Tell who the self is a lie?Dev wrote:To tell yourself there is a self is a lie. It doesn't t exist. We just make up stories that we tell ourselves about who we are and inevitably it makes us sick because those stories aren't true. The century of the self was narcissistic and super sus.BurtReynolds wrote:blasphemy.Dev wrote:
The self is a poisonous concept anyway.
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Each of us believes we have a true self right? And we are all trying to figure out who we are and all that bullshit.BurtReynolds wrote:Tell who the self is a lie?Dev wrote:To tell yourself there is a self is a lie. It doesn't t exist. We just make up stories that we tell ourselves about who we are and inevitably it makes us sick because those stories aren't true. The century of the self was narcissistic and super sus.BurtReynolds wrote:blasphemy.Dev wrote:
The self is a poisonous concept anyway.
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I suspect some of us aren't selves. Like Spike, for example. No internal monologue. Just a consensus follower. a herd animal.
I believe in Dev, though.
I believe in Dev, though.
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BurtReynolds wrote:I suspect some of us aren't selves. Like Spike, for example. No internal monologue. Just a consensus follower. a herd animal.
I believe in Dev, though.
Don't get me wrong, I believe in you too, burt. I'm just taking umbridge with your politics. It actually feels pretty wrong to go at you so hard because I'm a fan lol.
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Spike has very strong opinions on cuisine. I think you're selling him short.
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96583UP wrote:Thinking a lot about Ike Turner these days
we could use a no-nonsense kind of man to whip this country into shape
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Perhaps if Burt ate better food, he wouldn’t be so depressed about existence.Ello Sailor wrote:Spike has very strong opinions on cuisine. I think you're selling him short.
Anyone would lose faith in civilization on a steady diet of Subway, 7/11, and shitty queso.
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Pretty mean.spike wrote:Perhaps if Burt ate better food, he wouldn’t be so depressed about existence.Ello Sailor wrote:Spike has very strong opinions on cuisine. I think you're selling him short.
Anyone would lose faith in civilization on a steady diet of Subway, 7/11, and shitty queso.
You guys really hate eachother? When did this start?
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Loathe more than hate I think.
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he got the job doneHappy Trees wrote:96583UP wrote:Thinking a lot about Ike Turner these days
we could use a no-nonsense kind of man to whip this country into shape
and turner Tina into who she was
it's important to challenge people to improve
and be candid about their shortcomings
and instill discipline when they fall short of performance standards
he was concise and direct in his feedback
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I voted Harris because the Vatican said choose the lesser of the two evils. It was a very narrow delta, but whatever.
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Not really. Viewing it as lesser of two evils is part of the problem.pepperwhiteMFC wrote:I voted Harris because the Vatican said choose the lesser of the two evils. It was a very narrow delta, but whatever.
Democrats are inept idiots and Republicans are greedy con-man destructionists. One is unfortunate, the other is evil. It has merely evolved out of control thanks to modern society. And our current moronic cultural climate is a logical reflection of this. It's not a great choice, but it shouldn't be difficult to see which would be more detrimental to our future.
The masses manipulated by Trumpism (in part by them invoking religion and playing on their fears - oldest tricks in the book) will never accept or admit that they've been duped, and will likely also be oblivious to the ironic eventual result of getting fucked harder than their perceived enemy. It's exactly the same thing that happens in cults.
So evil wins, because that's bound to happen when you hold the opposition to it at the same level, amongst all the reflective role bait-and-switching Republicans excel at.
The people voted and will get what they wanted (and deserve). Too bad so sad. 250 Years of fake culture isn't jack-shit compared to the rest of the world anyway.
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I’m so relieved I voted for inept idiots instead of evil.