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Comment on The hotel guest who wouldn’t leave in ~life
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Comment on Shaun on Palestine in ~misc
The_Schield (edited )LinkI'm no writer, so I can't write a compelling review of this video. But I can say, i thought the video was great, but the thesis does lack, but understandably so- we are living in a period where...I'm no writer, so I can't write a compelling review of this video. But I can say, i thought the video was great, but the thesis does lack, but understandably so- we are living in a period where genocide is happening live, we can see it with our eyes, and the wheel or racism continues to crush. Perhaps the essay is an exasperated summary of how it feels to be so armed and prepared with knowledge, as a civilian, yet helpless to dismantle entire systems of racial disparity on our own
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
The_Schield LinkThe Road to Jonestown Beautiful, sober, diligent accounting for the Peoples Temple and Jim Jones. Informative, well paced. I feel like it accounts for everything; importantly too, because insight...The Road to Jonestown
Beautiful, sober, diligent accounting for the Peoples Temple and Jim Jones.
Informative, well paced. I feel like it accounts for everything; importantly too, because insight into the socialization of groupthink and people believing they were building a better world, especially one rife with social and racial disparities, is very interesting.
You can see the actual good being accomplished, but it's always being performed behind Jones alternative motives.
Fascinating!
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Comment on ‘Money dysmorphia’ traps millennials and gen Zers – mixed signals about the economy have made it tough for some younger adults to know where they stand financially in ~finance
The_Schield (edited )LinkIt just feels weird to me reading articles like this. "the economy is doing better than we think" is all well and good for the economy, but it cleverly makes it a sum of its parts, and forgets...It just feels weird to me reading articles like this. "the economy is doing better than we think" is all well and good for the economy, but it cleverly makes it a sum of its parts, and forgets about the people sucking the scum at the bottom.
I'm sure the people reading might relate to its message, but it seems too saccharine anyway; homeless people lining our soup kitchens. Foster homes full, traumatized children growing up to live in prisons.
You cannot work full time, minimum wage, and live alone, while meaningfully preparing for your future. You certainly can't if you are a single parent raising children.
But we will see authors burn calories to try and frame our systems as "we're doing alright!" I would like to see more active advocacy for the groups of people who literally cannot speak for themselves.
We are not doing alright until everyone is. Or rather, til everyone has the opportunity to be alright. And articles like this just make me feel like I'm supposed to get over my woes—without any action. As if saying the status quo is better than what my fears are signaling, so I can relax.
Disagree! Cognitive dissonance is where we can break the cycle, where we can wake up and progress to more equity and understanding.
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Comment on CMV: Once civilization is fully developed, life will be unfulfilling and boring. Humanity is also doomed to go extinct. These two reasons make life not worth living. in ~talk
The_Schield LinkI got ideas in my brain about the end of the world that I won't even say. When all the bricks that built my brain will be turning to sand by the eternal wave." -
Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
The_Schield LinkGod of War: Ragnarok - Give Me God of War It's kicking my freaking ass right now, gang. Such a beautiful way to play though, imo. It's filled with frustration and near tears and got damn. But I'll...God of War: Ragnarok - Give Me God of War
It's kicking my freaking ass right now, gang. Such a beautiful way to play though, imo. It's filled with frustration and near tears and got damn. But I'll say it's caused me to slow down, plan my moves, and appreciate the scenes more (mainly cause I'm stuck on the same level for days at a time).
If you played GoW2018, and beat Sigrun, you know the feeling of exhalation when you finally won. I'm getting that same relief every time I size up a Berserker in this game, only I have 7 more fuckers to go. Only like 2/3 thru the main story!
I'm not a professional, but it makes me feel really good to work at something and (eventually) overcome it!I want to get to Valhalla too, but I fear it'll be a while... Lol
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Comment on Lost media in ~talk
The_Schield Link ParentHall of fame video for me, personallyHall of fame video for me, personally
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Comment on Taylor Swift does not exist in ~music
The_Schield Link Parenthttps://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/substack-extremism-nazi-white-supremacy-newsletters/676156/ I am not the brightest bulb in the bunch, but I read this article before seeing the...I am not the brightest bulb in the bunch, but I read this article before seeing the Atlantic headline. Leaving the substack article, I genuinely believed the vitriol. Call it Poe's Law. But I walked away feeling that someone could resonate with it in a truly serious manner. And then I see the Atlantic article about it and I felt there was even more clarity there.
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Comment on Taylor Swift does not exist in ~music
The_Schield LinkThe Atlantic JUST shared an article about Substack's white nationalist problem, lol. This article feels similarly unhinged and unsure of its own satire.The Atlantic JUST shared an article about Substack's white nationalist problem, lol. This article feels similarly unhinged and unsure of its own satire.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
The_Schield Link ParentHow was your impression of Napoleon?How was your impression of Napoleon?
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Comment on Whats a drug that you would never try? in ~talk
The_Schield Link ParentI love the introspection on most of these comments. I think it's great that if you feel predisposed to an altered state being a negative influence on your genes, you avoid it. That's strength....I love the introspection on most of these comments. I think it's great that if you feel predisposed to an altered state being a negative influence on your genes, you avoid it. That's strength. Some folks here have described the opposite, and I will say my addiction to cannabis hits that right on the head.
I chased that cannabis dragon. As much as it "isn't physically addicting," it can make you think you really need it to function. And after 10+ years of smoking thru every major event of my 20s, and not hardly being able to remember any of it, I really feel a piece of myself missing.
Also you grieve it! When I cut back (I still am not off the stuff) I grew so fucking depressed cause I just wanted to be stoned all the time. When you live on a cloud, the ground just feels cold, at first.
I will add though that mushrooms and LSD were game changers for me.
The altered states for these two had more beneficial aspects than I ever expected. The dissolving of social boundaries and the subsequent rebuilding of your status quo in the wake of an ego death should be researched before making any hard-line statements of avoidance. I have come out of trips realizing things about myself that i never would have otherwise. I have come out of trips realizing I actually had the strength to fight addiction. I have come out of trips realizing that we're all one love, and that my behavior needs changing.
As they put it in The Midnight Gospel, "there's no such thing as a bad drug; it's the circumstances!"
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Comment on Fresh Album Fridays: Taylor Swift, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, The Mountain Goats, and more in ~music
The_Schield Link ParentA rather cooly syncopated techno album. I love it. I don't think I've touched the shortened versions at all minus the first 3 singles. The extended versions have all the depth, the musical lore,...A rather cooly syncopated techno album. I love it. I don't think I've touched the shortened versions at all minus the first 3 singles. The extended versions have all the depth, the musical lore, the elaboration of "endless boogies," as the singer Stu put it. Some lyrical tie ins to Petrodragonic Apocalypse, some new incredible imagery of the astral self and Gods afar. Catchy, with purpose, with zeal!
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
The_Schield LinkFrankie and the Witch Fingers. They are killer. Saw a blurb describing them as "out of the psychadelic tar pits" and it nailed it. I've listened to Data Doom and Monsters Eating People Eating...Frankie and the Witch Fingers.
They are killer. Saw a blurb describing them as "out of the psychadelic tar pits" and it nailed it. I've listened to Data Doom and Monsters Eating People Eating Monsters... Both bring me back to my adolescent bliss, it's punk, it's psychadelic, it's thrash, it just freaking jams.
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Comment on Looking for Magsafe wallet recommendations in ~life.style
The_Schield Link ParentI'm just not a fan of the trifold. I've worked cash registers before and the triple bends make it frustrating to hold, count, and store in registers when it's shaped like a half pipe. And yeah, we...I'm just not a fan of the trifold. I've worked cash registers before and the triple bends make it frustrating to hold, count, and store in registers when it's shaped like a half pipe. And yeah, we could face all the bills down, but sometimes there's not time to organize the bills, they just get thrown in and you hope you balance end of day. My 2¢, literally
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
The_Schield LinkWent back to True Detective season 1! Phenomenal. Incredible dialogue. Acting was amazing. It was pretty stressful and dreadful, but it was full of memorable characters, locations, and...Went back to True Detective season 1! Phenomenal. Incredible dialogue. Acting was amazing. It was pretty stressful and dreadful, but it was full of memorable characters, locations, and performances. The 5+ min take of Cohle going undercover with the white bikers to find the meth manufacturer...speechless.
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Comment on ‘Blue Beetle’: How grassroots backers are trying to boost the Latino-led superhero movie in ~movies
The_Schield Link ParentGeorge Lopez! The low-rider—gets a lil higher!George Lopez!
The low-rider—gets a lil higher!
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
The_Schield Link ParentI got friends who only like Sense and Presumptuous, some who only like Quarters!, some who only liked Fishing for Fishies, some who only like Keppler22b. They do so many sounds, they've got...I got friends who only like Sense and Presumptuous, some who only like Quarters!, some who only liked Fishing for Fishies, some who only like Keppler22b. They do so many sounds, they've got something for everyone :)
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
The_Schield Link ParentNG RI Mundane! Bloodstain! That's pretty metal I would say hahaNG
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Mundane! Bloodstain!
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
The_Schield Link ParentCONVERGE! Truly an incredible love letter to metal. Gizzard does not miss. But they're so prolific, they do everything. I just finished digesting Paper Mache Dream Balloon, it's so cute, poignant,...CONVERGE!
Truly an incredible love letter to metal. Gizzard does not miss. But they're so prolific, they do everything. I just finished digesting Paper Mache Dream Balloon, it's so cute, poignant, and introspective. Found myself dancing, looking at myself in the mirror, and asking questions. All evoked from a stumpy little thing that boasts a good flute, clarinet, and generally acoustic accoutrement.
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Comment on I spent a week alone in the Metaverse in ~tech
The_Schield Link ParentAgreed, but the sad reality is there will still be leagues of children of affluent parents on them anywayAgreed, but the sad reality is there will still be leagues of children of affluent parents on them anyway
It was sounding like the lease had a pretty gnarly rate.
I mean like 6 years of no-rent should have more than made up for that, but once you've been spoiled like that, have fun with the $2000 a month