I am Average

[Jin Kazama]

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Am I average?
Yes
Are you average?
Most likely
Do I like being average?
Yes

I am average, but it's not a bad thing. What is average? I could take out the dictionary and use some panel's description for the word, but I'll just tell you what I think it is:
av⋅er⋅age

[av-er-ij, av-rij], adjective, verb, -aged, -ag⋅ing.
–noun
Typical, ordinary. The sum of all quantities added up, divided by the amount quantities. What is in the middle.

How am I average?
You do not stand out with anything. You don't have a lot of guts to stand up for yourself/others, You don't like taking risks (real life or money) and You don't do anything that sets you apart.

But Jin! Everyone is unique, everyone is special!
You can be special while being extremely average. Don't worry, you who are reading this is probably average though, some unwilling to accept it.

Is being average a bad thing?
No, being in a herd or a crowd is safer. Rather to have a lot of the same surrounding you than to be on your own. You don't have to stand out.

 

[Teran]

I have way above average numerical, verbal, and reasoning skills.
I also have extremely good manual skills.

I am under the average height for a male. I'm morally bankrupt and emotionally detached.

Totally not average, but not in the good way. :D

 

[ndayday]

Well, this is a depressing blog.
Thanks for making me feel like a not-average person.

No, I'm not going through the list of why I'm not average, because only an average person would do that.

 

[Jin Kazama]

Teran, you should become average, you'll feel way better. Above average skills in reasoning, verbal and numerical skills doesn't make that much difference. You're still an average human. Maybe not as average as other, but most definitly... av - er - ij.

Ndayday, this isn't so depressing to me, I love being average. How average of you to think that Teran is average by listing why he is not average. I guess he is average after all :3.

 

[Teran]

Teran, you should become average, you'll feel way better. Above average skills in reasoning, verbal and numerical skills doesn't make that much difference. You're still an average human. Maybe not as average as other, but most definitly... av - er - ij.

I didn't know not being average involved firing laser beams out my eyes and firing kamehameha waves at people, but I guess my definition of the word is a little skewed.

Being average would group me with the rest of the human population, something I'm not a big fan of.

 

[Jin Kazama]

Human's aren't bad. The average human is alright, it's the wacko non-average people that make the human race so stupid. Also, I didn't know you fired Laser beams out of your eyes and shot kamehameha waves at people. That does make non-average. You are average in comparison to other (people?) who do that, though

 

[Teran]

Goku and Frieza don't exist irl.

Also, wacky non average people are the reason why we've advanced so much. Average people just move along and stick with the present, the wacky non average people break the boundaries of knowledge and understanding, and take our society to higher levels than before.

 

[Jin Kazama]

There's also the group of wacky non average people that do nothing rather than destroy society and lives.

off-topic; the posts look like they are a different type of letters :/ I don't like it.
Also, Teran, your white edge around the charizard is stupid. You should cut it out.

 

[Alus]

Hey!

Jin Kazama!

You make below average blogs!!!

 

[Jin Kazama]

What a funny joke.
My blog was just fine and there are worse blogs. This is a pretty average blog.

 

[Teran]

If you don't like a blog it's best not to reply.

 

[Alus]

Yup a joke, I'll write about what i think when I get the chance.

 

[Proverbs]

I'm not an average human. I've abandoned what everyone thinks is good in life in pursuit of God. I act almost like a crazy person telling people about what God has done in my life and the way I've seen Him move. Almost everything I do in life is devoted to the ministry. Whenever I have a writing or speech class, almost everything I speak or write about is focused on God, and present it in front of all of my classmates. In my church I point out flaws and look to reform. I am in no way average, in no way someone who blends into a crowd. I'm a stranger to the world and a radical in my church. Regardless, I'm not average at all.

 

[Jin Kazama]

You make it sound like you're trying to preach your way on others, but I may be wrong.
I'm not a big fan of that, I'd rather have people to let me be and believe in God (or any deity for that matter) in my own way.

No, I wouldn't call you average, but don't you think some people might find it obnoxious to have someone telling about their expierence with God, unable to relate to it at all?

 

[john!]

Let's turn this into a religion thread. That would make it an average UB topic.

 

[Firus]

Being average would group me with the rest of the human population, something I'm not a big fan of.

This squared.

Besides, I'm NOT average. For better or for worse, I am, by far, one of the weirdest people in existence, due to quirks, likes and dislikes, and opinions. If you could find someone even remotely similar to me I would be quite scared, actually.

Human's aren't bad. The average human is alright, it's the wacko non-average people that make the human race so stupid. Also, I didn't know you fired Laser beams out of your eyes and shot kamehameha waves at people. That does make non-average. You are average in comparison to other (people?) who do that, though

...Unless average is now a minority of the population, it's the average humans.

Humans...
- Kill each other because someone doesn't agree with them...
- Are stupid...
- Turn entertainment into a cult in which everyone likes whatever's currently "cool"...
- Have difficulty figuring out how to use fabric glue.

Hey!

Jin Kazama!

You make below average blogs!!!

As far as blogs go, this is actually a rather good one in my opinion. Whether or not you agree with it, it's more of a legitimate blog than others that I've seen.

Let's turn this into a religion thread. That would make it an average UB topic.

Noo, we've made so much progress!...Well, that's not true, there are still two religion threads on the first page, but it seems like they're dying down.

...Or maybe I just tend to stay away from them at all costs now and thus forget they exist.

 

[REL38]

@Jin

People will find anything obnoxious.

If I say hi to some guy, he could very well find that obnoxious.
If I type out, "lol", I guarantee you someone will get offended.
If I have a plant inside my home, some random guy will find that annoying.
Heck, some people may have viewed this very blog as obnoxious, but does that make the other wrong?

No. It doesn't.
Free will, our beliefs, our opinions, our personal taste, our decisions and how we act will, without a doubt, annoy and even offend some people.

Does that make the "offending" party wrong?
No.
Are there exceptions.
Yes.
Is this "unaverage"?
Yes. Very much.

But it's those people that changed the way we live today.
Not all was for good, but not all was for bad either.

So what would I rather be?
An average dude with little to nothing unique about one's self and simply confirms with life as it is . . . or would I rather be an individual that has values that others may find "offensive" or "annoying", but makes me feel fulfilled and an individual?

I choose the latter.
I'd always choose that one.

Let's turn this into a religion thread. That would make it an average UB topic.

^Crazy, ain't it?

 

[Jin Kazama]

Humans...
- Kill each other because someone doesn't agree with them...
As far as I know, the soldiers only kill because they were forced to go to some place they most likely didn't want to be. And the majority of the people (the average) doesn't kill someone out of disagreement, otherwise the jails would be... A bit full.
- Are stupid...
If the average person was stupid, wouldn't that just make them average smart?
- Turn entertainment into a cult in which everyone likes whatever's currently "cool"...
America is not the average of the world. There are many more other countries and people who don't do that.
- Have difficulty figuring out how to use fabric glue.
No argueing here, I have it too

Comments in bold.

EDIT: Rel, good points, but who says the average dude can't feel fullfilled and still be an individual. Being average isn't the same as being part of a cluster or a hive.

 

[ndayday]

I was thinking about this at school, or rather, the post I made earlier, and started wondering if saying that Teran's post was average made me average. I guess it did.

As far as I know, the soldiers only kill because they were forced to go to some place they most likely didn't want to be. And the majority of the people (the average) doesn't kill someone out of disagreement, otherwise the jails would be... A bit full.

People kill for a lot of reasons, but when it boils down to it everyone is selfish. Killing might be a means to get to where you want as far as you know. Also, not every crime is brought to justice, and our jails are already a "bit" full.

If the average person was stupid, wouldn't that just make them average smart?

It'd actually make them average intellect, as smart measures a heightened intellect. Don't worry, the average person wouldn't know that.

 

[Jin Kazama]

If the average IQ was 80, wouldn't 120 (pretty normal nowadays) be high (like 150 would be now)? If IQ is how you measure intellect (smarts) then 120 with average IQ of 80 would make you smart. Yes, you're right it'd make them of average intellect, I picked the wrong wording.

 

[Firus]

As far as I know, the soldiers only kill because they were forced to go to some place they most likely didn't want to be. And the majority of the people (the average) doesn't kill someone out of disagreement, otherwise the jails would be... A bit full.

Wasn't talking about soldiers.

I'm talking about people that will go and commit terrorist attacks because they don't like someone else's religion.

Obviously that's an extreme example, but if you really want a more general example:

Humans ostracize other humans if they're even slightly different.

Spoiler

And the solution to that is not to be average; it's to realize that people are stupid, and therefore it doesn't matter what they think.

If the average person was stupid, wouldn't that just make them average smart?

No.

Stupid and smart aren't relative. If 75% of the entire human race jumps off a 100-story building because they think that they can magically grow wings and fly, that doesn't mean that people who can't figure out what 2+2 is are suddenly geniuses, it just means that 75%+ of the population is stupid.

America is not the average of the world. There are many more other countries and people who don't do that.

I didn't say all of these were average things, I'm just giving examples of what humans can be like.

Killing people isn't average either.

No argueing here, I have it too

But it's just like regular glue, but for fabric! How hard is it to figure out? Why on earth would it take a rocket scientist to figure out how to use it?

EDIT: Rel, good points, but who says the average dude can't feel fullfilled and still be an individual. Being average isn't the same as being part of a cluster or a hive.

You actually said that being average is good (or at least, isn't bad) because "being in a herd or a crowd is safer".

If the average IQ was 80, wouldn't 120 (pretty normal nowadays) be high (like 150 would be now)? If IQ is how you measure intellect (smarts) then 120 with average IQ of 80 would make you smart. Yes, you're right it'd make them of average intellect, I picked the wrong wording.

IQ is a stupid way to measure intelligence, in my honest opinion. As someone who has an above-average IQ, trust me, it's a load of bull.

You take a random test in elementary school and that one test measures how smart you are? How does that make sense?

If you try to talk to your reflection thinking it's actually another person, it doesn't matter if your IQ is 300 or if it's 50, you're a moron.

 

[Dr.TobiasFunke]

Try to succeed overall, being average is fine but being extraordinary is another.

 

[Alus]

IQ is a stupid way to measure intelligence, in my honest opinion. As someone who has an above-average IQ, trust me, it's a load of bull.

You take a random test in elementary school and that one test measures how smart you are? How does that make sense?

If you try to talk to your reflection thinking it's actually another person, it doesn't matter if your IQ is 300 or if it's 50, you're a moron.

Someone deserves a million cookies. :3

 

[Zook]

Firus, I'm interested in seeing how you measure intelligence. Mind sharing?

 

[Eyada]

If you try to talk to your reflection thinking it's actually another person, it doesn't matter if your IQ is 300 or if it's 50, you're a moron.

Because mental illness clearly indicates stupidity. John Nash and other brilliant individuals with mental disorders are morons? Heh.

 

[Chronodiver Lokii]

Being average is overrated. I like being abnormal, thankyou very much.

 

[Firus]

Because mental illness clearly indicates stupidity. John Nash and other brilliant individuals with mental disorders are morons? Heh.

If you want to take my words out of context and say that I'm calling people with mental disorders "morons", then sure.

Fine, it was a bad example, there's no reason to act like I'm a bigot or something, and I kind of resent that you did.

There's a clear difference between being stupid and having a mental disorder, and I AM able to differentiate between the two. It would be one thing if I had specifically mentioned people with mental disorders, it's another thing if I said nothing on that matter and you just decided to assume that I meant them too.

Firus, I'm interested in seeing how you measure intelligence. Mind sharing?

I don't really measure intelligence, I suppose...basically I just base how intelligent I consider someone by what they do. In the end, though, intelligence doesn't have a huge impact on how I think of people, unless someone clearly lacks common sense.

 

[El Nino]

I am not average.

I am below average.

I know this because I took one of those tests when I was younger for "gifted and talented" kids, and I scored far below the cutoff point. Like, depressingly-how-did-your-name-even-come-up-to-be-considered-for-this-program level of low.

I also hang around a forum for video games where everyone is ridiculously younger than I am.

 

[Eyada]

If you want to take my words out of context and say that I'm calling people with mental disorders "morons", then sure.

Fine, it was a bad example, there's no reason to act like I'm a bigot or something, and I kind of resent that you did.

There's a clear difference between being stupid and having a mental disorder, and I AM able to differentiate between the two. It would be one thing if I had specifically mentioned people with mental disorders, it's another thing if I said nothing on that matter and you just decided to assume that I meant them too.

In that case, I can see that I misread your post; I inferred a malicious intent where none was intended. Some of your earlier comments in this thread led me to read your posts as having a somewhat cynical, judgmental voice, which apparently is not what you meant. This misinterpretation led to me having a very negative reaction to your example.

I apologize for the misunderstanding; I mistook your tone and reacted rather harshly. I'm sorry.

 

[Proverbs]

You make it sound like you're trying to preach your way on others, but I may be wrong.
I'm not a big fan of that, I'd rather have people to let me be and believe in God (or any deity for that matter) in my own way.

No, I wouldn't call you average, but don't you think some people might find it obnoxious to have someone telling about their expierence with God, unable to relate to it at all?

That would be the perfect point of view if there was no truth, or if truth was subjective. But as it is, no truth, not even moral or religious truth is subjective. Either there is a god or there isn't, either He is the Christian idea of God or He is not. There are no two ways about it. You can't have 2+2 equal both four and five. I found the truth because it was shared with me, and because it's so radically changed my life I can't help but share it with others.

You may say I'm preaching 'my way' on others, but I don't care. You can call it whatever you like, but whatever you call it, don't call it 'my way'. 'My way' was what ended me up dating more girls than I could count, sometimes more than one girl at a time, hurting many people, abusing people emotionally, relying on everyone else for strength because I had no strength of my own, and trying to commit suicide multiple times. That's what my way was, and I've found that God's way is a lot better. That is what I'm trying to share with people.

 

[Thunder Of Zeus]

I'm too young to know what the hell I am.

I'd like to believe that I'm more than average, but obviously I haven't fully developed yet physically, mentally or personally, so there's really no way to tell. I'll come back to you with this after college.

 

[highfive]

I am average, you are average but the ideas you express are just mediocre.