Intergalactic Summit

People know themselves a lot better than a stranger. Locality is of most importance for History and for the understanding of one's society and civilization. Thus, my intellectual opinion will scientifically always be superior to yours in this regard I'm afraid.




I was going to point out the shortcomings of theological civilization and how backwards and ******** (not in the mentally impaired sense) the Amarr Empire is in regard to other civilizations. I was also going to point out the shortcomings of theism, superstition, zealotry and dogma but I'm afraid you are already are a lost cause. The Amarr Empire will never evolve out of the cocoon it has made for itself. Enjoy herding your sheep while the rest of the universe follows the bright future, the path of logic and science.

Wow, you're stupid.

So... interesting to see the huge numbers of Gallente who have not weighed in on this issue. I presume it is because so many of our fellow citizens are trapped in our holosuites with bags of drugs dripping into their arms, while simultaneously spreading chaos across New Eden. We are absolute scoundrels, you know.

Let's face it: we've all been shaped by our upbringing, by our experiences. But I expect that most people here have more in common than they have differences between them.

Becoming a pod pilot is a process that definitely separates us from our parent cultures. Our whole outlook changes. Our destinies change, become intertwined.

What I mean by all of this is that those of us here are hardly in a position to define what it means to be "Gallente" or "Amarrian" or "Caldari" or "Minmatar." Hell, I even dispute that those categories even exist, except in the legal system. How much in common do the poor and the elites of any society have with one another? I would suggest that the lives of the dispossessed in one empire have more in common with the dispossessed in any other empire more than they have in common with their rulers, regardless of how those rulers get to be in charge. You could argue that some have more potential for advancement than others, but how many actually realize that potential? Precious few, let me tell you.

You want to blame someone for chaos? Don't look at the Gallente. The ultimate force of chaos is right here in this channel. We capsuleers, who break away from our home cultures, who galavant across New Eden, who command fortunes and firepower that no groundpounder politican can match, who throw our lives away in suicide runs because death isn't a barrier to us, we are the disruptive force.

Sure, you could make the argument that loyalist capsuleers are less chaotic than others, but how many capsuleers have taken up the cause of other empires or factions because it was more convenient or they personally liked the other side's philosophy more? I've flown with Amarrian loyalists attempting to pioneer outside of CONCORD jurisdiction, for example. Does that make me a bad Gallentean for not sticking with "my" side, or does it make me a good Gallentean for trying to bridge that cultural divide between the empires? Or does it merely make me opportunistic like most other eggers? Currently I am engaged in talks with Amarrian authorities to include mini-Pleasure Hubs at various facilities. Does that make me a good Gallentean for spreading decadence and filth, or am I a bad Gallentean for ignoring the larger war? Or does it make me an opportunistic egger for trying to create a new market for something that I know how to do? Does it make me a better Caldari than Gallente?

Chest-beating about what it means to be "Gallentean" as a pod pilot is an exercise in vanity. We are what we are. We bring certain gifts to New Eden, certain skills and understandings that others may lack. But that's about it. By the time we are finished with our transformation, after a couple months in the pod a Gallentean resembles Amarrian, Matari and Caldari pilots in attitude. And each of them tend to resemble us.

About the only thing that differentiates us is our greater panache.

Embrace the inner action star? I must admit, we pod pilots are very well equipped for that. Although I'm not by nature a warrior, I've done it myself, though not necessarily to good results.

Read the fine print, everyone. When the marketing material says the drone "is equal to any frigate" they obviously aren't talking about assault ships commanded by other capsuleers. They don't "Even the odds in any circumstances."

Sigh.

I wasn't really going for the action star thing but hey, if it works for you haha!

I was more speaking to our nature as a people to defend the freedom of others'. I'm having my name spat on, having threats sent to my friends, and other various things because I decided to side with some miners and their crews being harassed by some people in stabbers.

But I really don't care what they say to me. Helping those miners, to me, is worth it.

That's more of what I'm referring to. Absolute opposition to your actions, bother verbally and with a gun, can be demoralizing. But, we're Gallentean. This is the kinda stuff we do yeah?

He speaks of the "freedom" to flood the market with cheap isotopes while ignoring regional taxation. Another demonstration of the Gallente scum's talent to spin the truth into something to make them feel noble and special.

I find this topic trite on these forums... but I'll bite, without the famous 'pithy one liners'.

I remember Malkalen, 'Galaxy Pig'. I remember the tears on my face that day, and I remember it every day I go to work for the dream of Otro Gariushi. I remember that his dream was to turn away from the blind hatred of Gallenteans so touted by Tibus Heth. Your words attack and insult, and bring disrespect to the very souls of Malkalen you attempt so poorly to honor and remember.

You make yourself a fool, crying "Remember Malkalen" from the rooftops while wholly disregarding the real people of Ishukone who gave their lives in the name of a cause you scarcely seem to comprehend.

Nope. Lots of reasonable people hold this belief.

"Is" reasonable, for one. Sansha Kuvakei is still around.

Second, I am not speaking as to my own personal belief here, only that many reasonable people hold this belief. The entire advertising industry, for instance, is based on the ability to understand a person better than they understand themselves. Same goes for psychoanalysis, same goes for any statistical entity.

Emotion and gut feeling, and non-objective self analysis are not winning tools in the game of life. Groups which run models to predict behavior of groups, and hence the behavior of individuals within that group, overwhelmingly hold advantage over those (few) groups which shrug and say, simply, that human beings are far too complicated to understand.

I doubt this very much, but can't speak for foreign science methodologies. All I can say is that external observers with formal training have been shown to be able to construct better behavioural models of a subject than the subject themselves. As is popularly said, people are incapable of being objective, and to the first order, that is true. Few individuals undertake the mental training needed to gain an objective viewpoint on themselves.

Mister Daranta, I will reply to your post shortly; it's a lot of text and it takes me a long time to understand what is being said. I will reply as soon as I am able. Sorry for the delay!