paideic

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   by paideic 7y ago

   Whoops. That's what I get for trying to reply to a post right after waking up.
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   by paideic 7y ago

   Coming up with something truly new is much, much harder than people give it credit for. We take the sun being the center of the universe for granted today, but it was an extremely non-obvious fact for the smartest people in the world for mi
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   by paideic 7y ago

   This is a parroted response used every time someone attempts to meta-analyze the method that allows discourse to propagate. Someone going "ha, you just want to feel superior," is pretty ironic, isn't it? Examining and critizi
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   by paideic 7y ago

   A similar strategy works for remembering names too. The next time you meet someone, imagine their name emblazoned on their forehead in bright letters. At least for me, this helps to associate the intangible name with a real, physical thing
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   by paideic 7y ago

   Presumably multiplying by two and adding one? That's the pattern that jumped out to me, unless they're talking about something more subtle.
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   by paideic 7y ago

   Somewhat off-topic, but I always thought the most prominent real-life reenactment of The Fox and the Grapes was all of the media and thinkpieces that people have written about how living for an extended period of time would be just _awful_.