society's a fable. you have people making choices. No basement required. Just learn basic civility. Smile and nod. Be friendly. Takes care of most of these 'issues'. Oh I'm no philosopher. But I study people behavior and patterns of behavior, both individually and in groups. "I can't be an asshole - society is oppressing me!" Ok. If that's oppression, then BINGO, you're oppressed. == Seems like it. Oppression via requiring unwanted conformity and you see yourself the victim == Just calling it like I see it. You're espousing a victim narrative. Plain as day. Change your narrative. Life's a lot easier that way. No more oppression. No more society to worry about. == Oh, I don't care about your point. I just wanted to make sure you weren't seeing yourself as a victim of society's oppression against the rights of the individual. Seems to me you're doing fine. You can have your theoretical point if you like. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't talking to someone feeling victimized. It's a crappy outlook on life tbh. You're doing fine like emoticon == Bah, speak for yourself. I'm just gonna die a boring normal death in about 42-44 years, , give or take. No apocalypse for everybody else. Sorry. == True, yet nobody chose to be born [unless you believe you chose your mom + dad before you're born and stuff like that... some ppl do I guess]. So, just how it is. What you do about it is your choice though. ==