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> There's a winner. There's a loser. You aren't a loser, are you? The whole world runs on this. If you catch it at the right time, you can avoid a lot of menta
by projektir 9y ago
> There's a winner. There's a loser. You aren't a loser, are you?
The whole world runs on this. If you catch it at the right time, you can avoid a lot of mental traps.
- jackstraw14 9y agoTook me 30 years to think I've finally kicked that bullshit. I'm still not sure.
- mtobi 9y agoThe works of Alan Watts have been instrumental in providing me with a mental framework to notice exactly that kind of bamboozles, and many more. A lot of his ideas (or his intrepretations of others) seem to me like a straightforward cure for many of this information age ailments, I think a rehash for modern times is long overdue. I strongly recommend to look at least at a couple of essays of his, if only for the absolutely delightful prose.