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liquidex dd1b56d8d8 giving titles to programming and philosophy
mmm yes the two biggest clown shows of branches
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%% title = "the life and will of Dr Phil Osophy"
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- this is where I get all existential and stuff
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+ but if you've been wondering what makes my brain tick, you've come to the right place
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- perhaps my thoughts here will be more than _just_ pure philosophy and worldview, who knows!
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- *perhaps this will be the most controversial branch of this tree, so maybe if you don't like to
get all fired up... stop reading here.*
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- but if you decide to stay please approach these thoughtfully and respectfully, with more
of a a "this is interesting" than "I disagree with this" vibe
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+ :page: hedonic treadmill ([wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill))
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+ a concept that's incredibly useful in keeping it cool
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- because what of those depressing days, if next day you may wake up and feel 100x better
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+ a concept that's incredibly scary when you love someone
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- because what of these moments where you're incredibly happy, if you're gonna feel normal
tomorrow anyways
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- as scary of a concept it is when you're feeling well, it's useful to remember about the
treadmill when you're down. and don't think that it'll ruin a good day, just don't think about
it then.
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+ :page: just shut up sometimes
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- I just caught myself writing a few paragraphs long comment on [Lobsters](https://lobste.rs) without really understanding what the author of the comment meant in the broader context of the discussion,
after which I deleted my comment and gave myself a pat on the back for avoiding accidentally derailing the discussion.
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- this is an unfortunate side effect of the tree-based structure of Lobsters.
as much as I like tree-based forums, as they let you focus on many different (off-)topics without cluttering the main thread,
it's damn near impossible to keep the broader context of _what the discussion is about_ when the thread nests more than 3 levels deep.
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- therefore, if you ever find yourself writing an essay about just how wrong someone is, think to yourself: am I _really_ understanding what's going on in this discussion?
and if not - maybe just shut up and let the rest of the idiots fan the flames instead.
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+ :page: in wisdom you become old
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+ this is kind of weird, but recently I have noticed I no longer keep up with slang
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- the fuck is a skibidi??
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- maybe this is because I no longer browse memes.
not on our friend circle's private Discord, not on Reddit, pretty much nowhere
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- memes largely arrive to me directly from specific people.
I don't go out to kill boredom with memes anymore.
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- at some point I realized browsing memes adds nothing to my life, and I just stopped doing it.
obviously something had to take their place in killing time, and that became... reading [Lobste.rs](https://lobste.rs).
I think that's a net positive since you can genuinely learn a lot from people's writing about computing, but getting time for that required abandoning memes.
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- the realization that I gain nothing by browsing memes is probably what one could call a piece of _wisdom_; life knowledge, stuff that shapes your worldview.
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+ but by gaining more wisdom, I have lost knowledge of popculture
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- not that you can define _popculture_ in today's society that well anyways.
there are so many little corners of culture that it's hard to tell what's popular anymore
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- ...don't tell anyone, but I like it that way.
I can focus on my art and making it unique.
no need to chase trends.
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- even if it means being called an old fart at some point.
timeless > trendy