I've noticed that in a lot of discussions of this board hypocrisy is brought up. Whenever there is a thread regarding opinions, it seems that the term "hypocrit" is inevitably brought up. Whether it's females in metal, dressing and looking "metal", or a multitude of other topics, hypocrisy always seems to be brought up.
Isn't calling someone a hypocrit hypocritical, though? The human condition is pretty much inherently hypocritical - hypocrisy is an issue that all humans have to deal with all the time.
I have this theory about the human condition revolving around self-accomplishment and self-image. Many actions we take every day are for the simple goal of making ourself feel better by putting others down. You don't even directly have to slander someone, though. It could be as simple as being the first person to yell "HYPOCRIT!" in a given thread. In doing this, you are making that person look low and two-faced, while at the same time making yourself look high and uber-intellectual. It seems pretty easy to "rise above" others by making yourself look above them, be it intellectually or be it being "more metal" than them.
And I'm not commenting on any persons in particular, be it the hypocrits or the persons who call them out. I guess I'm trying comment more on society.
Rather than spend the time to make a post calling out someone's hypocrisy, why not save the mental anguish (yeah yeah, I know it takes all of 2 seconds of your time and no brainpower to post, but still) and let them have their "fun".
Now, even by making this post, I'm being a hypocrit. I'm sitting here commenting on other people being hypocrits, while at the same time making myself look above hypocrisy. I'm far from being above hypocrisy. Also, I'm sitting here telling you not to waste the time to make a thread saying "hypocrit" when I spent all this time typing out this explanation. This brings up an interesting point though, and it sort of proves my point - even by trying to propose a solution to hypocrisy, I'm endulging in it myself. Hypocrisy is a cycle that is unavoidable - it is a human characteristic.
So rather than going around calling eachother hypocrits all the time, [hippie]why don't we try to get along?[/hippie]
Whew, I'm going to give myself a headache.
Isn't calling someone a hypocrit hypocritical, though? The human condition is pretty much inherently hypocritical - hypocrisy is an issue that all humans have to deal with all the time.
I have this theory about the human condition revolving around self-accomplishment and self-image. Many actions we take every day are for the simple goal of making ourself feel better by putting others down. You don't even directly have to slander someone, though. It could be as simple as being the first person to yell "HYPOCRIT!" in a given thread. In doing this, you are making that person look low and two-faced, while at the same time making yourself look high and uber-intellectual. It seems pretty easy to "rise above" others by making yourself look above them, be it intellectually or be it being "more metal" than them.
And I'm not commenting on any persons in particular, be it the hypocrits or the persons who call them out. I guess I'm trying comment more on society.
Rather than spend the time to make a post calling out someone's hypocrisy, why not save the mental anguish (yeah yeah, I know it takes all of 2 seconds of your time and no brainpower to post, but still) and let them have their "fun".
Now, even by making this post, I'm being a hypocrit. I'm sitting here commenting on other people being hypocrits, while at the same time making myself look above hypocrisy. I'm far from being above hypocrisy. Also, I'm sitting here telling you not to waste the time to make a thread saying "hypocrit" when I spent all this time typing out this explanation. This brings up an interesting point though, and it sort of proves my point - even by trying to propose a solution to hypocrisy, I'm endulging in it myself. Hypocrisy is a cycle that is unavoidable - it is a human characteristic.
So rather than going around calling eachother hypocrits all the time, [hippie]why don't we try to get along?[/hippie]
Whew, I'm going to give myself a headache.
