He can’t even be bothered to disavow the meaning behind the upside-down flag that was flown on his lawn in support of Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election....
We see it. Right now the only thing to do is damage control. Eventually it won't be enough and climate change or some other external force will bring us to an impasse. Until then it's damage control and spreading the word.
Edit: but in this case, collectively, what everyone understands to be old changes and say it was 70-80 but now it's 100-150.
Or even better time itself becomes nebulous as you get older. Like the task that use to take 60 mins takes 1 minute because what everyone understands to be 1 minute to be changes.
As long as we are talking esotericlly, I think of fixed points on a primordial map. Like the fabric of everything and where the aether concentrates celestial bodies emerge. Like the backside of a cross stitch where we only see the stitch work rather than the image.
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I don't know enough about black holes to speak credibly on the subject but another thought comes to mind.
Pretend there is a loading point for any fixed volume of space that when the gravity gets massive enough matter can collapse in on itself. That matter still exists but it now occupies space within matter.
In a way, but we are also different and our own experiences/thoughts belong to only us. As far as we know.
I have a story I want to tell where in our dreams we reconnect with the "tree of life" and this is our opportunity to split from combined consciousness or recombine with the singularity.
In this space we are searching and experiencing different realities, lifetimes, or similar lifetimes where only a single choice is made different, where time isnt exactly 1:1 and when we wake there are remnants of our experiences in these states. It will explain how death isn't a inevibiltiy but in this search we find where we think we want to be. It's just that it's a vast sea and the searching never truly ends.
Makes me think about how many might chose to be a cell or more complex life.
"I will address the problem according to the will of the people. I will abide by the votes cast and counted. I will protect people's voices and their rights. Democracy is my highest concern and we should do everything to protect it against people who would rather storm the capitol and kill their own elected officials."
The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending a new package of more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition to Israel, three congressional aides said Tuesday....
House Speaker Mike Johnson describes himself as a Christian before anything else. He has said his “faith informs everything I do.” He has told people curious about his views to “pick up a Bible.” His wife reportedly runs a counseling service whose operating agreement, which he himself notarized, states, “We...
An unknown number of orcas have sunk a yacht after ramming it in Moroccan waters in the strait of Gibraltar, Spain’s maritime rescue service has said, in the latest in a series of similar incidents involving the animals....
Watching Seinfeld is like watching people endlessly criticize others because they are given license to since they themselves are jokes. Never will you find a heartfelt moment. Never will you see someone reflect on how awful they've been to other people.
The argument could be made, though, that the aptitude for learning photoshop makes it prohibitive to the general masses. Give some dopey fucks the ability to do dopey shit and they will inevitably explore every aspect of it, good and bad.
This is the crux of it. Currency is essential because it allows people to exchange goods and services in a timely manner. What it is used for today is not essential to the individual.
Today 100 different people could think up a 100 different ways to streamline the exchange of goods and services without using fiat currency. The reason we don't is because it would take power away from those who covet it and most people don't understand they are being used.
So how do reconcile most others peoples answers knowing what you know? Money is needed to enhance the exchange of goods and services but, as you said, also is used as a tool for controlling prople.
Fossils ( mander.xyz )
Sam Alito's snide denial of his January 6 flag is just as ugly as flying it in the first place ( www.salon.com )
We may clown on him a lot but it's genuinely quite dystopian how much power Elon Musk has. ( lemmy.world )
It Is Inexcusable How Judge Cannon Is Delaying the Trump Documents Case ( www.nytimes.com )
Samuel Alito Didn’t Give a F--k Then and He Doesn’t Give a F--k Now ( www.vanityfair.com )
He can’t even be bothered to disavow the meaning behind the upside-down flag that was flown on his lawn in support of Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election....
Australia’s richest woman seeks removal of her portrait from exhibition ( www.cnn.com )
Upside-down US flag reportedly hung outside Samuel Alito’s home days after Capitol attack ( www.theguardian.com )
It could soon be illegal to publicly wear a mask for health reasons in NC ( arstechnica.com )
With authoritarianism on the rise has the internet helped or hurt the cause for democracy and collective rule?
As a follow-up, is there signs that the internet/technology may play a role in making a better society for all?
What if as I get older, like a Mandela effect, everyone's understanding of what the average life span is increases?
I know this sounds like the basis for a cult or something but it's kind of a crazy thought.
What possible, fundamental, misunderstanding of the nature of the universe could make current academics look like flat earthers?
xkcd #2933: Elementary Physics Paths ( imgs.xkcd.com )
https://xkcd.com/2933...
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Indiana judge rules tacos, burritos are sandwiches ( www.wishtv.com )
Biden says he’s accepted an invitation from CNN to debate Trump on June 27 ( www.cnn.com )
Solve a puzzle for me ( sopuli.xyz )
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X now treats the term cisgender as a slur ( www.engadget.com )
Biden administration is sending $1 billion more in weapons, ammo to Israel, congressional aides say ( apnews.com )
The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending a new package of more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition to Israel, three congressional aides said Tuesday....
Devout Christian Mike Johnson shows up to hush money trial to defend a guy accused of cheating on his wife with a porn star ( www.vanityfair.com )
House Speaker Mike Johnson describes himself as a Christian before anything else. He has said his “faith informs everything I do.” He has told people curious about his views to “pick up a Bible.” His wife reportedly runs a counseling service whose operating agreement, which he himself notarized, states, “We...
"Portal" Between Dublin and NYC Shut Down After OnlyFans Model Flashes It ( ca.news.yahoo.com )
Nearly all major car companies are sabotaging EV transition, and Japan is worst, study finds ( thedriven.io )
Yacht sinks after latest incident involving orcas in strait of Gibraltar ( www.theguardian.com )
An unknown number of orcas have sunk a yacht after ramming it in Moroccan waters in the strait of Gibraltar, Spain’s maritime rescue service has said, in the latest in a series of similar incidents involving the animals....
A literal depiction of how capitalism invades all aspects of life ( lemmy.world )
Students walk out during Jerry Seinfeld’s commencement speech at Duke ( www.independent.co.uk )
A Hong Kong-based crypto exchange used deepfakes of Elon Musk to claim the billionaire was its lead developer ( www.businessinsider.com )
Why is currency so essential?
Why do we focus solely on this one aspect of life?