On Meaning
The opposite of communion is also useful to me. When I am with others, when I read books, when I look at Twitter—I feel like a dam filling with water, with potential energy. But it is usually not until I spend a long time alone in my head that it turns into kinetic energy.
Henrik Karlsson • On Having More Interesting Ideas
The transcendence of the sacred game that made us
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If we say that birdsong and whalesong indicate that birds and whales are valuable because they sing just like humans do, then we miss the opportunity to appreciate birdsong and whalesong as unique forms of art created by minds that are very different from our own.
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How I want to live my life
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I keep thinking "I have latent intelligence in me, it would come out if only I put in more energy and persistence" but at some point I have to admit that putting in energy and persistence *is* part of intelligence
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Nussbaum highlights three essential virtues in thinking about animals: wonder, which draws our attention to the value of animals; compassion, which alerts us to suffering; and outrage without the desire for retribution, which motivates us to improve the world.
Juan Cambiero • Asterisk Magazine Issue 02 Food
“You can just do stuff” sometimes feels like cursed knowledge
I could just start a poetry group. I could learn coding & make games. I could make a charity & find a party w rich ppl & ask every one of them to donate $10k until one says yes. I could take a nap in the afternoon
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