I am reading An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume.
'tis pretty good.
Yeah, it is. Probably my favorite of Hume's writings. It was also the first complete philosophy book I ever read, instead of small essays or selected sections from larger books.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
The relationship between money and happiness is surprisingly weak, which may stem in part from the way people spend it. Drawing on empirical research, we propose eight principles designed to help consumers get more happiness for their money. Specifically, we suggest that consumers should (1) buy more experiences and fewer material goods; (2) use their money to benefit others rather than themselves; (3) buy many small pleasures rather than fewer large ones; (4) eschew extended warranties and other forms of overpriced insurance; (5) delay consumption; (6) consider how peripheral features of their purchases may affect their day-to-day lives; (7) beware of comparison shopping; and (8) pay close attention to the happiness of others.
Instead of going to the chestnut tree, Colonel Aureliano Buendia also went to the street door and mingled with the bystanders who were watching the parade. He saw a woman dressed in gold sitting on the head of an elephant. He saw a sad dromedary. He saw a bear dressed like a Dutch girl keeping time to the music with a soup spoon and a pan. He saw the clowns doing cartwheels at the end of the parade and once more he saw the face of his miserable solitude when everything had passed by and there was nothing but the bright expanse of the street and the air full of flying ants with a few onlookers peering into the precipices of uncertainty. Then he went to the chestnut tree, thinking about the circus, and while he urinated he tried to keep on thinking about the circus, but he could no longer find the memory. He pulled his head in between his shoulders like a baby chick and remained motionless with his forehead against the trunk of the chestnut tree. The family did not find him until the following day at eleven o’clock in the morning when Santa Sofia de la Piedad went to throw out the garbage in back and her attention was attracted by the descending vultures.
I remember enjoying The Invention of Lying even if I found its antitheist bent very uncomfortable.
I thought this was r/atheism: The Movie.
p much
Maybe it's just a case of disliking stuff more when it hits closer to home, but I wasn't that offended by it. I thought it brought up interesting points even if I disagreed with it; and from where I stood even if it took a definitive stance against religion (which I don't necessarily like) it was also surprisingly tolerant of the idea. I dunno how to explain it. But it's possible to be complex and nuanced while taking a definitive stance.
I really like Don't Starve's art style but I feel like the game itself isn't the kind of thing I'd enjoy.
I'm certainly in a position to change my mind about that though, given its PS Plus status.
It's....a weird game.
The easiest analogue is Minecraft but people get reeeeeal pissed when you compare the two.
Think of it as a survival sandbox game with far more focus on the survival than the sandbox.
That's a pretty accurate description.
It's fun, but it's not fun-fun, you feel me? You gain some satisfaction from setting up a base and stockpiling resources and finding touch stones and being able to bring down a Beefalo with nothing but a spear and some patience, but it's not fun-fun. The game doesn't pull most of its punches, and it pulls less and less of them the further you go on your run. You can have fun, but you have to work at having fun.
And Adventure Mode, which I've only managed to reach once, is no joke. You ever set up base only for a plague of frogs to steal everything you ever loved? Not fun.
Which seems better? I'm leaning towards the simpler one, even though I specifically want this skill system to be granular and complex. The more complex one almost feels unnecessarily so.
Maybe it's just a case of disliking stuff more when it hits closer to home, but I wasn't that offended by it. I thought it brought up interesting points even if I disagreed with it; and from where I stood even if it took a definitive stance against religion (which I don't necessarily like) it was also surprisingly tolerant of the idea. I dunno how to explain it. But it's possible to be complex and nuanced while taking a definitive stance.
I agree with this even if I am not sure about the example.
Maybe it's just a case of disliking stuff more when it hits closer to home, but I wasn't that offended by it. I thought it brought up interesting points even if I disagreed with it; and from where I stood even if it took a definitive stance against religion (which I don't necessarily like) it was also surprisingly tolerant of the idea. I dunno how to explain it. But it's possible to be complex and nuanced while taking a definitive stance.
I agree with this even if I am not sure about the example.
Have you seen the Invention of Lying? (Also admittedly it's been a while since I've seen it)
Which seems better? I'm leaning towards the simpler one, even though I specifically want this skill system to be granular and complex. The more complex one almost feels unnecessarily so.
"All the colours of poetry, however splendid, can never paint natural objects in such a manner as to make the description be taken for a real landskip. The most lively thought is still inferior to the dullest sensation."-Enquiries Concerning Human Understanding, David Hume
""Why?" asked Laevsky. "The impression is better than any description. The wealth of sights and sounds which every one receives from nature by direct impression is ranted about by authors in a hideous and unrecognisable way."
"Really?" Von Koren asked coldly, choosing the biggest stone by the side of the water, and trying to clamber up and sit upon it. "Really?" he repeated, looking directly at Laevsky. "What of 'Romeo and Juliet'? Or, for instance, Pushkin's 'Night in the Ukraine'? Nature ought to come and bow down at their feet."-The Duel, Anton Chekhov
Hmm, this is interesting to explore. What do we get from a beautiful description that we don't get from a painting, or a photo?
"All the colours of poetry, however splendid, can never paint natural objects in such a manner as to make the description be taken for a real landskip. The most lively thought is still inferior to the dullest sensation."-Enquiries Concerning Human Understanding, David Hume
""Why?" asked Laevsky. "The impression is better than any description. The wealth of sights and sounds which every one receives from nature by direct impression is ranted about by authors in a hideous and unrecognisable way."
"Really?" Von Koren asked coldly, choosing the biggest stone by the side of the water, and trying to clamber up and sit upon it. "Really?" he repeated, looking directly at Laevsky. "What of 'Romeo and Juliet'? Or, for instance, Pushkin's 'Night in the Ukraine'? Nature ought to come and bow down at their feet."-The Duel, Anton Chekhov
Hmm, this is interesting to explore. What do we get from a beautiful description that we don't get from a painting, or a photo?
The ability to create an image in our mind that suits us on a subconscious level?
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Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
See that? That's all from the fighting games.
It said it gives you wrinkles and makes you look older, of course, since the person looked older, they could buy cigarettes without being carded.
So what am I supposed to take away from this, other than "Cigarettes, they let you beat the system."
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
'tis pretty good.
I have not spoken to anyone about anything that isn't depressing or frustrating all day and am bored out of my skull.
How dare I, I suppose.
The easiest analogue is Minecraft but people get reeeeeal pissed when you compare the two.
Think of it as a survival sandbox game with far more focus on the survival than the sandbox.
/eternal wisdom
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
so either it was divisive or very average.
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
""Why?" asked Laevsky. "The impression is better than any description. The wealth of sights and sounds which every one receives from nature by direct impression is ranted about by authors in a hideous and unrecognisable way."
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Also, welcome to page 4500