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How does a monkey hear a tree fall if the monkey does not live in a forest? Thank you for your attention to this matter.
A great article on why ancient Rome never had an industrial revolution and -- even more interesting to me -- the specific factors responsible for the actual Industrial Revolution taking place in Britain.
Bret Devereaux has an excellent article that covers this topic
acoup.blog/2022/08/26/collecβ¦
The Japanese know that work at any level is noble if done well.
I saw a man there whose sole job was to halt pedestrians when a construction vehicle crossed the sidewalk. Yet his dedication & pride in his work were obvious.
I see this everywhere in Japan, and I love it.
TIL I don't have to travel all the way to Colonial Williamsburg to have a Revolutionary-era tavern experience.
Just got tix to see "Patrick Henry" in California:
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On the one hand, today is National Science Fiction Day.
On the other hand, do we really need a special day for every aspect of life?
On the gripping hand, today's tech makes every day seem like National Science Fiction Come True Day.
I will strive to grok this matter.
Has the X algorithm gone temporarily insane?
Suddenly my feed is filled with the most lame engagement bait ever.
Example: "Can you think of any word that starts with M and ends with E?"
The new "For you" algorithm has vastly improved. I'm seeing all sorts of interesting accounts that never before appeared in my feed. Well done, @X.
But I'm wondering if high-traffic accounts are seeing a decline in engagement as "lesser" accounts capture more of the attention.
One side believes in free speech and respectful debate.
The other side believes in heckling, prison, and murder to silence political opponents.
Which side are *you* on?
Very insightful. Ayn Rand even had a stock phrase for this phenomenon: "hatred of the good for being the good."
most of the world starts making sense when you realize that modern leftists donβt hate oppression, they hate excellence.
nothing enrages them more than competence because it exposes their own mediocrity. they arenβt driven by compassion, only resentment for what they can never be.
their entire ideology is a war on hierarchy, not because hierarchy is unjust, but because they know theyβll always be at the bottom unless they can manipulate the system.
a simple but great world model: the good is whatever leftists oppose
My life on X:
1. Read posts in my feed
2. Post pithy reply to one of them
3. Within seconds, get a like from "Camille" or "Jennifer" with 0 followers, 0 following, and a link to her site in profile.
4. Report as spam; block
5. Repeat
Can anyone stop these bots?
Hey @X, can you do something about pornbot insta-likes? A nontrivial fraction of my posts now get a like within seconds by an account such as "Carmen" or "Danielle" with 0 followers and 0 following.
Looks like this is the latest counter-countermeasure to your anti-bot remedies.
Hey @X , I'd really like to support the world's most important free speech platform by upgrading to Premium. But sadly, you don't accept pre-paid debit cards.
Don't you want my money?
This new show from Japan is categorized as "drama", but I find it hilariously funny.
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If you vote Tuesday:
1. Get there early
2. Don't wear campaign gear
3. Bring a friend
4. Pee before you go
5. Stay in line till you vote, no matter what any "official" tells you
6. Vote promptly because others are waiting behind you
If you heard her talk about "tRUMP" a few years back, you know that Amy has come a long way.
The mainstream media, funded by crony pharma, which is funded by our tax dollars, is doing everything they can to prevent @realDonaldTrump from winning this election.
They donβt want you to have access to cheap, reliable energy.
They donβt want you to be able to think & speak freely.
They donβt want to see @RobertKennedyJr come in & stop the Pharma gravy train.
They donβt want to see @VivekGRamaswamy come in & dismantle the bureaucratic state and secure our elections.
They envy @elonmusk and hate what heβs done for access to information & free expression.
Etc.
This election, for the above reasons among others, I am a first-time Trump voter. How about you?
In an old blog post, I ran across a great quote which aptly describes much of today's discourse:
"This is Faith, presenting itself as Reason, with sarcasm."
The quote is from a posting in which the author did an experiment to see if one could run a toaster through a dishwasher.