agent008t

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by agent008t 4y ago
Self-improvement is great, but also be aware that this is a systemic issue. A great many men (and possibly women?) today feel the same way: https://old.reddit.com/r/AskMen/comments/z60i2x/what_is_the_...
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The fact that Thanksgiving is not a thing in Europe.
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Also, at some point Google started penalizing them a lot in search results, hurting discoverability. Without new blood, existing ones mostly withered away.
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by agent008t 4y ago
Any entry points / tutorials to get started?
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by agent008t 4y ago
Could you please elaborate on what it is useful for?
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by agent008t 4y ago
Even better that he invested it. I see it this way - he is perfectly entitled to use the claims on others' labour and resources for his own pleasure. Instead, by investing, he uses the claims to get others to work on projects that crea
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by agent008t 4y ago
You can but, say, on HN, I believe most people have generated their wealth by providing a services for others. I do not think rich people are necessarily virtuous. I do think that there is virtue in a wealthy person that does not spend thei
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by agent008t 4y ago
He is not hoarding wealth, he is hoarding money. And money is essentially IOUs, claims on the labour of other people and on other resources. So as I said, if he earned the money, that means he provided for others, and in exchange he got the
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by agent008t 4y ago
Your father in law sounds like a virtuous man. If he has earned his money, he must have provided goods and services for others. If he does not spend the money, that means he asked for nothing in return. Is that not virtuous?
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by agent008t 4y ago
Spend time on social media or don't spend time on social media, you will regret it either way. This, gentlemen, is the essence of all philosophy.
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by agent008t 4y ago
The point of my example was to draw attention to what actually happens to the real resources, how they get used. They get wasted, which is a terrible outcome. I believe your focus on money obscures that fact. Money is just a mechanism for a
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by agent008t 4y ago
It is also the norm in parts of Eastern Europe - having the same 20-30 class year between the ages of 6-7 and 16-17. Could it be that the social life at the 'prestigious college' was just rubbish, e.g. geared towards extraverted m
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by agent008t 4y ago
Let us make the example more extreme. Let's make it spending 100 billion on building a supermassive yacht, that you then proceed to sink for your own entertainment. Which is not dissimilar from 10 million people spending $10k each on l
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by agent008t 4y ago
They should actually hope they do not ever achieve their dreams. Because they would likely find that the contentment and happiness they were hoping to get does not materialize. In fact, they end up feeling worse. Because not only will they
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by agent008t 4y ago
I would like to add that it seems the internet used to be a lot more hobby-centered before around 2009. I do miss that old internet, where people did fun and creative things just for the sake of fun and creativity.
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Finding and Funding a Good Life [pdf](pwlcapital.com)
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by agent008t 4y ago
Why have a child? It is completely optional.
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Eudaimonia
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by agent008t 4y ago
> Lacking objective, or structure in the day, I found myself playing video games or surfing web pretty much all day. I think the key is to identify these timesinks and to eliminate them one-by-one. Often these are dopamine-hijacking acti
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by agent008t 4y ago
Exactly. There are not enough hours in the day as it is, how is having children going to help with that?
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by agent008t 4y ago
The statement that "the truths of mathematics would be the same, because they are true by definition" is correct. Mathematics exist independently of biology or perception of reality. It is just a collection of arbitrary abstract d
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by agent008t 4y ago
I have already seen some ATMs that shuffle the numbers on the numberpad around for each PIN entry. It is inconvenient for muscle memory, but prevents this kind of attack.
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by agent008t 4y ago
I find it difficult to imagine a situation where such an app could be useful. If you don't want to do anything in particular but just want to spend time together, you could do nothing together - just make sure to put away all phones, a
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by agent008t 4y ago
Where is the fun in that? We are alienated enough from the stuff we consume as it is.
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by agent008t 4y ago
Rich refers to wealth, not income. Having a high income does not mean that one is rich, and it will take a very long time to get rich on 150'000 in London - assuming you live modestly and are able to sustain that level of income for a
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by agent008t 4y ago
First of all, high income does not mean 'rich'. 45% tax bracket started at £150'000 income - that is not 'rich' in London. Secondly, all else being equal, lower taxes certainly would attract talent and business to t
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by agent008t 4y ago
My point is that of course once they are here you care for them, would miss them if they are gone, etc. etc. They are living beings, so of course ROI calculations no longer apply - you just want to do what's in your power for them
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by agent008t 4y ago
It sounds like this is not something you planned on, are prepared for, or currently want. I am seriously surprised that nobody has mentioned it so far, as surely this should be the top comment: have you considered abortion? That sounds like
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by agent008t 4y ago
Read Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus.
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by agent008t 4y ago
Why were they "done"? How did you decide to have them? Did you enjoy spending time with other toddlers so much, that you thought you would enjoy it more than all your other hobbies (which you may have to give up), that you wanted

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