UnbornTao

Guys, focus: postmodernism.

It might not be a coincidence that philosophers, monks, and similar tend to be solitary types, even if they do end up socializing -- sometimes quite a lot. Solitude can help cut out the distractions of one's culture. This might be unrelated, but: When all is said and done, insights need to be generated in one's experience. The social domain is exclusively survival-oriented -- the truth isn't what that is about. This isn't to say that an individual can be entirely detached from the social realm, regardless of the environment. Even being alone is a function of "others." As an example, when one of Kant's students posed a question he couldn't answer, he chose to isolate himself for seven years to contemplate the matter. Why would he do that? I'd add that everyone feels alone, even when surrounded with people and distracted, but this may be beside the point.

Keep to the main thread guys.

@freddyteisen Well, it's settled then. From now on only listen to @Staples.

"Be a loner. That gives you time to wonder, to search for the truth. Have holy curiosity. Make your life worth living." - Einstein.

Depends on what you want to get out of it but generally, I'd say no -- too tedious and archaic. Reading a book such as Christ Sutras by Bart Marshall might be a better use of your time, even if just for fun.

Prehistory/dinosaurs thread?

@Breakingthewall That the world of being at the effect of suffering is simply not true.

@Breakingthewall - "But but but..." - "No butts."

Just an example.

Read this: https://hbr.org/1991/05/teaching-smart-people-how-to-learn update: turns out it is paywalled now.

"Let me tell you, folks, I’m the best clown. Nobody clowns like me. Some people say, ‘Oh, Trump, you’re a businessman, you’re a president.’ No, no. I’m a world-class clown, okay? The best. I put on the big red nose, I do the honk-honk—nobody honks better than me. Some people try, sad people, very low-energy clowns, but they don’t have what I have. I’ve got the biggest shoes, the biggest. You wouldn’t believe it. People come up to me, tears in their eyes, and they say, ‘Sir, you’re the greatest clown of all time.’ And I am. It’s true. I juggle, I do the balloon animals, I even ran the whole circus for four years—greatest circus in history, by the way. Everybody loved it. The ratings? Through the roof. The people loved it, the media hated it—fake news! But they watched, believe me. They couldn’t look away. So yeah, I’m the best clown, and frankly, it’s not even close. Sad!" Courtesy of GPT.

@Jodistrict Just curious.

@Jodistrict I want to see the entire sequence -- better than a picture.

Half of the thread is about defending and justifying the "buts" that Peter's referring to.

@Candle Are you @Whitney Edwards playing coy?

OK thanks.

We lacked the vision for making this one. Who's the pioneering artist who will create such art using a watermelon?

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Just had a bowl of fried cockroaches for breakfast, with some coffee. Mmm...

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