Posts by thj@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #AjYVE88MDYMlYSth3I by thj@mastodon.social
2024-07-03T13:57:23Z
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I'm not entirely convinced that reading a book is any better than scrolling through Instagram reels. The result of both are quite similar: You've been entertained, but nothing about your life has really changed. Both have you absorb stories in a daydream-like trance where you're immobile and unaware of your surroundings. Storytellers have always been influential. The evidence for this goes quite far back. Imagination is so powerful that people commit suicide over the imaginary concept of money.
(DIR) Post #AjYX3su2Bug7KTRLQe by thj@mastodon.social
2024-07-03T14:17:57Z
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@Nangpa In a way, what Buddhism teaches you is that analysis is a dead end. Koans are a series of riddles designed to disarm your logic.
(DIR) Post #AjYeQiRfw9cREg0daC by thj@mastodon.social
2024-07-03T15:40:31Z
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Once you realise that there’s nothing to do there either, going home becomes less urgent.
(DIR) Post #AjYhe3WdAo5IF0NbfM by thj@mastodon.social
2024-07-03T16:16:26Z
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(DIR) Post #AjYhvrTGjHNA4HIVhQ by thj@mastodon.social
2024-07-03T16:19:43Z
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1. Release book.2. Buy back lots of copies.3. Profit!
(DIR) Post #AjYjIrrbXIBFtrDMI4 by thj@mastodon.social
2024-07-03T16:35:07Z
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Today’s dinner, because I’m broke but had a gift card.
(DIR) Post #AjYjj0vCTtE7WQMcRk by thj@mastodon.social
2024-07-03T16:39:51Z
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Wiped my following list to start over again. I was “following” 1500 people.
(DIR) Post #AjYk8a118kevbSH94C by thj@mastodon.social
2024-07-03T16:44:27Z
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@meowski To avoid people like you.
(DIR) Post #AjYkI3s9VAwmoEeMsq by thj@mastodon.social
2024-07-03T16:46:10Z
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@meowski Everyone here is a nerd.
(DIR) Post #AjYl966hvKGJ5WkQ3k by thj@mastodon.social
2024-07-03T16:55:35Z
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Centrism a.k.a. being told by everybody else to make up your damned mind.
(DIR) Post #AjYnsq4o3buybCnVC4 by thj@mastodon.social
2024-07-03T17:26:26Z
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Bizarre development in France:Leftists who previously protested against Macron are now being encouraged by their leaders to vote *for* Macron to prevent the right-wing populist National Rally party from winning a majority.
(DIR) Post #AjYrrP0RcOhGAXKNGK by thj@mastodon.social
2024-07-03T18:10:52Z
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Browsing the global timeline for new content makes me desperately want an algorithmic timeline.
(DIR) Post #AjYvBY75ldGE4JjeZU by thj@mastodon.social
2024-07-03T18:48:15Z
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“How sad is it that when tech people find themselves, there’s nothing? Everyone else finds a passion, but for tech people, there’s just nothing. Everyone else finds a passion. Tech people look in the mirror and there’s just no reflection.”— Austin Nasso, comedian
(DIR) Post #AjYzCwnZsCUkjcWuSO by thj@mastodon.social
2024-07-03T19:33:20Z
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDLxgEquxA0Vote for Count Binface!
(DIR) Post #AjYzY4efrHkhBMRIS8 by thj@mastodon.social
2024-07-03T19:37:00Z
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If there’s a joke party in the next parliamentary election, they’ll receive my vote.
(DIR) Post #AjZXZ27k9SL03yfIbg by thj@mastodon.social
2024-07-04T01:58:17Z
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Wondering if I caught a bug of some kind. I’ve had a mild headache for several days and one of my big toes is very sore. I haven’t done anything to provoke it. It’s some kind of inflammation that has flared up.I have no money for pain killers until Monday. This is one of the drawbacks of being in your 40s. You have to plan ahead because your body starts acting up.
(DIR) Post #AjZcwiQVXLnLh4YP4K by thj@mastodon.social
2024-07-04T02:58:35Z
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When I look at what kind of content dominates the global timeline here on the Fediverse, I realise that it bores me. I reset my follows earlier and I'm having trouble finding good accounts. People post but they don't really talk. It's impersonal.I'd love to hang out on a site where people are talking. Where do I go? Anyone?
(DIR) Post #AjZeUxiZI4jEv1ta9A by thj@mastodon.social
2024-07-04T03:15:59Z
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When I search for “local social” on the App Store, what I get is dating apps. I was thinking more along the lines of getting to know the neighbours, not fucking them. You’re moving too fast, App Store…
(DIR) Post #AjZfaevo9Q6SLTMuyO by thj@mastodon.social
2024-07-04T03:28:14Z
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Today’s big news is apparently that a YouTuber named IShowSpeed was assaulted by non-whites when he visited Oslo and now everyone is voting for FrP the right-wing populist party.
(DIR) Post #AjZhnxyeqjet5XAtoe by thj@mastodon.social
2024-07-04T03:53:03Z
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Jodel is a German social media app resembling Reddit that connects you with people in your area. There’s no sign-up and you post anonymously. People use it for taboo subjects, so it’s a bit of a cesspit. It always leaves me with the impression that every town I’m in is full of retarded racist perverts. It’s a bit like 4chan, really.