Idleness and boredom seems to be getting to some people in developed/rich countries. A few nights ago I saw a woman from Finland on AGT, doing a act which involved running around and dancing with a stick between her legs and a horse head attached to the end of the stick. She apparently was excited to display this dance [boasting that she was the best in the world at this 'sport'], but the judges were not impressed, and referred to it a ridiculous nonsense. What is going on in these countries that make people believe this is some kind of talent worth displaying to the world?
@Rajk999 saidthe same linear thought that leads folks to think that their idle thoughts deserve time in a chatroom
What is going on in these countries that make people believe this is some kind of talent worth displaying to the world?
break free of linear thought
when the world embraces chaotic thought, and nothing follows anything else, the scales will balance
@Rajk999 saidIt could be several things:
Idleness and boredom seems to be getting to some people in developed/rich countries. A few nights ago I saw a woman from Finland on AGT, doing a act which involved running around and dancing with a stick between her legs and a horse head attached to the end of the stick. She apparently was excited to display this dance [boasting that she was the best in the world at this 's ...[text shortened]... these countries that make people believe this is some kind of talent worth displaying to the world?
1. Need for attention
2. Lack of direction or goals
3. Need to interact with others
4. A failed attempt to create something interesting to others
5. Poor taste
6. A combination of these
The internet has brought us a multitude of opportunities and ideas, but sometimes we have to sift through the stupid in order to find them.
@mchill saidOk, but are people in developed countries more afflicted with this problem? I cannot seem to picture a man in say India or Kenya, doing a similar stunt and displaying it to the world before his compatriots laugh him to scorn. A man in my village doing something like that would be ridiculed and placed in a mental institution.
It could be several things:
1. Need for attention
2. Lack of direction or goals
3. Need to interact with others
4. A failed attempt to create something interesting to others
5. Poor taste
6. A combination of these
The internet has brought us a multitude of opportunities and ideas, but sometimes we have to sift through the stupid in order to find them.
@Kewpie saidWell, that might be true but this appears to be bona fide sport in some countries. Again the question is how is it that some countries think this is sport while others just laugh at people engaging in it. There seems be a great divide in tastes here, which is not observable is any other established sport.
Stupid stunts get put on TIktok where equally stupid people click a button that attracts piles of money for the stunt producer, who isn't stupid at all. Young people from poor countries now have two ways to become rich, and this one's easier to do than becoming an international sports star.
@Kewpie saidi have managed to not tiktok very often
Stupid stunts get put on TIktok where equally stupid people click a button that attracts piles of money for the stunt producer, who isn't stupid at all. Young people from poor countries now have two ways to become rich, and this one's easier to do than becoming an international sports star.
they show up in random feeds so i'm not immune to the silliness
some are quite funny
Little girls can develop an intense love for horses but only a few can afford to own one 😢 My friend and I, who later progressed to owning a pony, each had a whole herd of stick horses when we were young. The leader of her herd was Black Prince and mine was Blonde Queen. She was pale gold, made from a notched Sycamore branch that had been debarked. We made cord bridles for them and had them lined up in a designated spot in my big garden. It was a fun time for two skinny, creative little girls.