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The Forever Nomad

48 points by kawera 9y ago

falcor84 9y ago
I suppose I'm just very tired and accidentally read the title as "The Forever Monad" and got excited for a second. It took me a short while to figure out how wrong I was. Anyway, I'd appreciate reading suggestions about the theory behind the "forever" function for monads (https://www.haskell.org/hoogle/?hoogle=forever https://www.haskell.org/hoogle/?hoogle=forever).
- SmooL 9y ago
  Not an expert by any means, but probably related https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed-point_combinator?wprov=sfla1 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed-point_combinator?wprov...
artur_makly 9y ago
her story coincidentally matches mine ~70%. nice to know from time to time that we are not soooo isolated. UsSR > NYC > Buenos Aires > Bariloche (2019!!) Nomadic living is in our DNA. listen to it. it will bring you unfathomable gifts and next-gen ideas that will make this world a better place. bon voyage
spedru 9y ago
My disappointment that this did not actually say "The Forever Monad" is immeasurable.
analyst74 9y ago
One of modern Nomad's hardest struggles, is the desire to belong, and the inability or unwillingness to do so.
- ILikeConemowk 9y ago
  This is indeed the case for many people in know; myself included to a certain extent.
  - mud_dauber 9y ago
    So say we all. I'll never be able to return to Appalachia.
Paul_S 9y ago
I don't think it's possible to build a complete life at her age. Even at 30 I already felt that every new move was me giving up on something. You can't "catch-up" on life not lived together. Now I wouldn't even consider moving unless a nuclear bomb exploded next door. I need friendships and the truth is they take years of tending.
- mercer 9y ago
  On the one hand I agree, and it's been one of the few reasons I've tried (with moderate success) to not be too nomadic. But at the same time I think friendship is a varied and complex enough thing that thankfully it's not entirely about time/tending, and if the nomadism doesn't mask an underlying problem, it doesn't preclude having a 'complete' life. Some of my best friendships were almost clear from the beginning, and required little 'tending'. Others I have tended diligently only to realize that while they were good, and the tending helped, they'd never be as strong as the former. Sometimes losing them didn't affect me much. Some of my friendships even seem to have suffered from 'over-tending', a bit like how moving in with a friend can ruin things. All that said, you're probably more right than not. Just saying :).

48 points by kawera 9y ago

I suppose I'm just very tired and accidentally read the title as "The Forever Monad" and got excited for a second. It took me a short while to figure out how wrong I was. Anyway, I'd appreciate reading suggestions about the theory behind the "forever" function for monads (https://www.haskell.org/hoogle/?hoogle=forever https://www.haskell.org/hoogle/?hoogle=forever).

SmooL 9y ago
Not an expert by any means, but probably related https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed-point_combinator?wprov=sfla1 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed-point_combinator?wprov...

artur_makly 9y ago

her story coincidentally matches mine ~70%. nice to know from time to time that we are not soooo isolated. UsSR > NYC > Buenos Aires > Bariloche (2019!!) Nomadic living is in our DNA. listen to it. it will bring you unfathomable gifts and next-gen ideas that will make this world a better place. bon voyage

spedru 9y ago

My disappointment that this did not actually say "The Forever Monad" is immeasurable.

analyst74 9y ago

One of modern Nomad's hardest struggles, is the desire to belong, and the inability or unwillingness to do so.

ILikeConemowk 9y ago
This is indeed the case for many people in know; myself included to a certain extent.
- mud_dauber 9y ago
  So say we all. I'll never be able to return to Appalachia.

Paul_S 9y ago

I don't think it's possible to build a complete life at her age. Even at 30 I already felt that every new move was me giving up on something. You can't "catch-up" on life not lived together. Now I wouldn't even consider moving unless a nuclear bomb exploded next door. I need friendships and the truth is they take years of tending.

mercer 9y ago
On the one hand I agree, and it's been one of the few reasons I've tried (with moderate success) to not be too nomadic. But at the same time I think friendship is a varied and complex enough thing that thankfully it's not entirely about time/tending, and if the nomadism doesn't mask an underlying problem, it doesn't preclude having a 'complete' life. Some of my best friendships were almost clear from the beginning, and required little 'tending'. Others I have tended diligently only to realize that while they were good, and the tending helped, they'd never be as strong as the former. Sometimes losing them didn't affect me much. Some of my friendships even seem to have suffered from 'over-tending', a bit like how moving in with a friend can ruin things. All that said, you're probably more right than not. Just saying :).