Comment Re:It can't work (Score 1) 369
There an appropriate quote that describes this behavior though I can't remember where it is from. I think it might be Sin City.
"A smoker is always a smoker when there chips are down"
Are you a smoker? I was. The prior quote is rather retardedly true (from my perspective). Karl Jung among other psychologists observed and was curious with how people who were in bad situations had a tendecy to make their lives worse (wonderfully paradoxical aspect of human behavior). I think it answers your cause and effect query in a sense (though it doesn't explain why humans do that). Anyway good observation, not sure why this post is relevant, though... if you haven't been a smoker you'll have a tough time trying to understand the insanity of walking to a store to spend the last bit of money you have on something to you know you don't want.
Err.. anyway... :),
Mike
"A smoker is always a smoker when there chips are down"
Are you a smoker? I was. The prior quote is rather retardedly true (from my perspective). Karl Jung among other psychologists observed and was curious with how people who were in bad situations had a tendecy to make their lives worse (wonderfully paradoxical aspect of human behavior). I think it answers your cause and effect query in a sense (though it doesn't explain why humans do that). Anyway good observation, not sure why this post is relevant, though... if you haven't been a smoker you'll have a tough time trying to understand the insanity of walking to a store to spend the last bit of money you have on something to you know you don't want.
Err.. anyway...
Mike
