just unwell. But I I think I do expect to see more of it because again, sort of my theory of discontent and political discontent is that, you know, if people feel that they have institutional channelsto bargain for their rights, whether like they feel like the democratic process is working or they're part of a union and they believe that their union
In one case, two commentators, including the very eminent British military historian, Sir John Keegan, worked out that since the middle of the 17th century, destructive discontents . Thank you very much.
Other times, the people come out 'cause they hate the emperor, and they drag the emperor out and cut his nose off or it's not some discontent provincials who are just tired of Roman rule and wanna break away and do their own thing. No.
people love you. They're all happy. Until the discontent and the the protest became they reached a threshold, and it was too late to do anything about it. Yeah, the United States was kind of at their peak period of meddling in foreign governments at the time. Um kind of
I think we're in an era in which politics is divided, societies are feeling discombobulated by change, cultural change, cultural and economic change. There's a discontent around, and truth has come-- for this period of our politics has come to matter a bit less than it sometimes does.
The sense of discontentment makes our mind move. Because we are discontent , we're looking for something else. Because we are looking for something else, you know, then we-- our mind getting more distracted.
And there's a sense of discontentment all the time. The sense of discontentment makes our mind move. Because we are discontent , we're looking for something else.
"Cars," Lightning McQueen, arrogant, brattish sports car, lost in the middle of a small American town, learns the values of friendship, love, Civilization and its discontents give way to the irrational and half-seen.
are dissatisfied with the idea of doing things the way they've always been done. And so, in many ways, the fundamental message of The Art of Nonconformity, the whole project, is really for the discontented . It's a self-selecting group of people who do want to do something different. And for those of us who find ourselves in that group, for people who identify with that and say, "Yes, I do want to pursue the road not taken, or make my own road," I've been doing these meet-ups all across the country. San Francisco is number 46 and out of all
I remember I'd bring up AI populism to people last year and people would normally say, "Oh, it doesn't matter. Like the technology always introduces some discontent . Like people get used to it, you know? Like it's like the internet. Like people get annoyed but they get used to it." And that was like the standard reaction I would hear last year. Um this year it's
And this stagnant quality, as we label it, and the discrediting of existing economic ideologies has also led to rising political discontent and conflict. Together with the fact that, I think, political institutions-- not just economic technocracy, but political technocracy--
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I was a professional actor. Why do I feel alienated and discontent inside? What's going on with this?
Some of them probably are coming to Moscow and have no relationship. And there is real nervousness and discontent in these regions. I'm not saying it's prevalent, but there are people who are nervous.
It cannot eliminate dissent. It would only ferment further discontent as cohesion would eventually lead to rebellion. Now, by trying hard to fend off Western media and information from coming in, the Chinese state somehow imagined that it would be able to push
And this is what we call in the Buddhist teachings or philosophy poverty mentality. And there's a sense of discontentment all the time. The sense of discontentment makes our mind move.
That really resonated with people because, I think, a lot of people were really upset about the US military presence there. And we didn't really acknowledge the extent of that discontent among Afghans. Why did the US pick Karzai?
You have to believe in your dream, even if no one else does. Second lesson, discontent is a very powerful force for positive change. So a lot of people that I talked to came to their quest or their project out of a sense of discontent -- out of a sense of being unsettled.
I want my like to count, and I really want to live with urgency. So they found a way to combine that discontent with something specific-- with something that was inspiring to them with something that they could take action on, and with something that had those parameters, as I talked about, because the parameters really was key to the quest.
Edison said, "Discontent is the first necessity of innovation." Or invention-- discontent .
Social media has been the only avenue that that people have had to voice their discontent , disagreement and criticism of the government.
had it all, and was still discontented by that.
He later described it as, "The winter of my discontent ," but during that time, he had a revelation.
And in time, what I realized is we weren't discontent when we were growing up just because of money.
and "The Seeker," which was published in India this past year. And "The Seeker" has now just been published in the US this past month as "the Yoga of Max's Discontent ." And also worth noting that Karan is going to take over as CEO of a major media company in India later this year.
Second lesson, discontent is a very powerful force for positive change. So a lot of people that I talked to came to their quest or their project out of a sense of discontent -- out of a sense of being unsettled. It doesn't mean that they were miserable, necessarily, but it does mean that they had kind of a stirring or a yearning for something more.
I think in fact, I would have been a very discontented professor of English.
Other times, the people come out 'cause they hate the emperor, and they drag the emperor out and cut his nose off or crisis of the third century, and was the thing that, I think you said, quote, "sapped discontent from the relevant populations," which then minimized the probability of uprisings.
political violence as a way to express the political beliefs that they I suppose maybe don't feel they have other channels for or maybe that person is just unwell. But I I think I do expect to see more of it because again, sort of my theory of discontent and political discontent is that, you know, if people feel that they have institutional channels
In parts of the world, like in Brazil, the constant discontent that people have allowed nationalism and populists to rise.
So I find it difficult that if we're not addressing the current situation, we might have even more discontent , and discontent is an engine for a lot of issues, so to say.
It means an anger, fear, hatred, discontent , contempt for institutions, the collapse of institutions,
You can fix your house, you can get good job, but your mind, at the same time, stirs stress, discontent ,
Fair enough. Something else on this point. For sure. I think it's worth mentioning at this point is one way the book, "The Yoga of Max's Discontent ," or "The Seeker,"
And I remember in high school, writing my valedictory comments called, "In Praise of Discontent ,"
And I did have the idea that the first opening speech of the play and the film now, as the winter of our discontent made glorious summer
What I've heard is being used in the context for is when you've got a lot of restless contributors with unconventional ideas who are discontent because they can
All that being said, most of the time, I'm the one managing the fears, and the awkwardness, and the pure discontent of some of my subjects.
But I think, above all, there was a sort of growing discontent with traditional aid, which is best summarized , don't give the man a fish,
It's unsatisfactoriness that you would expect natural selection to build into us, to want us to always want a little more, to be discontented .
project and he was just really impressed with her initiative and he said, "I have to make room in my organization for someone like Susan." There's also a story about a guy named Alan Bacon and Alan was a self-described conventional guy with a traditional job and a family, middle-aged, and Alan was happy with many parts of his life, but he was also discontented and thinking about making some change, but he realized, "I can't make a really big change. I can't just leave everything behind and move to Thailand, like some people do. That's great that some
traditional life, what do you have against me?" And it gives me a great opportunity to say I have nothing against you and I wish you well and that's great, I'm so glad you're happy. The problem is that a lot of other people are not happy with that and maybe not so much unhappy, but I would say a lot of people are discontented and a lot of people are dissatisfied with the idea of doing things the way they've always been done. And so, in many ways, the fundamental message of The Art of Nonconformity, the whole project, is