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Dec. 18th, 2013 08:07 amI saw an old man, perhaps my age, with a scraggly mohawk in the gym yesterday and thought he looked silly. I contemplate dying my hair purple during leave breaks, and don’t...why? Laziness is huge, but so is wondering if I would look silly.
Really though, I still have this identity as rebellious...but I’m not. I’m just not. I like rules, I care tremendously about property interests, and essentially conform to law. I have worked for decades and now those rules protect my stuff, my interests. I want to install laser drones to incinerate people who throw trash in the recycle bin, but I want to eliminate all social legislation. I want dui limits set to reasonable levels, eliminate dui charges against bike riders for fuck's sake, and eliminate speed limits, while making liability more costly in accidents. I’m not just a blind rule fetishist, but care about rules that make logical sense and good public policy to me. Still, why do I still wear cute geeky t-shirts when I work out 4 times a week in the gym? I invest in stocks and real estate. Aren’t I just holding onto a cute identity with no substance in action?
Really though, I still have this identity as rebellious...but I’m not. I’m just not. I like rules, I care tremendously about property interests, and essentially conform to law. I have worked for decades and now those rules protect my stuff, my interests. I want to install laser drones to incinerate people who throw trash in the recycle bin, but I want to eliminate all social legislation. I want dui limits set to reasonable levels, eliminate dui charges against bike riders for fuck's sake, and eliminate speed limits, while making liability more costly in accidents. I’m not just a blind rule fetishist, but care about rules that make logical sense and good public policy to me. Still, why do I still wear cute geeky t-shirts when I work out 4 times a week in the gym? I invest in stocks and real estate. Aren’t I just holding onto a cute identity with no substance in action?
