Damage Inc.

Why do we as a culture so aggresively pander to, and market, our own downfall? Do we not give any thought whatsoever to the end-state result of our words, deeds, attitudes and actions?

I saw a bumper sticker the other day.

I don't give a whole lot of credence to bumper stickers, those odd little tidbits of ideologies that get plastered on cars, guitars, dorm rooms etc. I have long wanted to have a bumper sticker that says "You can't find truth on a bumper sticker", but that would defeat the purpose. By and large bumper stickers are just a low tech version of the internet for folks. It seems to give folks the idea that they can say all manner of ridiculous things, knowing that there will be little consequence.

So some tree-hugging dirt worshipper had the usual gamut of peacenik and enviro-whackostickers covering the back of thier Subaru Smoke Screen Generator at a stoplight the other day, one of which piqued my interest. It said "Happiness is the highest goal", which is a lame ripoff of Aristotle.

Are we really to the point where the vacuousness of a statement like that is accepted as worthy of being permanently displayed? Let alone considered wise?

Happiness is surpassed only by lust as a fleeting feeling, and if that is someones life goal, they are in for a serious wake up call down the line.

Come to think of it, the alarm clock for our society is about to go off...