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This recording of Leonard Cohen from 1964 is worth listening to. Here’s a quote:
“The world is hostile not only to the Jewish writer. The world is hostile to the writer and the world is hostile to the poet. The world is hostile to any man who will hold up a mirror to the particular kind of mindless chaos in which we endure.
That is the glory of the poet, that is the glory of the writer. That is the glory of the Jew.
That he is despised, that he moves in this mirrored exile covered with mirrors, and as he passes through the communities where he sojourns, he reflects their condition and his condition.
To me, his destiny is exile, and his vocation is to be despised.”
youtu.be/HwUtZGWaePo
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My favorite is the lie detectors #NathanFielder
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“Do you have any regret in life?”
Over 50 million views across social media for this conversation with an 88 year old man on a bench.
📸 WATCH!
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Malcolm Guite explains, in just 90 seconds, how the deconstruction of our guiding stories leads to the collapse of civilization.
@malcolmguite
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The 90s were awesome.
“John, we need a theme song for NBA basketball.”
“Got it. How big?”
“Full orchestra. French horns. Strings. Timpani. The fate of Western civilization hangs in the balance.”
“Say no more.”
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"I don't think it's going to get any easier."
One of the most raw and vulnerable conversations I've ever had...
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It's common knowledge that "almost all men are stronger than almost all women" but did you know that almost all men are more tolerant than almost all women?
If you're a libertarian, a male communist will be more tolerant of your views than a female libertarian.
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Proof that children are easily influenced in every way, shape, or form.
If you're a parent, it is your duty to monitor and control what your children are exposed to.
Otherwise, you are allowing others to raise your children on your behalf.
American teens are becoming straight again, with - especially - female bisexuality in sharp retreat in the youngest cohorts.
via @jean_twenge:
generationtechblog.com
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French riots. English translation.
A: I was with my infant in an apartment; [people] were trying to get in, because they were saying they were going to rape me because I was a dirty bourgeoise, because I was stopping them from looting the little shop downstairs.
B: That's collateral damage.
A: Oh, great!
B: Pacifist activism doesn't work. Nelson Mandela called for taking up arms at a certain point. Because apartheid, peacefully, could never have been brought down.
A: We agree. Thank you, I'm clarifying. You are not a pacifist.
B: No, but wait. I didn't do anything to the police.
A: I didn't do anything to the police either. Yesterday I was barricaded in with my infant, with guys threatening to rape me.
C: That's very serious.
A: But actually, you're not saying that's normal
B: Yes, a bit, no, because you're saying there's no revolution.
C: We're here to help, to clear up.
A: I just want to say, frankly, I was the first one — it's not something neutral — to be threatened with rape. I don't see how that's a political act.
B: What I'm saying is that at the start of the demonstration it was calm. There were lots of calls for revolution.
A: Lots of calls for beheading.
B: Revolution isn't calm! It doesn't happen calmly! But I'm for revolution, obviously!
A: Of course. Ah, OK, well thank you for clarifying!
A: Oh yes, but trashing Paris is normal, that's the source of our problems, in fact.
B: It's collateral damage!
A: You're for trashing small shops and threatening women with rape!
A: And so, yes, but excuse me, I'm just drawing a parallel, because that's the reality of yesterday, in fact.
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A guy built an AI that thinks it’s 1899, then tried to get it to beat Einstein to his most famous theories.
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I came to realize people liked the french #slopcore without having the lyrics 😅 sorry!
So here is a version with english subtitles!
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Early Nathan Fielder. He got to interview his boss on the air and made it as awkward as possible.
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“The past is dead, there’s nothing for you there.” 😅
Devin Cooley's mindset is one of a kind in the best way possible.
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This is basically the David Foster Wallace essay “How Tracy Austin Broke My Heart” boiled down to a 45 second post game interview.
I’m sure DFW would have appreciated (despised) it.
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