#Life

Free will or pleasure? Which is more important to you? Let's find out with a twist on Robert Nozick's famous Experience Machine thought experiment.[thread] First, the original for context:Image a
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Goodbye forest of mug obstructors Maybe I need to do something about my $12.99 (excl string) Bunnings bias lighting implementation Where have you been all my life Mute this
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a lil reminder muting this but if anyone, I mean anyone needs someone to vent to, dms open a little food for thought... wow this kind of blew upall I
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I’m going to go on a small rant, but it’s important. You know that one saying, that “behind every great man is a great woman”? (Thread) I’m not going to
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In all seriousness (no grovelling), it's painful for me to recall all the people who no longer like me because of my views, & of the people I like who
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Oh really? Well “go fuck yourself” is a directive.https://twitter.com/_asiastabler/status/929813622943109120 Quote-responding to this tweet may seem like shooting fish in a barrel, & yet it is 30 mins later & I
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Shopping this morning and crying because it’s the first time in my life that a dress close to the body suits me... It’s a unique feeling... Try to accept yourself
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When you lose a loved one, it’s normal to grieve. But it’s also healthy that life goes on. The world doesn’t stop turning.It’s essential to deal with your own grief
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The first car crash redefined the life of Jill Le Clair. The second, last Saturday, ended it.https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/10/30/the-first-car-crash-redefined-the-life-of-jill-le-clair-the-second-last-saturday-ended-it.html Those wh
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I just...yeah, it sucks and it hurts to have to re-examine your relationship with something that has been defining for you. Harry Potter has been a huge part of my
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To keep to my promise, here are a bunch of abandoned storylines for my comic, Rough Life! (1/5) 1 - The Sister.When i was first thinking of Rough Life's storylines,
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Late night thoughts on the challenges for civic associations (like mine) sincerely seeking to engage renters, condo-owners, younger folks, etc... To generalize grossly and dangerously, I think that many of
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[Thread]I have a correction for anyone that tells me I'm better than the born ahmadis because I am a convert & do things better than them. The reason is, is
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New paper on national differences in time preference.Combines many different measures (e.g. survey questions and field studies), standardizes them and extracts a common factor. Blue: people on average wait for
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It's the 30th of September in some parts of the world (looking at you India!). So it's my birthday then. I'm doing well, thanks! But others aren't. Which is why
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I like to look for positives or lessons in everything... So let’s give this a try:What can we take away from this train wreck of a story?(Thread)https://twitter.com/fi_squirrel/status/1306764325999132672 This is not
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