Do you think you have a different method of thinking?

[C.Strife89]

I started this topic because today I believe I do.
I'm comparing my POV's to the stereotypical person.

Some of the things people talk about on a causal basis just sounds so silly. Hell. Some of the things people do, on a casual just sounds silly to me. Let me give an example of both. Sports and fighting.

Now i'm a guy and I find it obscene how a person can sign a 1 million dollar contract just to kick a football around or make put a basketball into a small hole. If a state wins a national tournament, the whole entire state goes crazy. FOR WHAT? The state didn't find a cure for cancer, or solve do something that could actually HELP society, people on a team just proved that they dont suck, and society acts like end of the world. To me, this is true with all sports. You name it, it's probably happened.

Next has to do with physical fighting. I'm not the type of person who's gonna sit here and say "don't fight, think of the children". But I mean come on. I see people who literally only fight because they are bored or want to start drama. This happens from teens all the way up to people in adults. From what I see, people think fighting will resolve some big issue in their lives only to find out that it won't. It makes it 10 times worse, then when it escalates to guns or whatever else; an adult will be on the phone with the police talking about "how did this happen".

Those are just some examples of me thinking differently. I have plenty more.

And If you think i'm biased, that's fine.
But, seriously, I have a different method of thinking.
What about you?

[Mochan]

And who's 'method of thinking' are you comparing yours to? Your 'method of thinking' can really only be perceived as 'different' if you compare it to someone's. From what I'm seeing, it's not that different from a lot of people I know.

[ig.]

I started this topic because today I believe I do.

Some of the things people talk about on a causal basis just sounds so silly. Hell. Some of the things people do, on a casual just sounds silly to me. Let me give an example of both. Sports and fighting.

Now i'm a guy and I find it obscene how a person can sign a 1 million dollar contract just to kick a football around or make put a basketball into a small hole. If a state wins a national tournament, the whole entire state goes crazy. FOR WHAT? The state didn't find a cure for cancer, or solve do something that could actually HELP society, people on a team just proved that they dont suck, and society acts like end of the world. To me, this is true with all sports. You name it, it's probably happened.

Next has to do with physical fighting. I'm not the type of person who's gonna sit here and say "don't fight, think of the children". But I mean come on. I see people who literally only fight because they are bored or want to start drama. This happens from teens all the way up to people in adults. From what I see, people think fighting will resolve some big issue in their lives only to find out that it won't. It makes it 10 times worse, then when it escalates to guns or whatever else; an adult will be on the phone with the police talking about "how did this happen".

Those are just some examples of me thinking differently. I have plenty more.

And If you think i'm biased, that's fine.
But, seriously, I have a different method of thinking.
What about you?

I'm trying to find some sort of viable point amidst all of your angsty blogging, but I'm really not seeing it.

I guess it's because I'm sort of fucking sheep just blindly going along with the party line, huh

[veebee]

bite your tongue. bite it!

[Geekums]

I started this topic because today I believe I do.
I'm comparing my POV's to the stereotypical person.

Some of the things people talk about on a causal basis just sounds so silly. Hell. Some of the things people do, on a casual just sounds silly to me. Let me give an example of both. Sports and fighting.

Now i'm a guy and I find it obscene how a person can sign a 1 million dollar contract just to kick a football around or make put a basketball into a small hole. If a state wins a national tournament, the whole entire state goes crazy. FOR WHAT? The state didn't find a cure for cancer, or solve do something that could actually HELP society, people on a team just proved that they dont suck, and society acts like end of the world. To me, this is true with all sports. You name it, it's probably happened.

Next has to do with physical fighting. I'm not the type of person who's gonna sit here and say "don't fight, think of the children". But I mean come on. I see people who literally only fight because they are bored or want to start drama. This happens from teens all the way up to people in adults. From what I see, people think fighting will resolve some big issue in their lives only to find out that it won't. It makes it 10 times worse, then when it escalates to guns or whatever else; an adult will be on the phone with the police talking about "how did this happen".

Those are just some examples of me thinking differently. I have plenty more.

And If you think i'm biased, that's fine.
But, seriously, I have a different method of thinking.
What about you?

^^ For males, men fight to show who is stronger. It doesn't mean they think it will resolve anything, but it is to rather show who is the most dominant one. This is pretty much basic instinct where the males want to show females how strong they are and how well they can protect their mates. Fighting now has an extent of this thinking, albeit people don't realize it.
For females, women want to take back what's "rightfully" theirs. They won't resolve anything, but it's the instinct of protecting themselves and their young. Think of a lioness and her cubs, she'll kill ANYTHING that seems like a threat to her young. I'm not saying we are animals, but the simple thought process of fighting dates back to the instinct.

Anways, this doesn't sound like you are "thinking differently" than other people; to me "thinking differently" is a lot more - radical - than what you are describing. I'm using radical in the term it's supposed to be used in. Look back to when the US was being born. They were "radicals" because they were thinking/putting things into practice that other countries didn't even dare to go to. We broke away from the usual monarchy, dictatorship, etc. all because of some people thinking "hey, I'm tired of this crap, let's make a country!" -- well maybe not exactly that, but you know what I mean.

[TriPredRavage]

^^ For males, men fight to show who is stronger. It doesn't mean they think it will resolve anything, but it is to rather show who is the most dominant one. This is pretty much basic instinct where the males want to show females how strong they are and how well they can protect their mates. Fighting now has an extent of this thinking, albeit people don't realize it.

Truth. I was actually just talking about this with TheCheetoBandito. There are some people that when I see them, I just wanna fight them. Not because I want to kill them or because they've done something wrong to me, it's completely because I want to know who would win the fight. But my ability to think like that stems from practicing martial arts for a large percentage of my life, where I regularly fought/sparred with others in a controlled and positive environment. So I actually have a very positive view of fighting, but it's because I know how to fight, when to fight, and what's worth fighting for.

Other than that, I have to agree with the others. I don't think your method of thought is really all that different from other people. I know loads of people who think just like you, and conversely, I know loads of people who think the opposite way you described. The people around you may not think the same way as you, but there are plenty of people who do out there. It's just different people, different places, different opinions.

[paraparamore23]

bite your tongue. bite it!

Effective, but be careful. Your tongue could start bleeding.

Other than that, I have to agree with the others. I don't think your method of thought is really all that different from other people. I know loads of people who think just like you, and conversely, I know loads of people who think the opposite way you described. The people around you may not think the same way as you, but there are plenty of people who do out there. It's just different people, different places, different opinions.

I agree. There's plenty of people out there. Maybe you haven't quite yet met someone who has the same ideals as you do.

To prove that point, I agree that it is completely unfair that a woman who spent 12+ years working at a university on top of 30+ years of career experience saving lives earns less than a cheerleader who spends less than 7 years dancing in skimpy outfits for a professional football team.

And in response to the original post, it all depends on who you are comparing yourself to. I understand how you think "differently", but really. The world is a huge place full of plenty of people. Odds are, plenty of other people out there agree with your opinions. (Heck, I'm one to agree with both of your examples.)

[cken]

Like everyone mentioned, really dependent who your comparing yourself to. Your bound to meet up with someone who share similar aspects regardless of the degree. There's probably a few thought processes shared by the whole population, which isn't far fetched. I don't really think there's a "different method of thinking" that's absolute, or not. Popular societal trends tend to come and go. Having a complete insight on a person's mind is probably not possible. Some people may appear to have a different position, but sometimes, if you look closer, you'll find it's not much different.

[Arvidius]

I will disclaim first that the extent of my interest in any sport amounts to Ultimate Frisbee and Chess. Be that as it may, I feel more sorry for the football and cheerleaders that everyone is collectively bashing. Sure, many go on to earn six or seven figure salaries, but that amounts to .001% of them. The rest become security guards and unspecialized laborers who are only protected by minimum wage laws. We encourage kids to participate in sports and place such an emphasis on it that we convince kids that they have a shot at winning the lottery and joining a professional sports team. Those that get into college playing sports, we give them tutors and easy classes and make sure not to give them any real educational benefit that could help them in the real world outside of sports. Then even those who make it onto professional teams, there's the outside chance of getting injured or not being contracted. At that point, your income earning potential is gone and you are stuck with finding whatever work you can. Yeah, there's the extremely lucky few who get paid an ass load of money, but the rest get utterly screwed, albeit contributorily. If you have a problem with how much these people are paid, refer the complaint to Adam Smith Re: The Free Market.

Sorry for the rant. Now for the digression.

I think the thread's title is slightly misleading. I don't think you are so much thinking differently as much as you have opinions that may deviate from whatever 51% of people believe is normal. Having differing opinions is perfectly normal. When you said that you "think differently," I was looking forward to some serious Rain Man shit.

[Kuro]

I often don't think at all, not a single thought just empty space.

I'm told that it seriously bothers some loved ones too. I apparently look like a damn zombie when I do it but it's quite refreshing. I'm the type that likes to think ahead many MANY steps in advance so every now and then I let my brain and my psyche have a little break. I'll just sorta phase out of existence for a bit and let myself turn off. Apparently you're not supposed to do it, seeing as staring into the black abyss of your own psyche for too long might make you snap...but it works fine for me.

In comparison to other people though I find that I'm less likely to be competitive. When I was younger I was like any young man in that everything I saw was being sized up. Could I take this guy, am I better than them at this, how much better at this are they compared to myself, etc etc. Now I like to think I compartmentalize my relationships a bit better than that. Sure there are folks out there that I still cannot stomach to "lose" to but I find myself wanting to use that advantage they have as opposed to try and one up them.

I'm also way into the relationship vein-diagram and not a lot of folks are. I am totally capable of having friends that fucking hate each other because they are on separate ends of the diagram. It seems folks in L.A really can't manage this, often or not letting those grenade like friendships co-mingle. The way I see it if you two don't get along that in no way effects me getting along with you. It isn't as if I'm inviting you both to the same events. Sure it takes quite a bit of planning in advance to make sure so and so isn't at the party with whoever it is they want to take a hatchet to but I like to micro-manage shit like that.