There is one thing that just comes to mind as I read this strip and I ready myself to surround myself in the world of adulthood. Yes, I firmly believe that westernized humans have become completely desynthizied to nature and our basic instincts. But I would like to take this a step further to get onto my soap box:
In our western culture, having a house, electricity, and plumbing are always easy to come by. I know that ther are still places of extreme and near poverty. One of my college friends had a facebook status update pointing out the fact of our societies certain sports and film/tv entertainers and their salary for the year. One of the sports entertainers made a total of 100 million dollars last year. This friend also stated would it would be like if we got paid depending on the contribution to society instead of just entertainment value.
Wanting to get my masters in teaching, I generally ask myself what the hell am I doing? I am basically setting myself up for lower, or possibly higher middle class, struggling to meet ends meet. Why can't the people who work their butt everyday, to teach the next generation's youth, to put their lives on the line for our safety, and so many other earn more than just barely above minimum wage. Those people in the entertainment industry have so much money they don't know what to do with it all. Even high paid comestic surgeons are in that category. The nurses and CNAs that do all of the grunt work get no where near the same amount as the ones that make patients wait hours on end for just 5 minutes of consultation.
Its about time for a change. I know some will agree and disagree, but that's how I feel about the situation right now...
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