Comments on: The Total Perspective Vortex http://www.damninteresting.com/the-total-perspective-vortex/ A collection of Damn Interesting things Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:49:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: psyched http://www.damninteresting.com/the-total-perspective-vortex/#comment-26584 psyched Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:56:49 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=864#comment-26584 damn interesting indeed. i read most of the posts and was amazed of how intellectual you guys comment/debate/discuss. kudos to the likes of willy, to christopher putnam for the articles and alan bellows for the site. my interest in reading and studying is revived! my college entrance exams are coming up, and i needed a breather. this site is just sooooo..refrehing. lol. i'll strive to be as smart as you guys >:] hope you guys will continue posting articels in this site. THANKS! damn interesting indeed. i read most of the posts and was amazed of how intellectual you guys comment/debate/discuss. kudos to the likes of willy, to christopher putnam for the articles and alan bellows for the site. my interest in reading and studying is revived! my college entrance exams are coming up, and i needed a breather. this site is just sooooo..refrehing. lol.

i’ll strive to be as smart as you guys >:]

hope you guys will continue posting articels in this site. THANKS!

]]> By: kaptainkomic http://www.damninteresting.com/the-total-perspective-vortex/#comment-26244 kaptainkomic Thu, 07 Oct 2010 16:38:54 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=864#comment-26244 An interesting article....too bad damn interesting has sort of died out... if you are interested in a similar blog...check out : http://www.thinkaboutthis.info a wide range of topics from philosophy to history to religion....up and coming blog with insiteful posts! An interesting article….too bad damn interesting has sort of died out… if you are interested in a similar blog…check out : http://www.thinkaboutthis.info a wide range of topics from philosophy to history to religion….up and coming blog with insiteful posts!

]]> By: breez http://www.damninteresting.com/the-total-perspective-vortex/#comment-26060 breez Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:20:09 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=864#comment-26060 [quote]churchboo said: "Are you kidding? Ignorance abounds. When somebody has mental problems, handwashing or paranoria, they are miserable."[/quote] Agree, we can't pretend it's not suffering involved. Although the labeling of mental illness is out of hand considering how few diagnostic methods we have, appearantly no one is normal any more, we all have a 'disorder'. [quote]churchboo said: “Are you kidding? Ignorance abounds. When somebody has mental problems, handwashing or paranoria, they are miserable.”[/quote]

Agree, we can’t pretend it’s not suffering involved. Although the labeling of mental illness is out of hand considering how few diagnostic methods we have, appearantly no one is normal any more, we all have a ‘disorder’.

]]> By: churchboo http://www.damninteresting.com/the-total-perspective-vortex/#comment-26025 churchboo Mon, 10 May 2010 22:44:01 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=864#comment-26025 Are you kidding? Ignorance abounds. When somebody has mental problems, handwashing or paranoria, they are miserable. Are you kidding? Ignorance abounds. When somebody has mental problems, handwashing or paranoria, they are miserable.

]]> By: BenB http://www.damninteresting.com/the-total-perspective-vortex/#comment-25765 BenB Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:58:33 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=864#comment-25765 Brilliant article. I came across this by searching for "Total Perspective Vortex" - a concept from Hitchhiker's that I've always been particularly fond of. I've always been looking for an explanation of "mental disorder" that was more inclusive than "they're just loony" and this article provides some amazing insight - insight that helps me understand a little bit more of myself, as well. Great stuff Christopher - keep up the great posts. Brilliant article.
I came across this by searching for “Total Perspective Vortex” – a concept from Hitchhiker’s that I’ve always been particularly fond of. I’ve always been looking for an explanation of “mental disorder” that was more inclusive than “they’re just loony” and this article provides some amazing insight – insight that helps me understand a little bit more of myself, as well.
Great stuff Christopher – keep up the great posts.

]]> By: tednugentkicksass http://www.damninteresting.com/the-total-perspective-vortex/#comment-25559 tednugentkicksass Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:13:19 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=864#comment-25559 please do not feed the trolls please do not feed the trolls

]]> By: MacAvity http://www.damninteresting.com/the-total-perspective-vortex/#comment-25540 MacAvity Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:03:04 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=864#comment-25540 Sam, you say "we" as though you were one of the superior variety. I strongly recommend that you improve your spelling and grammar, especially capitalization habits, if you wish to be spared. One would almost think that your Shift key was broken, but for the ":" and the ")" in your "name," both of which symbols require said key. One might think that your Shift key had broken after you made your name, but your name is not capitalized. Your grammar is terrible, as is your spelling of the word "factor," and you cannot expect to put inferior specimens of humanity into "retard camps" without committing yourself along with them. I think we should all try to be like Radiatidon, who writes a lot of intelligent and interesting things without being rude or stupid. Sam, you say “we” as though you were one of the superior variety. I strongly recommend that you improve your spelling and grammar, especially capitalization habits, if you wish to be spared. One would almost think that your Shift key was broken, but for the “:” and the “)” in your “name,” both of which symbols require said key. One might think that your Shift key had broken after you made your name, but your name is not capitalized. Your grammar is terrible, as is your spelling of the word “factor,” and you cannot expect to put inferior specimens of humanity into “retard camps” without committing yourself along with them.

I think we should all try to be like Radiatidon, who writes a lot of intelligent and interesting things without being rude or stupid.

]]> By: sam:) http://www.damninteresting.com/the-total-perspective-vortex/#comment-25529 sam:) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:01:31 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=864#comment-25529 i think that no matter what the mental illness, or being mentally unstable, retarded people should be kept out of ordinary life, in fact, i think that the entire world should put these 'retards' in camps for them to be forced to work for nothing, as punishment for existing. we normal beings should be waited on hand and foot for simply being 'normal'. these retards are the very bottom of the mental food chain, with us at the very top. The 'retard' factior should be wiped off the face of the earth, and that we should regain our positions of superiority. i think that no matter what the mental illness, or being mentally unstable, retarded people should be kept out of ordinary life, in fact, i think that the entire world should put these ‘retards’ in camps for them to be forced to work for nothing, as punishment for existing. we normal beings should be waited on hand and foot for simply being ‘normal’. these retards are the very bottom of the mental food chain, with us at the very top. The ‘retard’ factior should be wiped off the face of the earth, and that we should regain our positions of superiority.

]]> By: sam:) http://www.damninteresting.com/the-total-perspective-vortex/#comment-25528 sam:) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:53:37 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=864#comment-25528 this is fucked up i lol-ed this is fucked up i lol-ed

]]> By: kapoot http://www.damninteresting.com/the-total-perspective-vortex/#comment-25349 kapoot Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:09:10 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=864#comment-25349 I think that anyone suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder would agree with your exposition. PTSD sufferers are depressed by factual events that most skeptics would agree are legitimate grounds for depression. Often reality is depressing. I think that anyone suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder would agree with your exposition. PTSD sufferers are depressed by factual events that most skeptics would agree are legitimate grounds for depression. Often reality is depressing.

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