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HEY OATS GET YOUR OWN THREAD.

Anyway, my point was poorly stated what with that being part of a vote in a Battle Arena topical match (that really could use more votes, by the way). My problem is with people who believe they have been divined the ability and life mission to save the world. That attitude leads to immense self-righteousness; think Pat Robertson or Bono.

But it's a bit more than that. I think one of the biggest problems with the USA right now is the complete unwillingness to play roles. We don't have an efficient world because everyone is striving to better their stations. Wait, though, isn't that how progress is made? Well, yes, when smart and talented people try to better their stations. But we need plumbers and trash collectors and roofers. Those jobs deserve more respect from society because without them we don't have shit (or, in plumbers' cases, we have too much shit). Unfortunately, high schoolers are being pressured to go to any college, at any cost for the off chance that they one day will make enough to pay off the tremendous acquired debts.

Ultimately that's terrible for society. We all need to achieve our means. Failure does no one good, and people who think they're better than they are tend to fail.