Why I Want To Bother Others

"Sorry to Bother You" is a groundbreaking film that delves into the complexities of modern society, weaving together themes of race, capitalism, and identity with biting satire and surrealism. Directed by Boots Riley and released in 2018, the film takes viewers on a wild and thought-provoking journey through the eyes of its protagonist, Cassius Green, played by Lakeith Stanfield. At its core, "Sorry to Bother You" explores the challenges faced by marginalized communities in a world dominated by corporate greed and exploitation. Cassius, a young African-American man living in Oakland, is struggling to make ends meet until he lands a job as a telemarketer at a shady company called RegalView. Here, he discovers a unique talent for sales when he learns to use his "white voice," a metaphorical representation of assimilation and

Directed by Boots Riley, "Sorry to Bother You," is a movie which is able to excellently demonstrate the critiques of contemporary modern day society through focusing on key themes and set issues of capitalism, exploitation, and racial inequality. All of which, along with its surreal narrative and satirical elements, offer a compelling exploration of themes and key elements that resonate with the works of both Karl Marx and W.E.B. Du Bois. Through analyzing the film in context with Marxist and Du Boisian teachings, audience members are able to uncover the deeper layers behind these meanings and understand how “Sorry to Bother You” engages with the broader social, economic, and racial dynamics. The film "Sorry to Bother You" relates to Marxists views of capitalism and its inherent

Another important thing to examine carefully are moral choices. If moral choices are not examined, people will choose only what benefits them in the short term and not follow hedonism. Hedonism is a doctrine that states that pleasure is the only intrinsic good in humans and it is our moral obligation to strive to reduce pain and increase pleasure in themselves and others. 3 A student who slacks off on their homework may benefit in the short term by having free time to do as they please, but are putting their long term interests at risk. The student has not thought about how their lack of effort will affect their grades and whether or not they will have enough marks to get into a university or college.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder is a complicated disorder which has many implications for how one might act and think of themselves. It is categorized as a personality disorder in which the person thinks highly of themselves, that they are a superior being. They are often envious or jealous of others, lack empathy, and carry with themselves a sense of entitlement (Maniacci, 2007). Someone with Narcissistic Personality Disorder may expect special treatment from others. For example, they may have no problem cutting in line to ask a question but expect everyone else to wait their turn (Funder, 2016). The DSM-5 mentions other traits or behaviors used in the diagnosis of Narcissistic Personality Disorder, such as interpersonal exploitation (using and taking advantage of those around you), being preoccupied with fantasies of ideal love, unlimited power or success, and beauty, and the need for excessive admiration from others (American Psychiatric Association, 2013).

Impairments in the functioning of one’s personality is shown through trouble with interpersonal functioning, such as the lack of concern for others and a lack of guilt when hurting another. Also the inability to have an intimate relationship due to frequently exploit, deceive and coerce others. Likewise one will experience troubles with self functioning, as ego-centrism causes goal setting for a purely personal gratification, and a lack of prosocial

Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is a mental disorder and can be characterized by a long-standing pattern of an overwhelming need for admiration, and usually a complete lack of empathy towards others. People with this disorder often believe they are the primary importance in everybody’s life or anyone they meet. People with this disorder are usually snobbish, disdainful, or have patronizing attitudes.Yet, with this mask of self-confidence lies a fragile self-esteem, and vulnerability to the slightest of criticism.

Provide privacy – Rationale: Narcissist do not like showing weakness to others, so talking to them one-on-one may help them to open up more.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder is a psychological disorder where the person has a grandiose sense of their own importance, clamors for admiration from others, and cannot empathize with others.

Hedonistic: Individualistic pursuit of their own pleasure, as what is pleasurable for us determines how we behave and motivates our behavior.

What is hedonism? Maybe most of us do not familiar with this word. Whereas, we could be a hedonist subconsciously. According to Cambridge Advance Learner’s dictionary, hedonism is living and behaving in ways that mean you get as much pleasure out of life as possible, according to the belief that the most important thing in life is to enjoy yourself. We called the people who do hedonism as a hedonist people. Hedonist connotes someone devoted to his own sensual pleasure (spot.colorado.edu).

In society, we live for our own happiness. By following rational self-interest, everyone obtains the ideal life they want for themselves. “The concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute.” In other words, life is full of possibility and opportunity to achieve happiness. So every person should have the right make their own choices on how to live a free, individual, fulfilling life.

A narcissist can be defined as an individual who expresses constant or erotic gratification/interest in one’s self. In the entertainment industry, we call it confidence, however the extreme narcissist constantly cries out for attention, and often appears in scandals. Most creatives, in some way can be defined as narcissists, completely dedicated to their crafts, and obsessing over physical appearance, because we are simply judged and paid for it. It is no surprise that I turned to entertainment industry professionals, as well as designer fashion shows for an in-depth study on narcissism.

The self-serving bias is defined as “the tendency to attribute failure and other bad events to external circumstances, and to attribute success and other good events to oneself” (Gilovich, p.169). This self-serving bias is something, I believe, everyone has experienced in his or her life. Individuals like to take credit for good things that happen to them and blame others when things do not go the way they wanted. As cited in Coleman (2011), Sedikides and Strube (1995) say that in order to protect our self-esteem, many times we use the self-serving bias, which is a psychological strategy.

In his article “Christian Worldview Development,” Hans M. Weerstra describes Hedonism as the “doctrine that pleasure is the sole or chief good in life and that moral duty is fulfilled in the gratification of pleasure-seeking instincts and dispositions” (Weerstra, P. 53). In other words, anything that produces pleasure to an individual is considered the ultimate good. The problem with this premise is the lack of sound logic and objectivity. In today’s society, what one may consider as pleasurable might cross the line of some legal, moral, and ethical parameters. For example, if one finds pleasure in being a serial killer, how can this be considered the ultimate good? What about serial rapists, child molesters, cannibalism, and things of that nature? Hedonism cannot condemn any of these actions if the individual finds pleasure in them. Therefore, this philosophy is not as harmless as it may seem on the outset. In fact, it is more self-destructive in nature. For example, if an individual finds pleasure in bad habits such as abusing alcohol, drugs, and smoking – all of which is considered dangerous to one’s health, how can this be consider the ultimate good? It cannot, which renders this philosophy as self-destructive. Weerstra says it best when he stated, “Hedonism like nihilism rest upon the secularized worldview that no objective truth and standard of ethics exists” (53).

According to Ishikawa, “ narcissism is a personality trait that involves regarding yourself as a superior being. It brings, with it a sense of entitlement……” (as cited in Campbell, W, Keith & Baumeister, R, F 2008, July 5)