expert-gooner.bsky.social
Roman author, naturalist, natural philosopher, former navy and army commander, friend of emperor Vespasian.
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living a Good Life a counterintuitive process of Self-Denial and Coping Mechanisms. It is thus goddamn difficult to be Happy.
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worthwhile. We have Brains, but our Decisions are made for us by Force of Circumstance and our Free Will is rendered impotent. Our Instincts art said to be untrustworthy in a Culture that has developed a Constructed World so removed from Nature that our Instincts lead us astray in here. This makes
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I am a Chicken in a Battery Cage full of Chickens. Thou art a Chicken in a Battery Cage full of Chickens. We may have beaks, but we've nothing to peck. We have our voice, but our Cries go unheard, Lost in the Sea of Cries. We have Eyes, but are never granted the opportunity to See something
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so this technique is limited to use by masters of philosophy. Since the average person is incapable of enacting a radical thought understanding, the only way for the masses to truly communicate is through shared experience. however, people value freedom more than shared experience. why? 13/13
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gives way to the opinions the other holds. then, by some kind of analysis, meditation, or empathy, one must at least temporarily mold their consciousness into the shape of the other's. this is easy to get wrong, as it's easy to project your preconceived image of the other onto your rendition. 12/X
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now i will discuss radical thought. radical thought is the process of at least temporarily reconstructing one's worldview completely to align to the sensibilities of the other. this can be accomplished by listening to the other with care and working backwards to uncover what way of thinking... 11/X
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in short, shared material experiences result in shared states of consciousness that transcends the capability of language. note that when i say "shared states of consciousness," what i mean is that each individual's state of consciousness is unique, but they all share common characteristics. 10/X
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with all five senses engaged in a shared cultural experience, there is a form of communication happening in the room that transcends language. the same thing happens in a church congregation. a lively concert does the same thing. 9/X
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the seeker access to the *feeling* directly. i'll illustrate with an example. you may not understand the appeal of rocky horror picture show. no matter how much your friends try to explain it to you, it makes no sense. but if you actually go to a show, full crowd participation and all,... 8/X
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assimilating or partially assimilating into the culture of the other allows the seeker to experience states of consciousness with distinct qualities to them. these qualities are lost in translation when described, but shared experience bypasses the need to communicate entirely by giving... 7/X
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the method of shared experience involves living with the "other," or the target of understanding. to be closely surrounded by the other's life and culture for a prolonged time. shared experience allows the seeker to at least partially assimilate into the culture of the other. 6/X
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there are only two ways to overcome this inherent shortcoming of language as a method of communication for feelings: it can be done through shared experience or through radical thought. the former of these, we shall discuss first. 5/X
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thus, I cannot truly empathize with you unless i myself have undergone similar experiences. So if we have been raised very differently, we will have very different lenses through which we habitually see the world. 4/X
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because of this relationship, communicating one's lived experience necessarily involves compressing *feelings*, which are complex, ever-evolving processes into an agreed upon label for the general shape of the feeling. a state of consciousness is experienced exactly once; it cant be copied 3/X
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our experience can only be communicated between persons through the membrane of language. but language, in order to fulfill its duty of transmitting information between organisms, is fundamentally communal, shared. By contrast, human experience is completely personal and entirely unique 2/X
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stfu, marianashina.
stfu.
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this baby is gonna go crazy fam just u wait! :D
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the baby will read poetry
the baby will write poetry
the baby will read philosophy
the baby will write philosophy
the baby will read law
the baby will write law
the baby will read history
the baby will write history
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the baby will play three musical instruments of their choosing
the baby will play the chosen instruments proficiently
the baby will speak, read, and write five languages fluently:
the baby will speak English, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and one ancient language of the baby's choosing
the baby rocks
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what's fucked up is Gorgon 57th 22:63 is Menioron 14th but at 22:64 it's the start of Menioron 15th UNLESS it's a leap year, in which case the month of Menioron just gets skipped (this happens once every two years on the gershkating calendar)