UnbornTao

No food, water, and sleep for years is stupid BS.

I know, which is why I quoted @Thought Art's post instead of yours. I don't necessarily disagree, but it has to be done in a certain way for people to find it appealing. This is where the conflict lies.

Hey Meta, scrap THIS!

Sure, thank you. I just wanted to mention that detail.

Not sure he was a millionare, but the point of that story is that he gave it up.

What do you mean by addicted to music and food? 🥝 🥑 Is it functional?

https://shorturl.at/LVTMF

Enjoyed!

--- Disclaimer: not an actual quote from him (as far as I know).

@Lord of Darkness It's OK.

The laundry?

A reminder to allow ourselves to get bored every once in a while - to shut off every distraction for a while.

I'd suggest that language is what makes the existence of "symbol" possible in the first place. It's a kind of context.

Yep.

@Monster Energy Are you a past user of the forum, or a troll?

Duplicate thread:

Classic stage-magenta blunder.

Sort of, yes. You'll see the world in a way that reinforces the model.

I respect that.

Stay on topic, guys.

It may involve aspects of that principle, but it goes far deeper, not stopping at the social pretension of honesty. It's as if everyone on Earth were on Veritaserum all the time - well, sort of; that's just a caricature. Nice pipe dream, though. Would make a great novel or something. Actually, the Pluribus show may be attempting to explore this idea from a certain angle.