[New Series] In the Mirror: Episode 1

[Blackdrakon30 2,943]

In this series, I will be exploring the human nature and other highly philosophical thoughts. I hope that after reading this, many more people will see things in a different light, perhaps like looking in a mirror. There will most likely be three or so episodes.

The Argument Against the Illogical Human Nature:

A Reflection & Plea

It's interesting to see why we try to strike down others. When you go on Tanki, look around. Even here, there is a bunch of people throwing each other down verbally and at each other's throats. But why? This is a look at how and why we do this verbal violence.

The first place to look at is personal pride. When we see that someone has done better than us, for some unusual reason we refuse to accept it. A common response to superior people is to try and make them appear that they are only at your level or worse. The methods people use to accomplish this is via shaming the person into disliking themselves, self-assuring themselves that they are better than the superior, or trying to make that person look bad in the eyes of the public. Here are some examples of this behavior in chat:

 

Reactions Immediately After the Catch of a Gold Box

 

A Sample of Self Glorification, and the Ensuing Responses

 

 

               As you can see, we try to make ourselves seem better than the other person, as we now feel inadequate. Now onto the deeper question: What do we equate adequacy to? If we are trumped in one area of life by someone, why do we suddenly feel the need to be defensive and prove that we are “actually” better than them? According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, the word adequate is defined as “Good enough (or) of a quality that is good or acceptable (or) of a quality that is acceptable but not better than acceptable.” Therefore, when we see someone better than us, we feel that our actual quality of performance of that area is decreased. As evident, it is within human nature to want to be the leader, because then we are of the best quality possible in that aspect. When we feel threatened and that our position might “move down a spot on the ladder”, we defend our “quality” viciously. As you can see, this is on a whole different level of thought than the original question. Prepare yourself for very intense thinking.

           Apparently we require the illusion of superiority in order to possess a feeling of self-confidence. When our fragile illusion is destroyed by someone proving that they are in fact better than us in one or more aspects of life, we thrash out in anger. The false vision of control is why we require the superiority, as we want to feel as if we know what is going on and can have it happen as we want. Therefore, the requirement for beating down other people is so that we feel in control, indirectly. The interesting thing, is unless you have something to live for, the illusion of control is all that you have left. So once that false control is shattered, you are left with nothing. People without a purpose would have no more reasons to live, as they would have no control or power within their lives. I believe that is why people with a purpose tend to not put others down as much; they already have a purpose and have no need to defend their faux control.

          So perhaps, the question is now answered. People try to hurt each other in order to protect their false feelings of control over life. After peeling away the layers, there is no reason for the violence, because you actually gain nothing as you never had the control in the first place, so therefore you cannot lose the power. And if you are the one hurting the others, it is most likely because you were injured by another at some point internally. It is a chain reaction. We hurt others, because they hurt us. Once we feel inadequate, we feel the need to regain our illusion of power by making another feel lower than us. I repeat, there is no logical reason for this at all. The control is an illusion, so there is no reason to insult and attack others, or to strike back when you get offended. We are not in control. However, those with a purpose should have no reason to react to the insults, as they do not require false superiority to feel needed, wanted, to feel like they have a reason of existence. We go and insult others to feel like we are needed, to have a reason, as we want the feeling of power. Here is the most ironic thing of all: In order to try and gain acceptance and a purpose, we push ourselves away from people. Perhaps your purpose lies in a location not blocked by others, but a place that requires the aid of people around you to unlock. Pushing away people will not help your grief and pain.

         So how about we stop the violence? Its up to you, me, all of us. If we don't do it, no one will.

 

Conclusion: The main reason we hurt others internally in order to to gain acceptance in life by being respected for power, but in the process of trying to gain admiration via power, we make people respect us even less. The secondary reason is that it gives us a false sense of control.

 

 

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​So I thought this was an interesting topic because if you really think about it, hurting others is quite irrational because no one really gains anything. I hope you guys found this neat, feel free to leave comments about what you guys think about the topic! Blackdrakon30, signing out.

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I really enjoyed this article. Make sure you continue with it.

[asifmehmood 1,576]

Good Keep posting Articles.  :)

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Well when I'm bad at something I don't deny it :D

[Blackdrakon30 2,943]

Well when I'm bad at something I don't deny it :D

:P  That's always a good trait in a person.

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Confidence is silent. Insecurities are loud.