SJWs and Woke People: Just a Bunch of Easily Offended Idiots

 (Warning: Strong Language and Rants Ahead)

 

            "Prepare your pitchforks and torches! He's offending us!" 

            "I'm just eating my brisket sandwich, dude."

            "Shut up you animal abuser!"

            "Dude, what the fuck?"

 

            Let's face it. Based on the (paraphrased) conversation, we've all deal with a fair share of those who claimed to be Social Justice Warriors (SJWs). You know those people that are so into social justice, they are willing to dumb down to the level of a baboon to force other people to an agreement with them. These guys are the reason why the true social justice activists (those who are perfectly SANE) are being driven off. 

 

            But why this term is now viewed in a negative connotation then? Well, the term social justice can be traced back to 1824. The term itself refers to justice on a societal level, it means that everyone should have equal rights and equal opportunity in life. That's basically it. The term social justice warriors however, at least according to Merriam-Webster, can be traced to as early as the 1940s. At that time, this is only harmless word. It's meant to be those who engaged at social activism. Nowadays, it’s a pejorative term aimed at people who engage with this thing in an overly fanatical fashion.  

 

            Let's dissect the social problems of today to understand just how deep is this shithole of the so-called "Political Correctness". By the way, this is by no means dismissing these issues, it's just that these things are so blown out of proportions that some people (including yours truly) are, to be quite frankly, tired and fed up to see it being shoved to everyone else who is not even involved in the first place. The first one is (no shocker) discrimination. It can be in any shape or form, but most of the time is either discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity or based on race and cultural identity. Let's face it, not every country in this planet recognizes LGBTQ+ rights. Hell, in some countries, it's even criminalized. I get it, your sexuality and gender identity are yours and yours only, but you must be in serious case of special snowflake syndrome to blow up this issue so fucking hard, you must be offended whether there is someone who is only telling a harmless joke about those things and proceeded (in your delusional mind) to tear them a new one. I know it's a serious issue, but don't ruin someone's sense of humor just to please your fragile ass! You're not being a progressive, you're just an easily offended jackass. And stop crying crocodile tears and labelling anyone who is (genuinely) interested to learn new cultures as "cultural appropriation"! Goddammit people! You think that by doing this kind of stupid shit makes you the savior of the world? FUCK NO! Maybe they were just curious, maybe they are still learning, or maybe the people of certain ethnicity allowed them to use it. I am personally impressed by how the Japanese responded to foreigners wearing the kimono and yukata. They are not offended, instead, they are delighted. This is (according to them, probably) one way to introducing their culture to the rest of the world (besides anime, manga, and video games of course). The second issue in today's world is gender equality. The way this works is men and women on an equal position in every walk of life. The feminist movement is used to be ensuring that women can be equal to men, but now its main idea is to eliminate men from the Earth. Their "motto" is "all men are pigs" (no, seriously, this is real). These "FemiNazis" claimed that women should be superior, and all men are the plague that has been infecting this God's Green Earth. I mean what the fuck! Is it a cardinal sin for men like me just to exist here? Men are just try to live peacefully, just like all beings! Speaking of which, that brings me to the third point: Animal Abuse. Now, at this point, we all know what's the kicker here, animal testing. This is mainly done by cosmetic companies to test their whatever concoction they are making at that moment (I have no understanding in this matter, so don't fling your virtual pitchforks at me). It's cruel, it's harmful, and it should be illegal. What grinds my gears the most is to spin that rhetoric into forcing people to turn into veganism. I don't know what kind of weed or crack cocaine they're smoking, but this is insanity at the highest level. To force someone to turn vegan just because you are one, is an equivalent to being harassed! You say that everyone is entitled to their own lifestyle, but what you are doing is being a living, breathing irony. The fourth is the Body Positivity Movement. I know everyone carries different genes, which in turn give them different body types. And I know everyone should be celebrated, but the real dealbreaker is to use it as a platform for body shaming. It's either fat shaming or thin shaming, in this case however, it's more on the latter. Seriously, this movement has been turned upside down into glorifying morbid obesity! When you are so morbidly obese that you are basically one fucking tray of large pizza away from suffering a heart attack, and instead of listening to health experts and at least move around (I don't know, try walking?), you put up this façade of "fat acceptance" to justify your seriously unhealthy lifestyle! Seriously, you are being out of touch from reality. As far as I know, the body positivity movement works on situations beyond their control (amputees, skin conditions, etc.) not as a platform for few quasi-Godzilla weighing almost half a ton eating like rabid dogs during hunting season promoting their deadly lifestyle. I can guarantee you, the only thing you will get is diabetes topped with heart attack. And another thing I would like to add in terms of this is women who chose not to shave their body hair, and how men cannot have an opinion about it. I say fuck it. You do you, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but turning your own body into a walking bush? Are you pulling my legs here? I know it's natural, but it's as disgusting as a puddle of piss! Others wouldn’t care two shits about that, but for me, it's gross. It's not a political statement, it's basic human hygiene! I think this Australian comedian says it all about this type of bullshit.

 

            Well, there are a lot more examples that I can think of, but right now I'm just too pissed just to even think about it. All I can say is Social Justice Warriors used to be those brave men and women who just want equality for all, nowadays, it's those brain-dead assholes who like to shove their opinions into someone else who just wanted to have a peaceful life. It's not worth it. It's either vegan "activists" who disrupt everyone's day at a restaurant just to say, "fuck you, you animal abusers, go vegan" or some snowflake who claimed to be "gender non-conforming" and willing to ruin the basic English language grammar to satisfy their planetary-sized ego. Everyone deserves a peaceful life, but don't forsake others. And to end this, I have notice that these guys always identify themselves with many labels, so I guess I use your standard by saying: I am a straight, cisgender, metalhead, carnivore Indonesian man (I'm looking at you, Oli London. You're not Korean, you are a British citizen you cultural appropriating asshole!) and I don't give a fuck about your opinion, as long as you keep them to yourselves. Stay safe, get your vaccine shot, and for God's sake, two meters apart at all times.

Cash on Delivery Systems for e-Commerce: An Easy Entrance for Entitlement

    Well, let me open this piece by stating that since the pandemic, I've done a lot of online shopping. It's mainly for things that I have saved enough money on (Lego sets and football (soccer) jerseys). Perhaps for most of us who have done online shopping on various e-Commerce platforms or businesses that allow delivery orders must have been familiar with perhaps a plethora of payment methods aiming to ease a consumer's experience. There are a lot of options of cashless methods (bank transfers, electronic money, credit cards, etc.), and if you are in no hassle to go to a nearest ATM, there is always something called Cash on Delivery (COD) service. 

            The idea of this system is, plain and simple, is to wait until your ordered items are delivered, and then you pay the courier (or anyone who works with the specific company) with the exact amount of cash stated during the ordering procedure. On the positive side, this relieves the consumer from the obligation of owning a credit card, since the main premise is to provide the exact number of cash and pay the courier once the goods are delivered. This will also increase the impulsive purchases since the payment is not due at the time of the ordering. But on the flipside, if the goods delivered are not as advertised, those same stuff might be returned since the buyers aren't as committed as if the payment was made in advance, and it would charge the logistic partners more if said buyer decided to use this payment system. On paper, it should be easy and without nonsense. There are some kind souls who are willing to pay extra just as a token of appreciation for the courier for doing an excellent job. But this system is not without a fair share of cases of entitlement. You know, the usual thing.

 

            There are rules and boundaries that also come with this, enforced by various e-commerce platforms. Rules such as the courier has the authorization to not comply with the request of refund if the package is already opened by the customer (and paid for by the moment of its arrival), and the receiving party must be present at the time of the delivery, and failure to comply with the rule twice in the span of 60 days would result in a permanent ban of using the system ever again. If there is a complain, it should be directed to the seller, and can request a new item to be delivered, but another payment must be done using the same system.

 

            Before I proceed, I want to stress that all stories took place in my home country of Indonesia (since it's a lot easier that way). Like I said, there are cases of entitlement when it comes to abusing this COD system. from berating at the unfortunate soul who happened to be on task of delivering the goods to straight up abandoning them. The most recent case I came across is when a delivery courier in Tangerang Regency was threatened with handcuffs just because of the buffoon of a customer claimed that his ordered item is not the same as advertised (this can be problematic for the seller though). What annoys me the most is all the rage was channeled to the courier, instead of filing an official complaint to the seller or the e-commerce platform that the seller is using. It's either a misplaced emotion, or straight up ignorance, as this type of case usually involved entitled idiots who wouldn't even bother to study or at least pay attention on how the payment system works in the first place. There is another case, this time in South Tangerang, where a man, expecting his IDR 85.000 (around US$ 6) watch ended up arrested by the police for pointing a sword to the courier with the exact same reason above. Other times however, innocent bystanders are affected by some nutjobs ordering things online, and for some reason, addressing it to someone else. Like the story of blogger Agus Mulyadi, who in December 2020, got an anonymous package containing a wireless speaker, with the COD payment of IDR 100.000 (US$ 7). The problem being that he didn't order the speaker in the first place. This is another form of irresponsibility if there even is one. The fact that someone had the audacity to do this is beyond me. Seems like these people are willing to lower their IQ points for something like this. Entitlement is indeed everywhere, even in the online sphere.

 

            I personally only use the system once, and let me tell you, despite the benefits, I've instead became anxious while waiting for the package to arrive, especially when there is something else to do, I've just hoped for the courier to arrive quickly, hand me the goods as I pay him, and quickly onto something else I go. Nowadays, I usually pay it upfront and wait for my shipment. But somewhere else, let's say, Karen (yeah, it's easier that way), waited so long for her shipment of various cosmetic products, but ended up making a huge embarrassment out of herself, for refusing to pay, berating the courier, and straight up dumping those products (which she opened without paying) onto the poor dude. To be honest, if I were the customer, as much as I want to do that, it's not the courier's fault that the package turned out to be not the ordered goods that you thought it was. There is an old saying, "Don't kill the messenger", and I think it perfectly fits the situation. Moreover, I have to say that this system is prone to abuse by these entitled folks, those who thought that they are the most important people in the world, and everyone else are beneath them. These people have the audacity to use this payment method, and then berate them just because "This is not the thing that I ordered" and much more.

 

            To summarize this, the Cash on Delivery system offers little hassle to customers while doing online shopping or basically using services that utilize a delivery courier (food and beverages, logistics, etc.) by requiring the receiver to pay with cash once the package in question arrived. It has its own regulations that both parties must oblige, such as being present by the time the delivery was scheduled, and no refunds once the payment was done and the package was opened. Although there are some cases where few entitled idiots who should be thinking twice before doing stupid things, such as berating the courier or even threatening them (handcuffs and sword? you must be joking), this payment method, nevertheless, is still widely used as one of many payment methods for online shopping. And as always, stay safe, wear the mask, get your vaccine when it's your turn, and always wash yourself and stay two meters apart at times.