tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post8845974216074637911..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: This Dear SoulSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-166687205830384282008-09-27T09:04:00.000-05:002008-09-27T09:04:00.000-05:00Thanks, dillon.Thanks, dillon.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-70903372528155860062008-09-26T23:14:00.000-05:002008-09-26T23:14:00.000-05:00Excellent blog post!Excellent blog post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-30784643106948865302008-09-26T20:49:00.000-05:002008-09-26T20:49:00.000-05:00It is depressing. Happily there are always a few p...It is depressing. Happily there are always a few people telling her she's full of it, however. <BR/><BR/>Right now she's praising McCain's debating performance. McCain looks as if he's about to launch himself at Obama in frustration. The grin he has plastered on his face is scary.<BR/><BR/>I;m not a huge Obama fan, but at least he looks presidential and dignified.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-16780211474566631612008-09-26T15:02:00.000-05:002008-09-26T15:02:00.000-05:00The fact that there are so many people over there ...The fact that there are so many people over there responding with things like "excellent post, Megan. You are so right" is thoroughly depressing as well. I would have hoped that attitudes like hers were an exception that disgusted most, not something to be applauded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-78833617153809314982008-09-26T14:46:00.000-05:002008-09-26T14:46:00.000-05:00As a reader of FMM, it made me especially angry to...As a reader of FMM, it made me especially angry to read that post. She is so hurtful.<BR/><BR/>You know, I am very happy that Megan McArdle exists and has such a prominant job. History will preserve her like a bug in amber, the perfect example of <I>homo inhumanus</I>.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-803212603300170752008-09-26T14:33:00.000-05:002008-09-26T14:33:00.000-05:00I was so angry after reading what she wrote about ...I was so angry after reading what she wrote about homelessness and mental illness, I was damn close to offering my services to brad and Nutella over at FMM to punch her in the face for them. I don't have any grudges against people born into privilege, but I can't abide those who have yet can't imagine what life is like for people who haven't.<BR/><BR/>Her thinking is so simplistic, so clueless and lacking in reality outside of her comfort zone, to say her writing is appalling is an understatement. As someone who has struggled with mental illness and depression for most of my life, it's not simply a matter of "taking the medication." It doesn't make everything rainbows. Many mentally ill people are disorganized and forgetful. Routine is difficult for them. They are not being lazy or making bad choices. They are suffering from a bloody disease that is pharmaceutically treated with debilitating side effects. That's not even touching on those who don't have access to or can't afford medication in the first place. But Megan doesn't live under these circumstances, so they obviously don't exist for anyone else. Her observations based on her experiences speak for everyone. <BR/><BR/>Like you said, revolting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-54874600141304190192008-09-26T13:34:00.000-05:002008-09-26T13:34:00.000-05:00Your gas situation is amazing. I haven't heard any...Your gas situation is amazing. I haven't heard anything about it since we had no electricity for so long. We were in the same boat because so many people bought gasoline before the hurricane and we couldn't get any afterwards for a few days. Police had to be called to supervise the long lines at the few stations open. The mayor told people to not hoard gas, although many were filling containers to run generators. <BR/><BR/>Natural disasters, war, old infrastructure--gas shortages might become more common.<BR/><BR/>Megan could change if she wanted to. It's too profitable to be what she is, however.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-46844118907745914362008-09-26T13:03:00.000-05:002008-09-26T13:03:00.000-05:00Yep. I see her every single day in Metro Atlanta. ...Yep. I see her every single day in Metro Atlanta. She goes to the Holy Church of Fuck You I Got Mine,everyone else be damned. There's a gas shortage here now,no gas stations have gas,and people are being simply evil to one another and refusing to conserve or so much as carpool. <BR/><BR/>I'm reading The Price of Privilege by Madeline Levine right now and it SO describes people like Megan. Levine is focused on teens,but I think there's an emotional growth stoppage in people who have too much,an empty space they try to fill with money and things. There are few if any human attachments because people like her are raised to value things and acquiring things more than humans or connecting with the actual planet they walk upon. <BR/><BR/>We are a well off country and yet we are full of miserable,depressed and angry people. I believe this is why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com