Piracy and respect

I just finished writing a lengthy rant about piracy and respect. I'd rather link to it than repost it in multiple places, so there you go :)

Reproduction Rant

[RANT]Many people have said that 2 of the most important human needs/desires are survival and reproduction. I saw a quote like that again today. It pisses me off that they just assume everyone wants to reproduce. Who gave them any right to tell ME that I have a NEED to reproduce? They don't know me. What the hell makes them think I want to plod around like a whale for 9 months to bring another person into the world when there are already millions of orphans that could do with a decent home? That's just insulting. I have more important things to care about than trying to increase the world's population, thank you very much. If they'd grow beyond their monkey instincts, maybe they'd come up with a better reason to reproduce besides the lame excuse of "it's a basic human need". And if not, I hope they'll find something better to do. The world has enough unwanted children already.[/RANT]

The last one alive

When I used to go to the mall with my friends from school (read: people I follow around but I'm not really close to), even though the mall was packed with people, I'd get this feeling of desolation, like a cold emptiness, almost like I was the only person there alive. Later when I'd go with real friends, I didn't notice that emptiness so much, more like it was further away, not surrounding me. I just listened to "The last one alive" by VAST, and it kinda reminded me of this, so I wrote it down.