Not everyone has to be useful- and not everything or everyone is useful in every situation or to everyone else. A comedian is only useful in their primary role if they make you laugh- but not everyone thinks George Carlin was funny, and plenty think he was a genius. Intel will pay millions for a unique tool that can only do one single job- it’s useless at everything except the one thing it is exceptional at. So.... being unique and being useful aren’t really related. You can be one, the other, both, neither. Being unique does mean you are one of a kind- there may be substitute for you but there is no replacement.
Case in point- the last of an endangered species may not be useful. What use have most people ever had for a Black Rhinoceros? The closest most people would come to a use would be as a distraction or curiosity- in those capacities it is not unique however as there are other Rhinos or other curiosities. It is unique as a species and each as a creature. By virtue of being alive it has value and potential. In the history of the world there has yet to be a human being we can say was not useful- as every life has been required in a chain of cause and effect to reach where we are right now.
I always enjoy reading guest_'s comments, they generally explain things from both sides, and go deeper than most, allowing me to gain more understanding and appreciation of a topic at hand
Thank you. I try at least. As to the subject of jokes- it’s obviously a joke. The humor of it isn’t subtle- it’s there for all to see. So why have comments at all? What would we say to an obvious joke? “That’s funny.” “Lol.”? There are plenty of witty and hilarious people on this site who have inside jokes and relationships they might apply in comments.
For my part, for my own exercise and entertainment, and hopefully at least occasionally that of others, I like to look at the memes, enjoy them as they are presented; then re-examine them and deconstruct them. Often I will look for some odd angle or interpretation that I think would not be one most people would make or bother to come to- then I present it with the accompanying show of work so that others might either use that as a starting point for their own reflections, or challenge the stance if they desire.
Occasionally I will also include some type of humor which is meta to the actual meme in question but ties it to some element of the zeitgeist or some topical thing. Much of the time these jokes go missed- but maybe someone notices them once in awhile and perhaps finds them as humorous as I do. If not, that’s ok too. We all have different senses of humor.
No I’ll will from me! Sorry. Sometimes the way I wrote makes people think I am agitated or upset, or maybe indignant? Not at all. To be honest- I thought it was likely some good natured joking- but I also have a tremendous respect for you (we have disagreed from time to time but I feel you disagree well!) so since sometimes the irons is lost in writing- just in case you weren’t joking I wanted to give a proper reply so there were no ill feelings.
Checkmate republicans
Checkmate independents
Checkmate non-furries
Checkmate non-scalies
Checkmate non-whale-sharks