The Internaut of GenZ

This article makes the following assumptions: 1. That God exists  2. That all the common myths and stories about God are true 3. God is omnipotent, omnipresent and a perfect being 4. God made us in God’s image For personal convenience, I will be referring to God with the pronouns She/Her because of the following: 1. This might just be a controversial article so why not? 2. What is God’s gender? What does God identify as? For all we know, God is a progressive transgender liberal with pansexual tendencies.  --- I watch a lot of stand-up comedians and storytellers. And their shows usually follow a basic pattern: setup, midbody content of distracting elements, and punchline. This pattern is recycled and remixed over and over again through countless YouTube clips and Netflix specials. For this article I will follow a similar format, but I shall begin with my endgame. I. The Endgame: Death of God In the book Da Vinci Code , Dan Brown poses a simple suggestion. The ques...

There is a code we must abide by at all times. And I don’t mean the ten Internaut commandments. This code is about basic internet surfing etiquette and it has recently been brought to my attention that there are only a few users online who still follow the code. The Internauts aren’t just internet-using kids. We are the future. We are GenZ. We are the internet samurai. And this is our Bushido.  Note: There is no particular order because all these points are equally important.  If you are going to quote or use art owned by someone, you cannot change their quote or artwork. If you wish to rework / paraphrase, either mention that you have paraphrased or ask the original creator for their permission. Use respectful language and if circumstances need you to be in character, be consistent about it. Sloppy work is unacceptable. Fact check your reposts. Reposting means you vouch for the credibility of the post being reposted. If they lose their credibility, so do you. Be able to back ...

My parents used to say "your friends" instead of "everyone else" and I used to say "yes" because my friends are the kind of people that if they were to jump off a cliff, they would have calculated to trajectory, the physics, foreseen the landing point and probably even taken security measures. And everytime I said "yes" I felt like that one meme that says "Joke's on you, I' m into that shit." And for all the people who said "No", You obviously did not watch M Night Shyamalan's movie The Happening. The characters in The Happening had great reasoning. The plants started warning people they were in a 00s Shyamalan movie. I'd lie down in front of a combine, too. (PS - please don't watch it, it's awful, and I can't get you your 90 minutes back. In short, your friends might jump off without any good reason)

Tiana had a job tonight. She had already arranged the money with the young client; now all that was left was the deed to be done. She picked a time and asked him to be there. It was late and he was nowhere to be found. She felt as though someone was playing a sick prank on her. Her time was wasted. She pulled out her phone, about to make one last call before heading home. “Hello?” she spoke into the phone with a soft voice. “I’m already here, where are yousf?” a husky voice answered. There was a slur on that last word. Tiana instantly was hit with memories of her childhood at the trailer park with her alcoholic dad. “Are you sure you’re on 221B Baker Street?” she cautiously asked. The boy sheepishly replied, “No, I’m on 224B? I’m sorry, I’ll be there within ten minutes.” Beep. She hung up aggressively. Newbies are the worst. She decided to stand outside and have a smoke as she waited for him. Finally, he appeared turning the street. He was a young boy, 20-something. Clearly looked like...

Technology is not something that is new. It is a process that has been around for as long as human civilization. It is what has led us to modern civilization and is propelling us into the future. 2.5 million years ago, humans started using stone tools. They were crude but proved quite helpful. 5,500 years ago, humans came up with the wheel and it changed the course of history forever. But now? Technology is viewed as screens. According to research by South University students, owning the latest tech products has symbolic value in society. The program director for Information Technology at South University, Columbia, James Anthos stated “ You are definitely not ‘cool’ if you don’t have the latest technology in cell phones, one or more iPads, and an e-book reader,”. High schoolers are known to try hard to be the “cool” kid at school by possessing the latest gadgets. The definition of technology as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary is that it is “the practical application of know...

Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States of America is known to be the speaker of the famous quote, “Honesty is the best policy”. Working with powerful historical figures such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin is quite popular for demonstrating acts of honesty and integrity. But we must ask ourselves, was he right? Is honesty really the best policy? There exists a concept in the study of modern psychology called psychological egoism which is a view that humans are always motivated by self-interest and selfishness, even if the acts seem altruistic in nature. A more specific form of this view is called psychological hedonism. This is the view that the ultimate nature for all voluntary human action is the desire to experience pleasure or avoid pain. Keeping these two views in mind, let us redirect our attention to the original question that was posed: Is honesty really the best policy? We, as humans, tend to expect situations to be in ...

So every gentleman and lady has a code. A set of rules to live by. The Commandments of an Internaut.  La Code 1. When in another's website, show him/her respect. 2. Never plagiarize. Always give credit. Always.  3. Know the major internet rules. For example, Rule 34.  4. Rickroll as many people as possible. 5. Respect the Coffee and Tea clans. 6. Everything is sexual on Urban Dictionary. 7. Reddit is a magical place.  8. Underlining is tacky.  9. All girls on the internet are guys.  10. Do not disclose your information unless absolutely necessary.  As for citations, please click here  

It's the year most don't speak about. It's 2020. The Illuminati is dead. Trump and the Internet killed it. The Coronavirus pandemic crippled every nation's economy. The US found the time to address their racial injustices while people halfway across the world died of Ebola.  The United States Secret Service has a Twitter page.  Many said it was the Apocalypse. They said the Mayans and Aztecs foresaw it and the translation got mixed up when people thought 2012 was the end of the world. Memes became a staple in every being's diet.  Australia went through states of emergencies. Prince Harry stopped being a royal and the world realized they can do that. Ken Shimura, Andrew Jack, Kobe Bryant, Sergio Rossi, everyone is dead. The only old person who lives is Queen Elizabeth II and she's immortal. No one questions it. It's the one unchanging constant that people in this era need in their lives. Iran launched missiles on Iraq. China invaded India and planned to send ...

In the year 2020, a sensitive set of events occurred that shook nations, touched the hearts of many, and inspired a lot of hate. On May 25, an African-American man by the name of George Floyd died in Minnesota, USA as a Caucasian police officer pressed his knee to Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes. Protests broke out in hundreds of cities across the United States. Riots followed causing the looting of many businesses and the burning of police stations. People were enraged. Society was divided; many felt that there was too much emphasis being placed on the death of George Floyd. George Floyd has been the only news talked about at length in almost all news channels, across all news networks impacting thousands of lives in the span of a few days. Demonstrators in Germany, UK, Canada, and other countries have marched through streets and gathered at embassies. Racism is not a thing of the past. It is present in society today. A study came to light in 2018, with the number of victims of ...

On May 17, 2020, a woman was reported causing a scene at a local supermarket. The market's policy was of "no-mask-no-service." She had claimed that she was not allowed to wear a mask due to health conditions and that the HIPAA act did not require her to wear a mask. The supermarket turned her away and did not let her shop unless she had a mask on. Their reasoning? As the same as millions of other stores. To help protect the health of all their customers by preventing the spread of the virus. The view that in the current COVID-19 pandemic, forcing someone to wear a mask infringing on their rights is dangerous and flawed. Compared to the world, few Americans ever had to wear a mask regularly. According to Dr. David Aronoff, Director of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and professor of medicine; as businesses and stores now require their shoppers to wear masks, "Rebellion is natural." "We're in a situation where, if I'm infected with the Covid-19...

It was a quiet night. Evening classes had just finished and all the students had gone to the cafeteria for supper. Meals usually last for just half an hour. After that, everyone goes to their dormitories. Some go for extra classes while others go for a stroll. A bell was heard ringing in the distance. Dong Dong Dong!!!. That must have been the bell that means supper is over. Four figures emerged from the Praxisia block. They must have come through the Arihage block. They appeared to be carrying something. Books, most likely. They walked towards the Shrikea block, and into one of the dark classrooms. After a while, the lights were on. A few minutes later, an old man, probably a teacher, walked in with an old leather satchel. *** Alex switched on the light in the dark classroom. He walked towards his desk somewhere in the middle of the farthest column, near the blackboard. He flung his red backpack on the table and fell on a chair behind it, exhausted. His best f...

According to the Dalai Lama, “most of the conflicts we face are of our own making”. The conflicts between nations seem to be escalating in the 21st century. Perhaps this is because nations have lost the skill of communicating effectively, hence the conflicts are of our own making. In November 1847, a civil war broke out between some states that were loosely part of a confederacy. These states were called cantons. It developed when, in the name of protecting interests against a centralization of power, seven Catholic cantons formed an alliance in 1845 called the Sonderbundskrieg or Sonderbund, which in German, meant “separate alliance”. There was a 27-day civil war and it ended with the defeat of the Sonderbund. The result was the formation of Switzerland as a federal state. The Sonderbund was then declared unconstitutional and ordered to be dissolved by force. In 1848, the Swiss Federal Constitution was adopted which, historically was the third and now the current federal constitution ...

Part 1 needs to be read to understand Part 2. You can find Part 1 here: https://internautofgenz.blogspot.com/2020/05/a-reincarnation-theory.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Imagine a world with 3 people. A, B, and C. If A is true souled, then B and C are simulated. A dies, goes to B. Then C and A are simulated. B dies goes to C. A and B are simulated. C dies, hits up A. A suicides. Time block ends. New time block, B is a true soul and on and on and on until that true soul has inhabited all A, B, and C. For better understanding: A dead. B dead C dead A suicides -----new time block----- You have to remember, this ties into fate and destiny. I use suicide to talk about self-termination. It could happen because of stress, crime, whatever, long as it happens. Introducing a new concept; One Timestream is defined as: ================== -----Time block 1----- A dead. B dead C dead A suicides -----Time block 2----- B dead. C dead A dead B su...

At the SPEAKout@ROM, August 6, 2010, Ahmed Al Ahmady presented a poem relating to the stereotypes of Muslims and the real meaning of Islam. He supported that religion is actually based on peace. He also reminds us that the media coverage on Muslims is not always accurate, and usually biased against them. The media has shown Muslims as terrorists and the public agrees without raising questions. There do exist many different groups of Muslims all over the world and each group has its own belief. They are not all bad. He says that after 9/11, even the Muslims are afraid and there has been a rise in hate crimes. He also suggests that instead of being divided, the Muslim community should come forward and say something especially when they know matters related to the terrorist activities. "Because if you look the other way, you're better off blind.". According to him, the Muslim community should have unity and feel secure just like the rest of humanity instead of being marked a...

I have been thinking again of two different topics and this post is a sort of a report on my thoughts of these two topics. I would love to hear your thoughts, either pro or con about the concerned topic. Discussion 1 The Harnessing of intrapersonal conflict to build a better understanding of the self (in terms of self esteem and confidence, etc) After some research on the topic of intrapersonal conflict, I have noticed that there are some cases where the inner monologue or "voice in your head" are in multiples. So someone may not have just one voice that they think in, but multiple voices that could have a conversation among themselves and result in the ultimate decision that person may choose. I believe that they call this polyphonic internal narration. These are not rare cases of people but they are not common cases either. I would say "uncommon" is a better suiting word. Regardless, the existence of such a case got me thinking. The most simplified basic way this ...

I was wondering upon how different religions have their stands on reincarnation, and if it were possible, how it would work and I reached an almost working theory. Who knows, maybe it's true. I could not find anything on the internet relating to my idea, so I wanted to post it here to hear your thoughts on it and if you may know of a similar theory that some human in the history of humanity probably already came up with:  Okay, sothis theory can also work to explain the “deja-vu” and definitions as well as explanations for time. However, it doesn’t solve the birth to death rate ratio problems.  Time flows in blocks. Each event in the block is cyclic. For example, if I die, I can be reborn as someone else, and all the life events can happen in the same way. Maybe, sometimes, decisions could be different, leading to different results, but the main events would be the same. Each time a person dies, their soul would be transferred to another body and the rotation will continue wit...

I was reading this book on the extent of the seemingly insignificant nonverbal behaviors influencing the perception of others and I thought it was interesting. I think that subconsciously, people pick up certain behavioral cues, without even knowing about people. This would lead to creating preconceived notions and "I don't know why, but I don't like him/her." Usually it's something small. For example, when you first meet a person and you don't see them smile, you may not think a big deal of it, but later on, the subconscious will hold on to it and you may eventually find yourself thinking of sadness or depression the next time you think of this person. It is said that we cannot be certain of the way that humans behave. I agree in the sense that one may not be able to completely determine the behavior of another in a social setting, but I was wondering if, by being more aware of body language and other nonverbal cues, could we control the cues that we subcon...

Brenda got the promotion! She doesn't even work. She just gossips all day with the boss. She just pawns off her work onto us and I've been working overtime and the boss won't even look at me!! We've all been there, either in school, or our workplace. We have seen this happen. Entire movies and TV shows have been made on this situation. Well, in this post, we look at my theory of why this happens and once you know why it happens, you'll know what to do about it.  Reddit user u/ghkuuk said in his post on the subreddit r/Showerthoughts, "Being proactive is rarely rewarded, because if your actions avoid a tragedy, there is no tragedy to prove your actions were warranted."   Employees that are consistent in their work / duties are constantly overlooked. This is so common in workplaces to see. The other place this is common in is places of study like schools and universities among students. Teachers tend to focus on students who do badly in school and never seem...

Today I learned about Wolfgang Engels. He is  a former East German soldier. In late April 1963, the man stole a military tank from his base while the crew was at lunch and drove it right through the Berlin wall to escape from East Berlin to West Berlin. The East Berlin populace was so used to seeing tanks out on the streets that they actually stopped traffic to let the guy pass. The tank got stuck halfway through the wall and he got out, under heavy fire and successfully made the escape. He got his freedom, but his mother (a devout communist) disowned him. He became a biology teacher, retired and now works as a Docent at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The badassery of it. The sheer idea that "Tank. Wall. Let's do it" and then actually doing it. Damn. There were other folks who beat the Berlin wall as well.  In May 1963, Austrian Heinz Meixner drove a convertible right under the checkpoint gate. He realized the car is just short enough to make it, so he removed th...

According to our beloved leader of the free world, "America wants to be open, and Americans want to be open”. As of writing this post, The United States of America is now in Phase 1 of reopening from the quarantine lock down. The U.S. does not have enough equipment, funding or the required people to conduct mass testing yet the populace has found itself starting to reopen. As the White House website www.whitehouse.gov says, they came upon the three-phased approach after listening to public health experts. Even though the guidelines make sense if one thinks about it, let's talk about what is happening and what should be happening. The guidelines proposed by the Trump Administration say for an individual: - When in public, social distancing should be a thing at its maximum. Settings where there's more than 10 folks and precautionary measures are not in place, avoid them. - Don't travel anywhere unless you absolutely need to. - Whenever possible, keep working f...

With the "Hello Internet" post I made a couple days ago, I talked about people being quarantined in their homes due to the corona virus. Recently, however, there is a new threat that has arrived on our shores of human civilization; the Asian Murder Hornet . The 2020 Apocalypse just got a bit more wrecked, if that were possible. These hornets arrived into the U-S-of-A from Japan, and scientists worry for the decline of the honey bee population. I know, I know, why do honeybees and hornets matter? There is a gosh darn quarantine going on and corona and toilet paper scarcity. Well, it matters. Murder Hornets are called murder hornets 'coz that's precisely what they do. They see a honeybee hive, move in, kill off every honeybee by brutally decapitating heads with their extra long stingers (that can puncture a bee suit and gives off venom that has been described as hot metal being poured onto skin by the way) and pillaging the honey hive for themselves. Oh and did I menti...

Is it possible to be with a small group of people for an hour almost everyday, and know next to nothing about each other? Even in prison, criminals spend a lot of time with other criminals and make friends. Humans are social creatures, aren’t they? So why is it that I have spent at least an hour on my bus transport every work day for almost two years and know not much about the same regular passengers? From my house to school, which is in the main town. Even when you see them on the road, you feel excited and anxious, “Hey, I know you!” But do you, really? Most passengers plug in their headphones and listen to music to distract their brains from thoughts. These are also the same people who want change and advancement in society. This lady I sit next to in the bus, I finally broke the ice and we had a nice conversation. I learnt her name, what she does for a living (health statistician) and how many kids she goes home to. Before today I didn’t even know health statistics was a thing. Wh...

Life. What is it? That is a philosophical question. It’s probably the oldest question in history. But does it have an answer? Of course it does. It’s been, what, a thousand years of humankind? Of course someone would’ve answered it by now. And people have, they’ve answered and created careers out of it. Entire lives based on that question. There was Diogenes, a beggar kind of guy who eventually became one of the founding members of a branch in Greek philosophy. This dude existed around the time of Alexander the Great and Plato and Socrates. There’s a story about him; One day Diogenes is out in the beach just chilling when Alexander the Great approaches him and asks “I have a huge empire, it is the greatest, tell me what you want and I will bring it to you!” Diogenes replies with annoyance on his face “Get out of my sunlight.” Alexander, being a proud dude, says “if I wasn’t Alexander, I’d be Diogenes.” To this, Diogenes replies “if I wasn’t Diogenes, I’d be Diogenes”. Diog...