oh just like how everyone got to test out their new weapons in the Spanish civil war
ah but slightly nicer groceries would
just because you were that person doesn’t mean you are now. the advice still holds
I fear this is happening to every industry
but in the long term there’s always a swing back the other way
solidarity means solidarity. other working class people are not your enemy (re: 1984). the all or nothing mindset accomplishes nothing besides closing your mind off to the plights and perspectives of others.
-also trans and disabled
I want to get better at deeply understanding people, which probably starts with getting better at listening
not within your lifetime though. you just have to have faith in the peer review process. also peer reviewing typically does not involve actually reproducing the results
but you can’t! are you personally able to verify the results of every scientific investigation ever performed? think about what’s currently happening in psychology. loads of old foundational studies have been found to be irreproducible. and yet people had faith that they were conducted honestly and appropriately
yes but you still have to have faith in the ability of another person to do science and not falsify evidence
but to people with faith, their faith is evidence-based
yes but translation from evidence to what caused the evidence to exist requires assumptions, like the fact that trig works. I’m not saying assumptions are bad, just that they should be acknowledged
they were complaining about things that are only unpleasant because of their own feelings toward the situation
can you elaborate? I’m not sure what your point is
yeah except that logic relies on base assumptions, which are ultimately chosen based on gut feelings
facts actually are very difficult to define. imagine telling an alien about the fact that people stop at stop signs, when the alien potentially has never seen a road, car, or stop sign
good luck defining where facts end and beliefs begin. ultimately science is a belief, even if it is evidence-based
oh so you’re just an unhappy person
got diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis a year ago, at 21 years old. combined with severe burnout from my senior design project, I realized all my prior methods of motivation were ultimately unsustainable and meaningless.
I’ve been reading so many books and they’ve honestly saved my life. zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance totally shifted my perspective on what actually matters–honorary mention here for dune: chapterhouse as well. stone butch blues made me, as a gender queer individual, feel seen in a way that I’ve never felt before. and lord valentine’s castle showed me a path out of the darkness.
slowly I’ve been piecing together the various parts of my life. the most important thing for me recently has been avoiding excessive phone time. I realized our society is severely addicted and it’s slowly killing our communities. I’ve been replacing my phone time with hobbies and crafts. I got into model making recently and I’ve been making miniatures of all of my furniture!! and I’ve been embroidering my clothes! felt lonely the other day so I added a little cardinal to my favorite shirt :) I highly recommend picking up some acrylics, brushes, and mini canvases and following a bob ross tutorial!
yes there is no inherent meaning in anything, but all that means is you get to create your own meaning and no one can tell you you’re wrong!!! stop commodifying your life and start living it!