Have each of them read Fahrenheit 451 twice. Fixed.
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@Thynnmas: Yes! This is what I do. If I'm presented with a bit of information, I'm almost never emotional about it (unless I feel like the situation is chaotic and I have no control or if I can find no solution to the problem). I just accept it. If my friends have a problem, I accept they have a problem and try to…
@Mike DiBenedetto: I do the same thing. I understand the need to prevent suffering on a very logical level, but it is not emotion-based. I feel bad that I don't feel bad. I still donated to the Red Cross (for Japan) but, again, it wasn't for emotional reasons. In fact, the only times I really get emotional are if…
And hey, that's cool. They're not forcing you to do anything. I'm just saying that it's a nice thing to do that might make make other people think about how much energy they use. I know that I have things I can fix about my energy habits, like being on this laptop, for example. In fact, I'm saving up for a solar…
Aren't you clever, turning the situation around on me. I'm just trying to give people another perspective.
@MOCKBA: Or tell them to all show up and start dancing in synchronisation to Twist and Shout.
@Lusit: No, because it's cruel and unusual and only funny if you don't think about the feelings of each individual guy.
Wow, a lot of people commenting here are being really cynical. It's just turning off your stuff for an hour, guys. Chill. You can use the time to think or, if you live in an area without a lot of streetlights and enough people follow through, you can star-watch.
Sorry, this is turning into one of those "who can get the last word" things. I don't mean to do that.
Yeah. I can understand that. But for those that don't allot time for it this time could be meditative and maybe eye-opening for them.
@TheAncient: It's a good time for quiet reflection which many people rarely get in their overstimulated lives and it helps bring attention to how many things you actually have turned on at a time and may make you think about revising any wasteful energy habits you may have. And if you live in an area with less…
True. But it's a good time for quiet reflection. And it helps people bring attention to how many things they actually have turned on, and what a difference it makes when they're all off.
@Runnin-Ute2: Well, if a lot of people "bother", then the sky may be dark enough for some star-watching. And it's a collective moment of quiet reflection we rarely get in our overstimulated lives.
@nandhp: I may be alone but I find stimulating intelligent conversation fun. I know. I'm a weirdo!
@kake81: It's supposed to be in the dark. It's supposed to be a collective effort, meaning we may not be altogether comfortable with it, where we turn off the lights and remember that we all share the Earth as our home; a moment of quiet reflection that many people rarely get in their overstimulated lives. And it's…
@TheLolotov: Why?
@MrFrank: Why? I think this could benefit everyone. With all of the overstimulation in our lives, a lot of people don't get time to just sit down and think about life, or have a nice talk with a friend or family member. It's also supposed to remind us how little we are but also how our energy consumption can hurt…
@ZexMarquies01: I'm using my newly-starred powers to promote you. I was about to reply to him but you phrased every thought I had clearer than I could have hoped to put it. I mean, wow, thank you.
This highlights a problem in our educational system. It, perhaps inadvertently, promotes perfectionism by criticising failures instead of teaching them as learning experiences, which school should be about.