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Let's define immortality. If someone offered me some fountain of youth juice that extended my life by 10,000 years. Hell's to the yes, that'd be mad bomb. If instead my lucidity and ego were forced to persist for a literal infinite amount of time, that would be a horror of the grandest scale...

The core anxiety seems to be: if something doesn't last forever, it doesn't matter; the fear of death / annihilation / non-existence. You argue that if people didn't die, they'd care more, and would live more meaningfully. But you know what I would do if I lived forever? Not a god damned...

Find companies you want to work for, research that company. What do they need? Learn that. Do not be a jack of all trades on your resume, be a perfect fit for the job they offer. Tailor yourself to the job you are applying for. Go to events / meetups related to your field, shake some hands...

QuickTwistQuickTwist, if I understand what you mean: What is judged to be good is found through consensus? People aligned themselves with this consensus so they may feel good? "I am good" ego boost. If this is what you meant, do you advocate for individuals to seek what is good for...

Meaningless struggle, pointless suffering, is the worst shit imaginable, the literal definition of hell. Despair. Torment Meaningful struggle, purposeful suffering, is the BEST shit. The highest fulfillment of human spirit. Actualization. The greatest good. In both scenarios there is great...

Thank you Auburn for this thread. This may be cruel, but I'm glad that others share in my quiet struggle, because I appreciate your insights. - What is being stuck? Is it valid to say that being stuck is thinking about doing something, and never actually doing it? That is how I would describe...

The experiment is to see how a sample of volunteers (you) respond when given an unpleasant task. Eating large quantities of plain oatmeal is an unpleasant task. 'Eating oatmeal' is a metaphor for any other unpleasant type of task one might encounter; studying, working, exercise, cleaning...

I'll explain myself later. I'm hoping for a larger sample of responses.

Jennywocky increases her capacity, thus reducing the challenge. Cognisant distracts and wanders from it. Also excellent responses.

Surprisingly excellent answers.

You must consume as much oatmeal as you can. Assume that you don't like eating oatmeal. You can soak it in water, but you can not add anything else to it, you must eat it plain. Now go into your kitchen, eat all the plain oatmeal you can, report back your method.

Pathological Mind Wandering Concentration Deficit Disorder Sluggish Cognitive Tempo ADHD Inattentive Absent minded Daydreamer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME4UoIWCs4s http://www.russellbarkley.org/factsheets/SluggishCognitiveTempo.pdf

Ever see minority report? it's a movie. In this movie psychics predict future crimes, allowing law enforcement to stop crimes before they happen. Through drag net surveillance and some fancy fancy analytics, humans are developing the ability to predict the behaviours of an individual. Just as...

So you want to be programmer. Recommended studies from the Google.

Yeah sure. Have you read / seen anything by Daniel Kahneman or Dan Ariely? It's helpful to know that one is fallible, and biased towards certain actions. YOU may want to do a thing, however the rest of your brain doesn't give a shit or even know about it. So ask yourself "Is this me, or is...

What do you drink, non-alcoholic or alcoholic? Or more interestingly, have you tried any unusual or rare drinks? What are your experiences / preferences? For me: Morning: Loose leaf green tea or matcha, luke-warm. American style coffee. Midday: Club-soda straight. Unsweetened limeade...

Go to the one place that will destroy you the most. Break yourself. Fail, repeatedly. Go as far and as long as possible. Then return home.

Karen Straughan

What is your limiting factor(s)? What I mean by this is: Everyone has ideals, goals, expectations etc,; far to often, I argue here, that these aren't reached or achieved. There are a few closely related topics currently being discussed on this forum, but I would like to frame the issue in...

Doesn't matter how smart you are, if you can't overcome your slothy slothy instincts. I'm so lazy...

Do you feel like you are letting others down? Like they have put faith in you, and you falter? What are these bad choices? Bad choices to whom, who do these "bad choices" affect?; and in what way? Don't let others expectations of you co-opt your own desires and objectives. Of course I don't mean...

What? You're not going to learn programming in a month. Don't start with java. Start with python (python = easy + popular). SQL is not programming, it's a database tool, and can be learnt in like a day. If you really need to cram. Go to Lynda.com watch the lectures by the instructor named...

Hey thanks. I really do appreciate your support. I'm doing meetup.com, and local events, for some new faces and places. I'm going to do talk therapy beginning next year. Life really got the best of me, and I needed some time alone to collect my thoughts and do some soul searching. But I'm...

Recluse, loner, reject, outcast, misanthrope. When these words are used to describe me, I feel a sense of pride and identity. Other humans are crazy, and this world is cruel. I understand that others suffer far greater than I do. But that in of itself does not discredit my issues. Through my...

The video titled "What matters most in life" to me sounds like me vs. we. What I mean is, the feelings you have advance your own objectives apart from that of others. Your values advance the objective of you kin, or culture or where ever the hell you adopted your values from. If I can say...

Yeah, I got a laugh out of it.

Pgibs. Do you see the user title on the previous reply? Unless you want to bare the same, don't start a harassment campaign. Also I must inform you, that it is not your assessment of me that I take issue with. Rather that you think you are in a position to assess. I am not on the defense, I am...

Ones and Zero are switches. '10001001010010100101010101001010' on / off, true or false. This is machine "language" but they are physical switches, billions of circuits. Programming is the 'art' of flipping a fuck ton of switches. Now one may or may not be able to 'read' it, just as one may or...

Code is gear. Language is description. You can make a gear into a symbol / represent a gear with a symbol. But you can not make a symbol into a gear.

Because you so desperately want to prove that you are on the right of the curve.

There is simply not enough time, in the day or in your life. You can not have it all. You will have to make some trade offs. One aspect of your life will suffer while you pursue another. I have tried so hard to juggle multiple half-passions. All it results in is becoming a jack of all trades...

OMG. Thank you guys! Okay. I'm done, I had my laugh. Solar FREAKIN' Roadways!

From the website THE JOBS JERRY (can i can you Jerry?) THE JOBS. So many jobs!! Educate yourself son: Solar Roadways FAQ

Don't you come at me with that logic! THAT GOT LED LIGHTS! Bitch didn't you watch the videos!!! Solar FREAKIN' roadways!

But wait there's more! fundraiser 2.2 million + another 3/4 million from department of transportation. Dudes solar FREAKIN' roadways. Just think how awesome.

The idea of solar roadways is to replace the asphalt of roads, with solar panels. What is your take on this? ;)

Not every thread is going to blow your mind. Go join Mensa forums if you need to be around intelligentsia who sniff their own farts. On the playground in grade school... I was about 8 years old then. New kid with a funny way of talking transferred in. People made fun, and ostracized this...

I got all of the results. Because I took the quiz many multiple times. Also, it's basically random, your replies only directs you into one of the four quadrants; answer it the same way twice, get different results.

Miserable people are often the most honest and aware. In my experience. Sometimes it's nice to talk without all the varnish and veneer. Understanding the troubles of others also allows for connection.

Bock. Explain your last response. I feel like you're trying to tell me something....

Three replies happened as i was typing... Yes, and yes. If I know why I act, I can adjust my actions. What tripped me up, was your use of the word "Determinism" which is yet another difficult and open philosophical concept. Again yes. I would also argue the same thing you are. I would say it...

Yes actually. Stepping back into human experience. I think what you want is not determinism. But Self-determinism or rather self-ownership. But self-ownership not as in the sense of property; but rather in the sense of agency over oneself. I think what you want is control of yourself. And...

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Trend and culture don't happen because of reason. People don't do what they do because it's the best thing available. People do what they do because that's what they do. What they always done. Why do you speak English? It was a trait passed to you. Chicks like short skirts because. The whole...

Sure. We gettin' smarter. There is really no conclusive answer to free will: Do we have it? If not, is it possible? There is also the point of WHAT free will actually is. If I had free will, could I fly? Teleport? Time travel? Just by willing it? What you, me, we, ARE is a construct from...

What the BAP says here, is what I would say. Your emotions suit you very well. But they interfere with the well being of others. Pissing people off just because it feels good or there is gains to be had, really isn't in your best interest. Also you must consider both present self and future...

High level on what scale? Humans could be like bacteria, on a scale of the possible heights of awareness.

How is babby formed? How is babby formed? Millennium Prize Problems Here you go!

Make a sandwich and take a nap, if I had as many as 90 minutes to "LEAVE". No hurries here:) But if you meant 90 minutes to "LIVE". I would destroy and burn all my things. Very unprofessional to release unfinished works.

An link to an article about loss aversion. Hello! How loss averse do you think you are? When something is important to you, do you do worse, do you crack under pressure? In an interview, on a date, making investments, mastering a difficult skill? What do you fellows here know about such...