The "Nunya" School of Thought

While I mostly spend my Facebook life thinking about cookies, writing about my various adventures with gravity, freaking out about upcoming concerts, and extolling the wonders of bad 90's tv shows, this is a kind-of skewed view of how I really live. I do pay attention to local and world happenings and have definite thoughts about such things (recently someone was stunned that I had a very strong opinion on Putin's role in Russian politics, and them being stunned startled me). Anyway, I have a wide circle of folks with a wide circle of beliefs on everything and while I'm all up for discussions and debates on different topics, I don't find Facebook to be the most appropriate setting. While I do enjoy watching the occasional epic Facebook battle, flames and trolls and all, I'd much rather get my drama from bad 90's t.v.

Basically, it always seems to go back to the idea that we all have to share this crazy, little planet and sometimes the planet feels much smaller than it used to, since everyone is so connected and everyone has such different opinions about everything. And in spite of all the blah-blah bad stuff, and there's lots, I've learned that I'd rather default to finding the beautiful and funny. And sometimes that leads to the impression that I'm superficial and flaky...which I actually find to be pretty amusing, and creates a sarcastic feedback loop. Brilliant!

In real life, I'm pretty private and a big fan of the "nunya" school of thought, as in "nunya business" when it comes to overly-inquisitive acquaintances. And the impression of me being superficial and flaky just adds a layer of privacy on top of that...much like layers on a delicious cake. And even though I do have ridiculous adventures every few hours, I'm often not the sort of person who's going to blarp out my views on copyrights/education/religion/protesters in front of everyone, but that doesn't mean I haven't thought about the topics, researched, and often talked with folks on both sides of the fence. Once upon a time, I realized that registering as an Independent means I'm taking on a lot of responsibility to figure things out on my own...it doesn't mean I'm "undecided" like the phonebots, political mailings, and most folks assume.

I guess I'd rather be in a small group or one-on-one setting when talking about most charged issues, since the internet gives you a sense of immunity, which can lead to big old arguments you might not have in person. When I find that I'm completely on the opposite end of the spectrum as someone, I like to know where they’re coming from, since everyone’s world-view makes sense to them.

That being said, I've got a lot of the predictable views you'd expect from a person who knows a lot of musicians, artists, philosophers, who has several degrees in the arts, and who makes stealthy recycling trips around the neighborhood (since my current living space doesn't recycle). However, I've also got some opinions that would be different from my stereotype. For instance, while I believe strongly in gay rights (probably not a surprise), I also believe strongly in smoker's rights (which might be unexpected). Both groups have been through a lot and are both living on the margins. I could go on and on, but again, I don't think Facebook is the most appropriate setting.

Overall, this little blog could be interpreted as "if you want to know what I think about ___________, buy me a coffee and/or a beer and let the words flow." It seems today was a Tuesday for feeling a little less superficial than usual. Sometimes this happens.

An Erinku:
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