The Four Most Overrated Things in Life

May 10, 2009 11:59 PM

ee pointed me to Overrated List, a blog consisting of readers' lists of the top four most overrated things in life. Dee also asked me to write my own. So here goes, in no particular order.

1. Summer. Yeah, I have to admit that I was pretty excited when the average temperature started being above freezing this year. Yeah, I like not having to put on four layers just to take my garbage out. Yeah, I like being able to go for walks and stuff. And I love the farmers' market. And the Terrace. I love all of those things. But, fuck, I hate mosquitoes. A lot. Later in the summer, I'm literally going to be afraid to go outside. The Arboretum is beautiful, but all I could think about when I was there a few days ago was the fact that there were literally billions of mosquitoes gestating all around me. And the humidity! I'll take sub-zero temperatures over 90 percent humidity any day. So yeah, summer's awesome. But it also sort of sucks.


2. The piano. The piano can add some really interesting texture and range to a piece of music but, on its own or as a featured instrument, it's just sort of boring. The amount of articulations is greatly limited: you can't slide, bend, or hammer-on notes. Forget about vibrato or tremolo. To me, everything involving a piano just starts to sound the same after a while. It's a crucial, important instrument, but it's just not as awesome as some people seem to think.


3. Sonic. I've now sampled a large portion of their menu, and I just don't get it. Sonic just isn't that good. Yeah, it's kitschy and throwbacky. The burger's ok. And the serve corn dogs. And chili-cheese dogs. But the fries suck, the tater tots are exactly the same ones you can buy at the store, and I haven't really liked any of the drinks. It's decent for fast food. I prefer it to McDonald's or Hardee's, for example. But it's just not worth waiting in line for. Not that anyone's doing that anymore.


4. Diversity. It's not that I think that we should actively exclude anyone, it's just that I don't understand what diversity is supposed to be. And if it's supposed to be something other than having the "correct" ratio of minority to non-minority people around, then why do people get fixated on race? I agree that diversity of background, race, religion, socioeconomic status, and sexual orientation is the result of a just society, but I don't think that you create a just society by valuing that desired outcome over a fair system. No one should get fucked over for something they can't control, but a fair system is one where people who work hard get what they deserve.

What about you guys?

3 Comments

chelsadilla said:

1. wuss. remember, as long as you don't stop moving (ever), they won't get you.

2. enh. keyboards with sound effects are clearly the way to go.

3. agreed.

4. http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/19/7-diversity/

May 11, 2009 4:24 PM

Dee said:

heh, isn't it funny how when you're a kid, summer is just the best time of the year no matter what--and then you grow up, get a job, and don't get summer vacation anymore (unless you're a lucky teacher).

May 11, 2009 7:55 PM

Obbop said:

Divide and conquer,

An ancient war tactic.

"There's class warfare, all right, Mr. (Warren) Buffett said, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning."

I, too, believe the USA is in throes have class war and has been so for most of the USA's existence but from 1972 or so onwards the war has been aggressively waged by the USA's elite class, much of corporate USA and many wealthy/powerful special-interest groups.

One desired outcome is an oligarchy within the USA.

The ongoing invasion of the USA by multi-millions of illegal "immigrants" assists in dividing We, the People as does the 1965 legal immigration alterations promoted by Senator Kennedy.

A house divided can not stand.

Life-long propaganda and indoctrination has led to a HUGE number of USA sheep-citizens to embrace political correctness. In other words, to believe and embrace what the ruling masters want the commoners to believe.

May 7, 2011 10:57 AM

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