I go places and do things. Sometimes I take pics.
All systems require a check on greed and something that pulls things back to balanced. What we have (in the US) right now isn’t it.
SCOTUS has not helped in the least.
We need incentives for participation because “the feels” isn’t enough to motivate most to work all that much. But we need taxes and laws to keep things from skewing like they have.
With the country built into the community name. Less confusion and wasted energy that way.
I think getting actionable advice was the point of the thread.
Editorials are often seen as disrespectful and dont get the engagement you’d hope (this isn’t a news community).
The guy who won “over a billion” (that’s not what he got to keep) has headlines with his full name, what real estate he’s bought, lawsuits brought against him and he’s had to get body guards.
Because california forces a person to claim it and anonymity isn’t allowed.
Yes. Mostly recently.
https://currently.att.yahoo.com/amphtml/att/guy-fieri-trump-photo-opp-201551752.html
Grieve. Be kind to yourself, be kind to them. Allow yourself to feel without resisting the feelings. But don’t chase them either.
There isn’t a right way to feel for most of this.
Part of grieving is reflection (usually). Remembering good times, bad times and wish-they-were-different times. Find a way to be with those moments and accept them as they are: moments. They aren’t lost, just future ones will be different.
And that’s okay. Or it will be. And you’ll be okay, too.
I ruminate too. I tell myself it helps me learn, helps me grow, helps me remember not to “x”. It rarely helps. It’s just a conditioned response that makes me feel more control while i actually lose some.
What truly helps is healing. Learning that sometimes compatability isn’t a you tho Ing or a them thing. But it’s still a thing and somebody called the spade a spade.
If you weren’t up to your standards, then rise. Otherwise, coat yourself in patience. Listen to YouTube videos like Tara Brach. Be honest with yourself as you heal. We all have barbs, we all have scars.
I like all this and I’ll add that for those who choose to participate, there is more than enough. For those who opt out, there is no lack.
But numbing oneself isn’t a passtime.
And all are treated with respect and freedom for all is a primary principle.
In essence: this and the other post that includes no scarcity and the end of capitalism.
Haughtiness Rationalized abiding envy Celebrity worship Consistent hypocrisy
What makes me like them? The inverse: modesty, being happy for others, not being classist, integrity
When I read the posy what I heard was: how do we ensure high quality content? If we have that, SE won’t need the O.
And I’m down for high quality.
Or the better.
Two half doors, pocket mount, motors, wifi, and a pshhhhh sound. Oh, and implanted NFC.
Only way to go - Full Star Trek.
The above is one example.
You don’t have a high ground, here.
I am learning those things… hell, I’m studying a completely different language and learning the history.
I think I’m not who you think I am.
Which Americans are you talking to? We know there are other countries and cultures. We just aren’t responsible for learning deeply about all of them. No one is.
You’re using some strong, broad strokes that aren’t reflective of my experience at all.
America is far from a monolith. Our states roughly equate to different European countries with vastly different cultures, foods, rights and laws.
We just speak dialects that are almost all the same and roll up under one political entity. It is not so dissimilar than the EU, otherwise.
We are, in many practical terms a forced confederation with a shared Constitution. There are those, like in the EU, who want out.
Edit: the shared single language is one of our under-recognized super-powers. I can travel this huge land mass and communicate viably everywhere. It is key to our cultural impact. It is accidental, but helpful to us. Except when we have people who dislike our impact and become hostile.
I’m curious, which part is a myth? I only see facts and not all of them paint America as great.
These things exist elsewhere, besides. Just not always in “the West.”
ITT: a lot of “either/or”
I’m not sure that evolution cares one wit about any of our theories. If it means I’m the dad and I’m the dad more often… then it will be favored.
If I enjoy it more, she enjoys it more or it means that my sperm have increased likelihood of winning… that’s all that matters.
And when I say “or” above, it can include any of those things. It need not be exclusive.