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profdanielfried.bsky.social
Professor of Chinese intellectual history at the University of Alberta. Zhuangzi simp. Orange cat grandpa. #StoryOfYanxiPalace
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11/ If we want to avoid being perpetually surprised, we need to change how we report, teach, and think about China. That means breaking out of political frames, investing in expertise, and squarely confronting our own biases. This one goes to 11.
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Very high cholesterol
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Which conservative intellectual Sinologists are you thinking of?
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sure I’d be curious to see it thanks
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Brilliant. Now I want to read a dictionary too.
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The Old Curiosity Shop
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Always seemed a little rude to me to use him as a pillow
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I think we need to redesignate hard boiled eggs as haute cuisine. Would make life much easier
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連城決, would literally be something like “The Liancheng Secret Skills”, but apparently it is called “A Deadly Secret” in English en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Deadl...
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I’m only about 25% through so far but it’s fun genre fiction. Entertaining, not too heavy.
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Fond memories of first-year university, getting frustrated by Kant for the very first time sigh
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Wow then of course. I love a good bird act
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Well in that case this is for my trip to N.O. Hope that doesn’t crush your pyloric valve under Fortuna’s wheel
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Are you channeling Ignatius J Reilly?
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Haven’t gotten to those yet!
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Run wild, stop shaving, and eat garbage?
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Maybe but I’m not in love with her
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Completely addictive
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I’m reporting Luna to the Fraser Institute
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Teach your dog proper respect for property lines.
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Just finished rereading to get into the spirit of New Orleans for MLA. Loved it again. Want to find an Ignatius plushie
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I know. It’s the curse of being a good person. I hope you can find your own best ways to practice self-care in the midst of it all.
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For myself, my new balance point is this: For the vast majority of evil that happens, I cannot work for the good in any meaningful way. If I give my health over to the outrage, then I have helped them to claim myself as another victim. If I shitpost, I help them to claim more victims.
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Perhaps adjust your feed? More pets and books, less news.
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Also: terebess.hu/english/tao/...
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This or really any dinosaur themed erotica
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Thank you!
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All I want for Christmas is a Mariah Carey cd
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Oh right yes. I’ll work my connections for you
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Fuckers
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A book?
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The best part of waking up is Kim chi in your cup
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I bet you could if you tried hard enough