Most decisions are reversible

Are you really worried something bad might happen, or are you mistaking 'bad' for just 'inconvenient'?
Phelps

Why it's not OK to cash in on tragedies.

In many Western cultures we judge someone on their actions and determin how harshly by their motive.  Big business aligning themselves with a tragedy happens frequently with relaxed casual connections through social media.  Woolworths in Australia aligned themselves with the ANZACs Story here
On the face of it,  it does seem to have good intentions,  but we need to stop and think.  What is there motive? Simple. Traffic,  clicks,  brand awareness/alignment and of course profit.  There is not one business out there that does good just because.  If they did,  we would not hear about it, and if they did,  it wouldn't be the business but the people in it doing it individually.  I don't care how amazing their marketing department is...  Any tragedy that no one asked their opinion on,  yet gives it anyway is all about money....  Shame...  For Shame.

"We're all equal... Except them"

When people say 'we are all equal' do they really mean it? Even the most 'open minded' seem to change their stance when 'narrow minded' people do or say something 'closed' or 'misinformed'. So,  if they aren't open minded,  they are wrong and less equal than the person that strives for equality?
The amount of hate that incites the most horrific violence I've seen for people like a child molester or a kidnapper ...  These are bad things,  very bad, but to wish these people tortured to death? So everyone's equal until we do something perceived to be bad by someone,  then we are no longer equal? Who gets to decide this sliding scale? How do we decide where to draw the line where you 'lose your right to be equal'?
So are we only equal when we are the same as the person creating the 'equals' parameters?

Lazy Gullible Fools (power of association)

Ever heard the term 'power of association'? Why is it so important to us?  Does it help the feeling of trust without having to think and make our own decisions?

This article inspired my thoughts today.

http://mobile.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/bda-releases-top-5-worst-celebrity-diets-to-avoid-in-2015/story-fneuz8zj-1227153552000

Are we lazy? Are we foolish? Or are we just misguided by the world's propaganda?