions of the government are the best source of news, and they should be given more resources because the news they give are for the purpose of informing and not getting ratings. It's sad that it takes more effort to find news that is diverse and has meaning than trash out of US entertainment industry."
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Vidoegames voices

2 years 2 months ago

"The matter is trivial for me, but I like consistency. If there are voices, then there are sections where there are no voices I hate that. If voices are in a game I want them to voice all encounters because you can't imagine it once you already know it. If there are no voices that's fine though because it isn't necessary. The only trouble with voices as well is the quality, some suck bad and would've been better if there were none. "
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Online Game Obsession

2 years 2 months ago

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ChaSiewBao

After all nobody wants to be the weird one to doesn't want to leave when everyone else is going to eat and hang out.

Hoho, large statement there but what is the truth in it. You're claiming that whoever doesn't socialise with "everyone else" is weird and no one wants to be "weird". But firstly, i'd like to dismiss your statement because there are people who decide not to hang out with the majority and are not weird. I take offense sir!

Actually, not that I play MMOs (I stopped 3 years ago) but people do play MMOs for the 'social' aspect of the games. So they're really no different and want to follow a group.

As for others, like myself, people may call me 'anti-social' which is true but I /want/ to live my lifestyle as it is, although I it is not my aim to be anti-social that is one of the ramifications that come out of making autonomous decisions. The amount of time i spend with people is proportional to my understanding of their emptiness and I know that it won't ever satisfy my needs at least I have not found someone yet, which is why I live a quiet life. Surely, there would be the ideal life but as of now there is nothing in reality which offers people who are worth a repetition of encounters. There is nothing unusual in the way I live though, because people who also follow my lifestyle do so as a result a logical decision. "
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End of the World?

2 years 2 months ago

"I'll be estatic because humanity's end is such a beautiful thing. All those people dying hahahahahahah... all I'll do i surf the internet and watch the TV to see how people react "
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