"apathy' loosely defines as "I don't care", or "not caring" so how does your topic relate to "not caring"? I'm confused. (unless it means something else?)

Perhaps it's because they're Canadian?

People like Nietzsche and the Deconstructionist's fucked a lot of people over. But i doubt thats in the conscious of the majority of people your talking about.

In short what you are describing is because of Modernity.

We are living in a world of phantasms, advertising and mass-production which chooses image over substance and money over people. It is the absence of meaning in our lives and in our actions. It is because we are all under surveillance. Right now you have the potential to be monitored. And all this has been subsumed into the essence of our being and the result is apathy because we are ultimately powerless.

Some people think happiness equates to ignorance. But that's only on grey days.

Generally I would agree with this:

How can things be better? I mean we got some awesome rpgs coming out and we already have some awesome rpgs that already came out...isnt the meaning of life to game?

It's by far the best way to think. Live in the now and enjoy life.

But unfortunately it seems that most people cannot afford to approach life this way, it is a mindset of the privileged or the strong willed.
The majority of people just don't have the money or the strength to fight off the modern world anymore.
That's apathy.

 But if you meant atrophy its probably malnutrition. As for the natural disasters not a fucking clue, blame global warming.

True but what he meant and what people think he meant are potentially very different. Both the 'accepted' interpretation and misinterpretation of Nietzsche are equally present in modern thought and equally potent in their effect.

Also in the process of moving away from apathy surely you've got to admit that its not going to be an easy transition* from what was, until fairly recently (actually still is), a society completely and violently orientated around God or an idea of Divine Beings. 'God is dead' is not a blahblahblala, it's a pretty big deal.

*big understatement

Eastern people fill up the niche here. Parents here get 2+ children I think..

I don't think this needs to be dwelled on. This happens in many regions and it typically fixes itself.

Some people think happiness equates to ignorance. But that's only on grey days.

Could you elaborate on that? Because when I look at the "bigger picture" I can't seem to find how one can be happy in the face of all that's happening in the world nowadays; all the suffering, materialism and longing for something to believe in, apart from just being blissfully ignorant.

Could you elaborate on that? Because when I look at the "bigger picture" I can't seem to find how one can be happy in the face of all that's happening in the world nowadays; all the suffering, materialism and longing for something to believe in, apart from just being blissfully ignorant.

I wrote what turned into an essay here, but there is really no need for that. Basically I don't know, I was trying not to be to gloomy. However, after thought, becasue the alternative to happiness is basically despair (and faulkner can stick is head up his arse on that one),  it requires you to take action against the source and objects of suffering and consumerism and have faith that others will do the same. As soon as you do something, it will affirm that others have the potential to do the same.

There are obvious problems with this that hopefully some of you will realise, challenge and build upon but im tired and hungry and need to go to bed so am not going to say them, ive had 2hrs sleep in over 48 hours.

I hope this topic will build into a healthy and fruitful debate, to be honest its something we cannot afford to have an anti-intellectual sentiment over, it needs to be discussed.