The "Human Way" would be yet another gross generalization and probably why it is improbable to define. 

What makes up such a generalization is the "Individual Way." Just as you related our species to others, it is estimable that other species don't have as conspicuous a manner to identify "individuals," though this may be arguable based on observance of the instinctual hierarchy of many, i.e. meerkats (familiar example), apes, etc.

All stems from individual effort and contribution, yet the majority of "group-ings" do not fully concentrate on nor exercise these strengths, in-lue of scrapping for and locking into a "position" (I'm back to speaking of humans). So is that what is the "Human Way"?

Personally, I don't believe so, yet it is prevalent and contributes towards the excuses made by the pessimistic as the "Human Way." Again, demonstrating the short-comings and inaccuracy of generalization., i.e. the difference between "human being" and "human becoming."

But what is our way?  Can there even be one Human Way, with the diversity of man?  I have no idea, and I probably never will know, and I honestly doubt anyone will fully figure it out.  But, all we can do, as humans, is try to understand our own existance and our own way. 

Transcript:  I grew up in the Midwest and on the East Coast and I think it’s given me somewhat of the traditional stereotype Midwestern values meaning that I actually moved from the Midwest to New York City, and aside from the real quick shock of being in kind of a metropolitan area you trust people and I think that kind of comes from bringing--  You are deeper than I think the norm on maybe some of the coasts. I live in southern California and a Midwesterner and a southern Californian person are very different. One actually thinks at a deeper level, operates at a little bit longer view, so less trendy.

Recorded on: 9/27/08

It has always been obvious to me that love isn't real. Sure, it's measurable as a chemical reaction in our brains, but everyone close to me has ultimately betrayed me on a very fundamental level. I don't trust anyone. I wasn't raised with secure attachment, so I can't form lasting relationships as an adult.

From a young age it was obvious that I was queer, I'm fortunate to have grown up in the bay area, because in many other places in the world such as the middle east, I would still have to worry being killed for being who I am. I think everybody is a little bit gay, it makes sense since we share so much dna with binobos.

White people have always been very racist against me, in addition I have experienced a great deal of homophobia, in spite of living in the most liberal place in the united states. From a young age it has been obvious to me that white people have damaged the world beyond repair.

I was raised methodist, but christianity has always scared me. I remember when I was a child, my grandma who is catholic took me to a catholic church, I burst into tears immediately and she had to be removed- I knew intuitively that there were people there who wanted to hurt me. I have always seen christianity as a cult, and I have no respect for them. I also have no respect for muslims, I think they're creepy and living in the dark ages. I identify with Jews because they're real. If I had to put my religion into words, I guess I would call myself a Buddhist, although I am interested in other points of view, such as scientology.

I am a postmodern product of capitalism and the media. Money is one of the only things I care about, and I judge people by how much money they have. I think violence is cool, probably because I grew up watching it on tv every day. It sucks how dollar bills are no longer worth shit, and my generation is the one who is trillions of dollars in debt thanks to the generation before us. Generally speaking, I place no faith in politics, in fact I pretend like they don't exist because they're too depressing.

I'm a college student, and my dream is to start a biotech firm (specializing in tissue regeneration, and using genomic medicine to achieve immortality) but I really just want to become a famous scientist in order to get sent into outer space.

Transcript:  I’m from the Upper East Side of New York City, and it’s shaped me because I’m a neurotic, finicky, Upper East Side Jew.  I don’t know.  How has it shaped me?  I was . . . I grew up in the Upper East Side, and I spent a lot of time at Blue Hill Farm in the Berkshires, which was my grandmother’s farm, and now is my brother, and my sister, and my farm in Southern Berkshire County.  And it’s where I spent all the summers.  And I farmed, and I . . . Yeah, I took care of the agriculture end of things growing up.  So I had these two lives, and it’s informed . . . I don’t know.  I mean you know, that was a big . . . I think it was unconsciously like a big reason why I got into cooking and the kind of cooking that I do. My grandmother used to . . . I really loved the spot and . . . She was renting a house at the bottom of this hill.  We’re on top of the hill, and she was at the bottom.  She liked to go out and exercise, and she loved this spot right on the top of Blue Hill Road.  So she used to walk up there every day and ask the two brothers who owned the land if they would ever sell.  And they always thought she was a little kooky.  They said they’d been in three generations and dah, dah, dah.  And then finally after a year or two she got . . . she came up and one of the brothers came running over and said, “Mam, you wanna buy the place?  Buy it now.  We got into the worst fight.  We’re gonna kill each other.”  And she said, “Sure, I’m interested.” He said, “Buy it today or we’re selling it to the bank.”  And so she signed a . . . went down to the real estate person and they signed it that day.  She didn’t even know what she was buying, and it ended up being about 700 acres of this incredible open pastureland, of which we now have about 250, 300 acres. When my grandmother was alive we were pasturing beef cattle.  So you know part of the responsibility was helping to hay the land, and move the cows, and keep them fed.  And then my grandmother did a lot of gardening, so I was responsible for picking, and harvesting, and weeding, and all that stuff.  So that kind of informed my sensibilities today I would imagine.

Recorded on: 2/11/08