tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post2263008990698776898..comments2024-03-28T03:31:42.278-07:00Comments on Chiron: Chaos AddictionRoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08483616030072739190noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-67354668682771892192008-04-29T17:29:00.000-07:002008-04-29T17:29:00.000-07:00I looked up "agency" in the thesaurus on my word p...I looked up "agency" in the thesaurus on my word processor. The two options I liked best were "freedom" and "volition."Kai Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13319136737099550784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-35787298150988376832008-04-29T03:58:00.000-07:002008-04-29T03:58:00.000-07:00"Chaos addiction differs because you can't delegat..."Chaos addiction differs because you can't delegate it. The deeper you go the more you must rely on yourself. It pushes you to be better."<BR/><BR/>That's what I was trying to get at in my chaos post... didn't really come together like this though. Anything and everything can be addictive really - yet I'd imagine that despite the health risks (death, etc) it's a lot better for you than most. I don't have the same problems you, or anyone dealing with violent people has; but I've experienced some chaos, and I find it...refreshing. Gets you away from all the senseless dilettante bullshit that occupies society.<BR/><BR/>But I don't think it has a limit, I think you just get good at things, and they become easier. Then you can get thrown into an entirely different ocean and though many skills will transfer across to some degree, others will not and it starts again. <BR/><BR/>"People who fix problems often deal with peaceful times poorly."<BR/><BR/>The senseless dilettante bullshit of society may be just that - but it is also a (relatively) stable platform from which to live. If I use x much power and eat y much food, then I can be sure that my expenses will be about z dollars, and will stay about the same over time, barring any major incidents, like war or depression. (At which point those who spend their time in chaos will survive better anyway.) Aristotle said something like "He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god." I guess if you get too addicted to chaos you forget how to live in society... and if you forget how society works, maybe that's when you get surprised and die. Maybe society becomes chaotic to you when you don't understand it. Chaos is challenging, but so is stability. Making a jump is chaos, and can be a challenge. Holding a handstand is far removed - but still a challenge.<BR/><BR/>I've been thinking a lot about a lot recently, and it amazes me how much everything - absolutely everything - has come back to keeping balance.<BR/><BR/>EDIT: Made it make (some) sense this timeBFGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03951737964705526714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-40882658151594009852008-04-29T03:43:00.000-07:002008-04-29T03:43:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.BFGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03951737964705526714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-62215233571444816112008-04-28T13:45:00.000-07:002008-04-28T13:45:00.000-07:00"(There is a trap there, because almost every bad ..."(There is a trap there, because almost every bad decision comes from someone who thought that they were seeing things more clearly than others.)"<BR/><BR/>So, do you think the converse is true? That good decisions come from someone who does see things more clearly?Steve Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-9642019400916512702008-04-28T12:33:00.000-07:002008-04-28T12:33:00.000-07:00People who fix problems often deal with peaceful t...<I>People who fix problems often deal with peaceful times poorly. </I><BR/><BR/>That. That right there. I don't know how to live my life now that I don't have to deal with chaos on a weekly basis. <BR/><BR/>Discovering how to make choices that are not constrained by the possibility of chaos is my most important job right now.Kai Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13319136737099550784noreply@blogger.com