I recently discovered Mae and I'm in awe

>>325714
“Our lives are manipulated by specific individuals who can be identified and exposed. Conspiracy theories only remain “theories” when there is no court, no lawyer, no judge, no Congress with the courage to expose the evidence. In every case in which evidence is pursued, the “theory” becomes a clear-cut case of criminal conspiracy”

>>325718
Very nice. I'm so excited to listen to more of her archived radio shows.

“…words have been all my life, all my life–this need is like the Spider's need who carries before her a huge Burden of Silk which she must spin out–the silk is her life, her home, her safety–her food and drink too–and if it is attacked or pulled down, why, what can she do but make more, spin afresh, design anew….”

“Think of this - that the writer wrote alone, and the reader read alone, and they were alone with each other.”

What is a good person, first of all? Let’s say, it’s about not being exploitative towards others, following the general idea of goodness that other people set, so on and so forth.

These things can indeed lead to losses after all, so why are they good? Someone could exploit your trust and kindness. Why should we be altruistic instead of being selfish?

Imagine for a second that you’re in a group. You’re trying to survive in a scary apocalypse. Would being selfish and mean towards your fellows be an effective strategy? Maybe, short term. But it’s in the group’s self interest to get rid of you because it needs “good” and cooperative people to survive. And groups are generally more powerful than individuals.

Ultimately our societies are built on the idea of cooperation, and thus the idea of goodness is set in stone in our shared consciousness.
I wish I could elaborate more. My post is getting long enough, though.

Yeah I’ve been watching the walking dead recently. It’s made me think of these things a lot.

>>321419
Being good does not mean you lose more often. If anything it's the opposite because being evil breeds resentment and contempt in those that surround you and maybe they decide to kill you for your actions

Atheism and being "good" are incompatible

>>322065
elaborate

in what ways does being good bring more suffering on good people? if they lose because they donate too much money, for example, then the issue isn't having been good, it's with having no limit

Let's roll

>>325669
Flabébé

Not sure about rolling on a 0 pph board but I want to fuck gholdengo

Rolling

Give me something not shit

>>318632
Lol? It's not funny

>>301194
i like seeing starlings, magpies and robins. my mom was lucky enough to spot a siskin the other day

>>301194
I'd like to learn more about my local area birds but I don't know where to start

>>325713
I've had literally the exact same thought before. I've heard local field guides can help a lot but I haven't put any serious effort into finding some just yet

>>325716
Yeah, a local field guide sounds like a good idea. I could ask a cousin of mine to give me some basic tips on birdwatching, she's always been interested on that and knows quite a bit. And maybe buy some second-hand binoculars. Otherwise I'll never get into that.

The boxcars won't even be needed because Americans are so enslaved now that Americans will drive themselves to the concentration camps.

Franck Muller makes some weird watches, this one has the numbers all wrong but the hands actually follow the numbers correctly even if they aren't in order. I was considering buying a replica but, although they are much more affordable than originals,they are expensive as well (around 200€). So I will buy another Casio for 30€ when my current one gets broken.

>>325703
i want site lore, feed me, i want site lore, site lore

>>325703
I've been here for 5 years, after coming across the LC thread this site was born from. I'd say that's neither newfag or oldfag and I definitely wouldn't call that not knowing the "lore".
But enlighten me, what site lore did my two sentence post betray a deep ignorance of?

>>325707
Damn op is still here?

New posters only want to talk about scrotes and it can only go downhill from there

Literally the best country with the hottest people. Everyone I know loves Turkey

I remember visiting a cool winery in the middle of a green field in Antalya as a kid. Unfortunately, I can't remember what it was called.

>>325685
True. Fact checked by true patriots.

Fun fact: Saint Nicholas, who is known worldwide as Santa Claus, was born in the ancient Lycian city of Patara, an important city on the Mediterranean coast of Türkiye.

This is like creating a "Pakistani appreciation thread"

>>325706
Some of our best posters are Turkish. If we have Pakistani posters let me know

>>325646
I love killer sudoku variant

>>325683
ANSWER ME

>>325691
Smart people are the opposite of a hivemind, so you'll just have put in the extra effort to know your gift recipient close enough as an individual to really know what to get them.
Also consider alternatives to giving gifts, like spending quality time together, offering compliments and encouragement, acts of service to ease their burdens or showing affection through physical activities like holding hands.

>>325699
I'll find a smart person and gift them 2 hugs, 1 pet mouse, 3 geraniums (2 white, one red), a ticket to Norway, horse riding lessons, an eel, 5 bars of dark chocolate, a drawing tablet, 10 notebooks, 10 juicy no-smudge pens, a gentle tap on the ass, an hour's worth of back scratches, and an invite to tour the hivemind

I realised i went straight for physical things, regardless of the last suggestion, but i can't let go of the eel gift. which is clearly the only one i can sacrifice

So, for next year
I will get a smart person
A hug

>>325682
Money lol but aside from that I've always wanted a telescope. Never got around to setting one up

hug hug hug

the mystery of irritating mama
the answer is always the same
bother mama
hover 'round mama
keep mama company
be with mama