Are you having/will you have a net positive effect on humanity?

[Kestra]

^ Aww, come on. That's not true.





You can be pretty annoying at times! That's something at least!

Be nice!

 

[The Boy Who Cried Worf]

^ Aww, come on. That's not true.





You can be pretty annoying at times! That's something at least!

That makes me feel horrible! I have always tried to be very annoying and now I find I can't even get that right!

 

[iguana_tonante]

Be nice!

Nice is for people who can't be awesome.

(Which brings us again to the original question, so it's doubleplusgood.)

That makes me feel horrible! I have always tried to be very annoying and now I find I can't even get that right!

Just try harder! I know you have it in you!

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

Hey Rage, Betty White is ALWAYS a plus for humanity. Your avatar micro-cheers me every time I see it.

 

[Holdfast]

I'm not saying I think what you said is wrong - I think it's wise, but it wouldn't work for me. It's a outlook I often think it might be nice to have, but it's not one I'm geared for.

Self-fulfilling prophecy, but up to you whether you decide to challenge this in your life or not.

Funny thing is, atheists/agnostics make up a slight majority of the furry fandom, well above their representation in the population at large.

I always knew I'd find an amazingly strong argument for believing in God if I looked hard enough.

 

[Gepard]

Social deviants just can't catch a break, can we?

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

:: scritches Gep's chin ::

 

[Gepard]

*purrs*

We seem to be doing a decent job of converting teacake to the cause, though.

 

[Captain_Nick]

Watch out teacake, he might hump your leg

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

*purrs*

We seem to be doing a decent job of converting teacake to the cause, though.

Sadly, no. You will probably think less of me after I tell you this but I could never be a furry in any way because well.. I just don't like animals very much.

Watch out teacake, he might hump your leg

He's a cat Nick. Geez.

 

[Kestra]

Very true, and maybe I unfairly diminished that. But I've also always felt a compulsion/desire to do something really significant someday, something potentially big, and in a humanitarian sense. Maybe it's hubris, but I feel that someday, when I've got less student loan debt, more marketable skills and a larger personal network, I'll have to at least try...

Very few people have the skills, resources, and luck to make wide-reaching and lasting impacts. There's nothing insignificant about making the most of what you have and improving what is in reach.

I also think it's important to support those who do have that lucky combination. We're not all star players but that doesn't mean we can't have an impact.

 

[Goji]

More than likely I am not. But then I was never given the choice to be born or not so I don't consider it entirely my fault that I am a resource hog.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

More than likely I am not. But then I was never given the choice to be born or not so I don't consider it entirely my fault that I am a resource hog.

But if you offed yourself you would no longer be a taker.

 

[6079SmithW]

But if you offed yourself you would no longer be a taker.

 

[infinix]

Question. Are we equating "Positive effect on humanity" with "Productive members of the society"?

 

[Goji]

More than likely I am not. But then I was never given the choice to be born or not so I don't consider it entirely my fault that I am a resource hog.

But if you offed yourself you would no longer be a taker.

Certain people around here don't take kindly to me saying such things.

 

[RJDiogenes]

^^ And they shouldn't.

*purrs*

We seem to be doing a decent job of converting teacake to the cause, though.

I've always liked Tigra. Maybe I'm bi-furrious.

 

[Asbo Zaprudder]

Summed up by my sig.

 

[Gaith]

More than likely I am not. But then I was never given the choice to be born or not so I don't consider it entirely my fault that I am a resource hog.

No one said it is, but you are...

 

[iguana_tonante]

And I've enlisted for an eight-year stint in the Navy, which I certainly hope will promote peace and goodwill amongst humans, and think it most likely will

I've just noticed this. I find it quite funny.

I can see a whole lot of reasons for joining the navy: love of boats, the life at sea, the military lifestyle, a sense of belonging and purpose, patriotism, a fondness for blowing stuff up from afar, the snazzy uniforms, whatever.

But to promote peace and goodwill amongst human? That seems quite counter-intuitive.