Intro to Metaphysics 101 : A study on arrogance

I like arrogant people.



They are outspoken, outgoing and outstanding people; they are extroverts and are really fun to be around. The fact that I'm arrogant and conceited doesn't affect this observation. I find that there is a certain charisma to arrogance that is alluring. Arrogance can be funny, it can be ironic, it can be seen in a positive light. I see some self-centeredness as a good thing. People are too humble sometimes.

I also find that conceit is a tool shy people use to color their personality and to add something to the blank canvas. This is not true for all people, but it is for some. Boring and arrogant people would just be boring if you took away their pride. It's true that arrogance has a negative connotation but, there is silver lining in the cloud. A word's connotation doesn't dictate what the reader thinks about it.

There are somethings that bother me about self centered people. They have to be capable and smart to be for me to allow them to be arrogant. I'm not going to let a 1.3 GPA delinquent swagger around, eating crackers like they own the school. There is a certain threshold that you must pass for the universe to allow conceit. Too much of a bad thing is a bad thing. A tiny amount of this bad thing is perfect.

An article on hate and peer pressure.

This is, fundamentally and foremost, a rant about people and society. It will be the first of many.

Imagine, for a moment, this hypothetical situation: A young man, wearing an OBEY sweatshirt, hat, sunglasses and two leather jackets, walks into a classroom and rudely disrupts the natural tranquility of the classroom with, "Is that a Justin Bieber folder? I hate Justin Bieber. He's such a girl."

If I had the chance to interview this fine young specimen I would ask him, amongst others, this question, "What has Justin Bieber personally done to you to make you hate him with such fervor?" More likely than not, the answer would be, "I really don't like his songs, he's such a homosexual and other bad and demeaning words."

This offends me and my core principles. Not because I'm Justin Bieber's #1 fan, not because I'm a good person, but because I hate people for legitimate reasons. Sadly, in modern culture people are as amiable as sheep. Sheeple. If hating people is cool, what will be next? Supporting genocide because everybody else is? Where will the line be drawn?

Admittedly, the genocide example may have been a bit harsh, but the sentiment still stands. Unbeknownst to most people in this generation, this generation is a cesspool of irresponsibility, insecurities, and swag. Older generations look down upon us and I cannot stand it. I cannot stand people who do something because it's "cool", who can't think for themselves. I cannot stand people who subscribe to thing, whether it be a brand or an ideology, because everybody else is doing it. I cannot stand the people who are going down and dragging me with them. You could even say I hate them.

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