Success in business (profit) requires exploitation, which requires few or very select morals to reach the very top. Those people you describe sound a perfect fit!
Redfox8
joined 9 months ago
What exactly are you trying to acheive by studying an instrument? Why did you choose to learn beyond hobby level?
Your approach sounds like you see it akin to training in a skill for a job. Spend the time and money on it and at the end you can play as well as 95% of people. But then you got bored/lost direction as you didn't go so far as to do this as a new career so there was no end goal. Looking at the kind of money you think you need to spend, that sounds like professional level stuff (hint, a 40k piano will not improve your ability! But must be nice to play!)
It is hard, and not for everyone, to practice so much. I really enjoy playing the piano, but can never find the time or energy or drive to spend the time to learn to even a half decent level. Lessons would help me, but I've never found myself in a place to go for it. Which I accept. I'll never play any Franz Liszt!
I don't get the impression music is enough of a passion for you to get a lot out of 'studying' as you said you dont want to work part time to do so. So my advice would be to keep practicing and push yourself to learn new music as much as you enjoy it and maybe have some lessons to keep you on track . Maybe studying will suit you later in life, but not at this time.
You also don't sound lazy btw! Like i said, it is hard work, especially alongside a job, but doesn't quite sound like it's rewarding enough for you.
It amazes me that no-one ever seems to say (not that I have seen, at least)...Isreal is a western, democratic state with nuclear weapons in the middle east.
It's basically a major power base for the west in the predominantly arab part of the world.
Anything else is a side arguement as far as I'm concerned.
It's one more than ten, so yeah, it's better.
Try starting at https://www.ipcc.ch/. Essentially the centre point for all climate change data aggregated in one place using data from 1000s of scientists around the world many working independently. In case you can't trust something with government association? Then think: why would all the world's governments lie about the 'end of the world'? (so to speak) Especially whilst they're also being lobbied by big oil etc. - it just wouldn't happen. If you can't trust 'pop news' sources anymore (the most probable source of disinformation) then you're just going to have to go deep into the science!
Also remember that scientific knowledge is ever evolving and what was understood last week may now have been superceded by more recent studies. This could be a part of the source of your lack of ability to trust the data.
Living standards have improved for many, but at the expense of others through exploitation. Like you say, an age old story. We're just incredibly lucky to catch a period in the history of mankind where the improvements have benefitted more than just the rich/elite.