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I have an idea like everyone else. But nihilism is a self-defeating philosophy. The fact that we are on this earth working towards something, whatever it may be, does mean that our life means something.

We humans work toward our goals because we are naturally driven. Whatever the meaning of life is, it has placed us here, so that we can choose our goals and go after them.

If the emo kid truly believes in his nihilism, he should kill himself. The fact he hasn’t proves that he has some kind of meaning, that even he recognizes on a subconscious level.

But here’s the kicker: Even if he does kill himself, it means that he cared enough to do so… meaning that there is a meaning of life, and he believed it was just suffering.

Of course, the meaning of life isn’t to suffer. But the fact of the matter is that this Catch 22 destroys nihilism as a philosophy. A nihilist is simply a subjective moralist who erroneously believes he isn’t. He couldn’t find his subjective morals, so he concludes there is no such thing.
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If the emo kid truly believes in his nihilism, he should kill himself. The fact he hasn’t proves that he has some kind of meaning
That doesnt change that once you die, your meaning dies too. Some people dont find meaning anywhere, not even in suicide. Thats because when everything is meaningless, all actions are equally meaningless, thus it makes no difference what one does. I hope this clears up the confusion.
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None of what you said changes what I've said. Honestly, my post could be copy-pasted and repeated back, and it would serve as a sufficient rebuttal.

I'm also aware of your habit of trolling, so I'm not willing to argue this with you. If some other nihilist wants to come argue with me on this, they can.
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None of that changes that emo kid is smart.
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I love watching quarterbacks redeem themselves
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Too many frivolous lawsuits nowadays
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I don't much care for the recent MS Paint update that adds layers, 
And apparently some AI image creator that I can't even use without a Microsoft account, but the blasted downgrade is forced on me anyhow.

I can't seem to get the layers to work right,
Somehow all the colors to images keep getting messed up, that I can't use fill, without a ton of pixels not filling.
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"Why is it considered a waste of time to watch TV shows but not to read fiction books?"

Reading requires additional education of having learned the written word, rather than only having learned the spoken word.
So reading would have more of an 'appearance/reputation belonging to scholars, even if so many people can read nowadays.

Reading requires more attention usually perhaps,
A scene read from a book often requires visualization, comic books aside,
Thus reading might take additional effort, more weight lifted and exercised by the brain.

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Depending on how one thinks about it,
Are there only evil choices in life?

Always sacrificing 'something, in others or oneself,
Lesser evil perhaps, but always sacrificing 'something.

Though perhaps some sacrifices are so minor, they are not considered sacrifices by some.
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Though perhaps some sacrifices are so minor, they are not considered sacrifices by some.

...' No pain no gain '.....we can learn from our pain { Joni Mitchell }
..." In some ways, my gift for music and writing was born out of tragedy, really, and loss.  "....

...'We learn the most from our mistakes'... Bucky Fuller

..  ' life is a struggle '....author unknown

..context matters, and without context we  only have somewwhat meaningless  point { .  },  with no visible lines of relationship i.e.  V o,r as /\ or,  as Y or, [  ] ...etc

....well, how did we get here?... David Byrne's  "Burning Down the House { Talking Heads }"

.....sleep, what a wonderful thing, tho some may have more or less nightmares than others....

...." The global total of suicide deaths decreased from an estimated 762,000 in 2000 to 717,000 in 2021, which is 9.1 deaths per 100,000 population.[4] In high-income countries, male and female rates of suicidal behaviors differ compared to the rest of the world: while women are reportedly more prone to suicidal thoughts, rates of suicide are higher among men, which has been described as a "silent epidemic".[5][6][7][8][9]
In 2021, the global rate of suicide deaths for men was 12.3 per 100,000, more than double the rate for women, which stood at 5.9 per 100,000 population. However, the sex disparity was uneven across regions, with a male-to-female ratio ranging from as low as 1.4 in the South-East Asia Region to nearly 4.0 in the Region of the Americas.[10] "

.....Earth is the first frontier for humans, and perhaps the last ....

...song, song, song, everybody knows one........Neil Diamond

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If you can milk and almond, you sure as hell can milk a cockroach. 
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Oh wait you can. What even is milk at this point? You can milk anything if you put your mind to it. 


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It’s okay to be bored sometimes.

But also, it’s annoying to be bored sometimes as well.
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Oh wait you can. What even is milk at this point? You can milk anything if you put your mind to it. 

If you put your mouth and lips to it is preeminent pathway to milk.

This also cuts out the middle person and saves us a buck or two.

Here are the instructions for those not familiar


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Was there a rush for dimes and quarters in 1964, when they stopped using silver in them?

"The Mint transitioned from striking the coin in silver to base metal in 1965"

"It was minted in 0.2204 oz. (6.25 g) of 90% fine silver until 1964, when rising silver prices forced the change into the present-day cupronickel-clad-copper composition"
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What would dwarves in fantasy, call any of their kind born with gigantism?
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Does anybody else "glue" the last remaining piece of a soap bar to the new one ensuring that none of it is wasted? I just did that a few minutes ago.
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Never cared for soap in bars… but that’s a great idea.
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Put this here, as to not sidetrack the thread.
I can't say I agree with the below definition,

"Religion is the institutionalized way to mass control through dogmas, rituals and vane hope.

That's why most people are leaving the churches because they're beginning to realize that religion is a lie and instead they are taking on spirituality which is more of a personal search, people are free to choose what is beneficial for them."

For one, I think religion can be individual. whether born from or in use.

Additionally I do not believe religion always created or used for the purpose of controlling others.

Philosophy, History, Math, Art,
Do not have to be created with the purpose of controlling others,
Do not have to be used with that as purpose.
. . .

I don't think politics fits under that definition either, or religious the one below.

"being religious is more like being political."

Though religion 'can and 'has often had a role in the law, that is because people's laws are often formed by their values, and their beliefs/religions are high values.

If a people believe murder to be wrong according to some Deity/Working of the Afterlife/Or even just in this world,
If they argue such and their argued beliefs become agreed upon,
The beliefs can be seen as a religion perhaps, whether as an individual's view and creed, or a group of people holding and practicing similar tenants.

Such beliefs are often spread and taught to others,
But not always for control, not always forced.
Many times simply offered, or seen in another,
One can 'say control, but if I offer someone else a hand up, is my intention to 'control them into taking my hand?
I don't think of it that way.
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Rocky and Bullwinkle > Aseop Fables > Morality > Violating Pregnant Womans Right to Bodily Autonomy is Virtual Rape > Kiss Off your Immmoral Evangelical Republicans


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"A commonly used example of person-situation interaction is the Stanford prison experiment, where college students participated in a study that simulated a prison setting with some students acting as guards and others as prisoners. The study was terminated when the guards became even more abusive than anticipated.[29] While Philip Zimbardo concluded that the study shows evidence of the effect of the situation transcending personality traits, more recent studies show that these students were drawn to participate in a study of "prison life" because of their personality characteristics.[30]"

I find this interesting, due to the suggestion that one can stereotype people according to the careers or jobs they pursue in life,

As well as giving me an idea, that perhaps certain jobs might do well to attempt to employ people who do not apply for said job.
Though certain types of people may 'want certain jobs,
Such does not mean they are the best type of person 'for said job.
Rather, people who would 'not want said job, might be better suited.

Then again, jobs probably try to weed out the people unsuited to a job through interviews and training.
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Never, I just keep using the last bits of a soap bar until it is gone, even should it get to the size of a dime.
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I'm sure I remember 'something about some voting guide saying 'something about "extend argument".
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I've heard sometimes people say various games would not work with X many players,
RTS MMORPGS for example,
But what does 'Real Time Strategy mean?

That the units move as they would in real time I 'suppose,
But they 'don't really,
Games have various speeds,
Perhaps they mean that movements are continually happening?
But 'again, various speeds in games.

Perhaps they mean you don't have to wait for your opponent to end their turn,
So then if a game only 'moved for ten minutes, once every day, according to player orders,
Would it still be a RTS?
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I wonder if people would enjoy hunting mechanical animals with food inside them.

My eldest brother says such are called pinata.
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As well as giving me an idea, that perhaps certain jobs might do well to attempt to employ people who do not apply for said job.
I can’t remember where I read it, but it’s been said the best leaders are those who want leadership the least. It’s definitely not always the case, but there’s a real truth behind it. 

Positions of leadership always attract a certain personality type that is more susceptible to corruption. Sometimes they get caught up in the hubris of their ideals and unethically advance them, and sometimes they just  like the feeling of control, and still other times they are purely trying to build their wealth with no dedication to their work otherwise.

I’m not sure if I read it in US History years ago, or in the Bible. There’s the example of George Washington, who voters had to beg to be the president; there’s also numerous men in the Bible who were called out of their rather humble lifestyles for God’s purposes. There’s also the examples of today’s politicians, and those ambitious men in the Bible, who were punished by God for their actions.
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Pinata.

Candy for kids.

Though clay pigeons are popular.

Hunting is an archaic throwback as are human beings.

Hunting is also a leisure pursuit.

I always hunt the supermarket shelves for bargains.

And take sandwiches when I go hiking.


Q. Why would you never go hungry at the seaside?

A. Because of all the sand which is there.
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Will our dreams ever be real in the future?
GORT was built { 1951 } to destroy all in galaxy and/or Universe who were the aggressor.

Once again the Space Age sounds of the organ. ---the Band Rush's song ' Tom Sawyer '---  

The organ synth. was coming on strong in mid 60's, yet had its basis in sci-fi movies of that which came from ' outer space ' in 50's sci-fi GORT.

Will GORT arrive in time to save humanity from its bad self-destructive behaviours?

Is AI the new GORT and we dont yet know it?

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I've heard that as well.

“All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible.”
― Frank Herbert, Chapterhouse: Dune

"Publius had warned that "enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm." But now he does his best to show that the very design of these offices - their power, number, duration, and other constitutional characteristics - will help attract "fit characters" to them, though the kind of character that is fitting will vary with the office. For instance Publius affirms that the electoral college "affordsa moral certainty that the office of president will seldom fall to the lot of any manwho is not in an iminent degree endowed with the requisite qualifications." In fact he speaks of "a constant probability of seeing the station filled by characters pre-eminent for ability and virtue," or at least respectable."
- Charles R. Kesler opening to a copy a copy of The Federalist Papers

Though I think a lot of people disagreed then, and now, about American offices ability to corrupt,
Not to mention how they, the country, and culture have changed over time.
. . .

"DOHERTY: In the early decades of the republic, presidential candidates adhered to the norm that they should not actively campaign for office. It was seen as unseemly to seek the office to which they hoped to be elected. But that didn’t stop them from finding other ways of communicating with voters.

DOHERTY: While early presidential candidates didn’t actively campaign, their supporters got the word out on their behalf."