Things you believed all your life that turned out to be wrong.
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Well, most of my life I believed that capitalism was practical whereas socialism was unreasonably idealistic. Now I realize that capitalism's theory doesn't really work and that socialism does.*
The only way for a capitalist system to work even theoretically is for many small businesses to compete free of cooperation such as trusts and outright singular control such as monopolies. However, capitalism breeds greed and the objective becomes to control as much of the market as possible- creating trusts and monopolies.
Socialism, at its core, simply dictates that the workers would control the means of production collectively and that no discriminatory laws would be made.
Socialism, at its core, simply dictates that the workers would control the means of production collectively and that no discriminatory laws would be made.
When I was a lot younger I believed that almost every single person in the world was Christian, there might have been 5 at the most who wasn't. Anyone who wasn't Christian were evil people who punched small kittens and ate babies. Okay I might be exaggerating, but until I was 8 I had no idea that most of the world is actually not Christian. I grew up in a Christian family that went to church every Sunday. I also went to a Christian school. I know better now.
What a surprise, this thread is full of people talking about how they don't believe in God. How original and unpredictable.
What a surprise, this thread is full of people talking about how they don't believe in God. How original and unpredictable.
I used to believe that smart people who did well in school were more successful.
Turns out that social skills are a lot more important (according to people who have actually studied success, and make a business out of telling people how to be more successful, that is. Brian Tracy and Anthony Robbins come to mind).
That's right folks, Bill Gates was wrong. Your future boss is a lot more likely to be a beer-drinking frat-boy than a nerd.
Turns out that social skills are a lot more important (according to people who have actually studied success, and make a business out of telling people how to be more successful, that is. Brian Tracy and Anthony Robbins come to mind).
That's right folks, Bill Gates was wrong. Your future boss is a lot more likely to be a beer-drinking frat-boy than a nerd.
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Oh, thanks to some sloppy joe meat commercial (Hungry Man? I don't even remember), I learned that corn is a grain, not a vegetable. More universal is the tomatoes-are-fruits thing, and less jarring (and thus seemingly less known), bananas are berries.
I met a person who thought Alaska was right next to Hawaii.
I used to believe that if you do well in high school and go to college; you get a nice well paying career.
I used to believe that if you do well in high school and go to college; you get a nice well paying career.
I tend to think of it this way. Capitalism will work fine for a century or so, then the monopolies will accumulate to a point unbearable to most of humanity. Any capitalist society which wishes to avoid total collapse will have to gradually adopt socialist policies (Obama) until it's no longer capitalist or reactionary forces stage a coup and install an outwardly capitalist, but really authoritarian regime. The problem is that socialism cannot govern large countries effectively, and will either collapse under its own bureaucracy or succumb to Communism...and we all know how well that works on a big scale. So I guess the ideal form of government would be many small socialist city-states...which sounds like fertile ingredients to build an empire out of.2012 Wont Happen said:
The various governments of the African states are interesting because it's like a political drawing board, you can see all kinds of different systems in control over a relatively small time frame. It'll be interesting to see how the EU does if it continues the socialist trend. I know I'm rooting for them. In this century, they may not be the most powerful superpower but they'll be the one everyone wants to live in.
I used to think that boxing was nothing but punching and that it was easy. That is of course until I started training at a boxing gym. First day I lost 11 pounds in one hour and almost passed out.
Why is it no one ever actually properly read my entire posts?Pyromaniac1337 said:
I wrote it logically, and logically if something is completely unproven scientifically then it can only be classed as ficticious. The same goes for describing early christianity leaders as cult leaders. It began as a small following which many people spat upon and thought was wrong with its followers blindly believing its teachings.
Definition: "followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader"
At the time of its formation it fell into this category.
So yeah, feel free to properly read posts first before commenting and attempting to incite a flame war in the thread.
It's worse when they revert to their Fobbish roots. Indian parents can't seem to comprehend the words "You are wrong." from kids. Annoying as hell because the minute you try to argue with logic, you're grounded.Ham_authority95 said: