Comments on: Complacient? Niave? Just don’t care anymore? http://www.johnmunoz.net/blog/complacient-niave-just-dont-care-anymore our faith in zeros and ones Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:14:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Aaron http://www.johnmunoz.net/blog/complacient-niave-just-dont-care-anymore/comment-page-1#comment-1050 Aaron Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:02:09 +0000 http://www.johnmunoz.net/?p=1177#comment-1050 As for your news consumption, I think esteemed blowhard and wise-man Reese Roper said it best: "Tune in, tune out. Goodbye, goodnight. They're buying you with fear and lies. Turn it off until it's right! 'That's the news, that's all, goodnight.' Turn it off until it's right! That's the news, that's all! Goodnight." - Anchors Away from The End is Near/Here As for your news consumption, I think esteemed blowhard and wise-man Reese Roper said it best:

“Tune in, tune out. Goodbye, goodnight. They’re buying you with fear and lies. Turn it off until it’s right! ‘That’s the news, that’s all, goodnight.’ Turn it off until it’s right! That’s the news, that’s all! Goodnight.” – Anchors Away from The End is Near/Here

]]> By: OJ http://www.johnmunoz.net/blog/complacient-niave-just-dont-care-anymore/comment-page-1#comment-1046 OJ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:23:09 +0000 http://www.johnmunoz.net/?p=1177#comment-1046 Welcome to my world, primo. I work in real estate finance...for a mortgage broker. I'm at the epicenter of the current dismal world of finance and economics. I don't only get bombarded by news from TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, internet, and other "typical" sources. I'm also inundated with talk and chatter about the state of the economy while at work. To add to that, all those "toxic loans" you hear about...yeah...over the years, I worked on hundreds of loans just like them. All the foreclosures you hear about...yep...half of the inbound calls we get are from borrowers that are in default. I'm right smack in the middle of it all. :-) I try to stop listening to it, but it comes at me from every direction, so I just sit back and deal with it. I, like you, wonder if I'm naive, complacent, or just flat out indifferent. I don't think I'm naive. I am (and always have been) fairly complacent. I'm somewhat indifferent, but not so much that I'd actually label myself "indifferent". But above those things, I'm something else. I can't even describe it..."numb" maybe. Maybe you're where I'm at. It's not that you don't care or that you don't know, but it's more that you just wanna take things in stride, try to stay sane, and try to keep your head on straight in this completely wacky world. That's where I think I'm at. Like you, I've wondered about just moving away from it all, but the sensible optimist in me always seems to defeat the thoughts of just leaving all this crap behind. I keep thinking that in the long-term, all will right itself in my little world. In the long-term, cooler heads will prevail, and things will just "work out". Maybe I have too much faith in people...maybe I'm naive...maybe it's both. Who knows. So long as my thoughts and intentions are in the right place, I think and hope that I (and those who matter most to me) will be fine. As for Patty...I feel for her...I really do. I know *exactly* what it's like having a completely stressful job in real estate. With every day comes new stress...new excitement. Admittedly, it is a bit exhilarating, but more than anything, it's definitely stressful. Oh, and you're not completely helpless with her struggles...you gotta give yourself more credit. I know I don't have to tell you this, but by just being there by her side while she deals with her stress, you're helping her immensely. :-) Welcome to my world, primo. I work in real estate finance…for a mortgage broker. I’m at the epicenter of the current dismal world of finance and economics. I don’t only get bombarded by news from TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, internet, and other “typical” sources. I’m also inundated with talk and chatter about the state of the economy while at work. To add to that, all those “toxic loans” you hear about…yeah…over the years, I worked on hundreds of loans just like them. All the foreclosures you hear about…yep…half of the inbound calls we get are from borrowers that are in default. I’m right smack in the middle of it all. :-)

I try to stop listening to it, but it comes at me from every direction, so I just sit back and deal with it. I, like you, wonder if I’m naive, complacent, or just flat out indifferent. I don’t think I’m naive. I am (and always have been) fairly complacent. I’m somewhat indifferent, but not so much that I’d actually label myself “indifferent”. But above those things, I’m something else. I can’t even describe it…”numb” maybe. Maybe you’re where I’m at. It’s not that you don’t care or that you don’t know, but it’s more that you just wanna take things in stride, try to stay sane, and try to keep your head on straight in this completely wacky world. That’s where I think I’m at.

Like you, I’ve wondered about just moving away from it all, but the sensible optimist in me always seems to defeat the thoughts of just leaving all this crap behind. I keep thinking that in the long-term, all will right itself in my little world. In the long-term, cooler heads will prevail, and things will just “work out”. Maybe I have too much faith in people…maybe I’m naive…maybe it’s both. Who knows. So long as my thoughts and intentions are in the right place, I think and hope that I (and those who matter most to me) will be fine.

As for Patty…I feel for her…I really do. I know *exactly* what it’s like having a completely stressful job in real estate. With every day comes new stress…new excitement. Admittedly, it is a bit exhilarating, but more than anything, it’s definitely stressful.

Oh, and you’re not completely helpless with her struggles…you gotta give yourself more credit. I know I don’t have to tell you this, but by just being there by her side while she deals with her stress, you’re helping her immensely. :-)

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